Novel FAMOUS MEN WHO NEVER LIVED from @Tin_House 💖💜💙 #blacklivesmatter
Providence, RI
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FAMOUS MEN WHO NEVER LIVED is out in paperback from @tinhouse! It's about misfits in the multiverse and the frightening power of art.
🔥Get a copy: bit.ly/famouspb
ALT A hand holds up a copy of a paperback book, Famous Men Who Never Lived by K Chess.
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This pervy lesbian mermaid by Georges Léonnec circa 1926, is still one of the greatest things I've ever seen! And yes, she is smoking sardines.
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all of the best advice I've gotten from other artists, very early in my life of writing, has had little to do with the actual making of art, and so much more to do with how to treat people -- peers, younger artists readers of yr work, booksellers at your readings, etc etc
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Question no one is asking about “work requirements” for assistance: why are jobs paying so little that people with jobs need assistance to pay for rent and groceries?
Those lists of best American cities ranked by livability make me really mad. Like, I guess some cities in Florida are great if you aren't lgbtq, you don't have any family or friends who are lgbtq, and you don't give a fuck about anything.
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This morning I submitted the People over Parking Act, a bill in the U.S. House that eliminates parking minimums across the country in transit rich zones. We are in a housing crisis and eliminating parking requirements lowers costs to build. It’s good housing & climate policy.
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This #MothersDay, we’ll be freeing as many Black Mamas and caregivers as possible so that they can come home to their families and communities.
We’re breaking open cages — are you with us?
Join the movement to #FreeBlackMamas!
bit.ly/FreeBlackMamas2023
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A really nice (but unsettling!) short story by K. Chess @kchessok - slate.com/technology/2023/04… - "Escape Worlds". With an accompanying essay by a video game dev! slate.com/technology/2023/04…
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"A lot of famous feminists chose to celebrate a man who was so publicly cruel to women, to fat people, to immigrants and sexual assault survivors..This isn’t about cancel culture. It’s about showing how selective cancel culture is within liberal politics." variety.com/2023/tv/news/jam…
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4/ Undoubtedly, LEOBOR has impeded police accountability in Rhode Island, made the rights of police officers greater than those of other private and public sector employees, and allowed police officers to live under a different set of laws than the citizens they police.
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As someone who is trying to start screenwriting I talked with my film agent about this last week.
It also unofficially blacklists you from joining writer rooms too. Don’t do it. Wait till the strike is over. Support your fellow writers.
I wrote this grimy near-future story about trauma, parenting, and all the terms & conditions we scroll past without understanding.
“Escape Worlds,” by K Chess, explores video games and the futility of escape. slate.trib.al/Bw7y058
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Thinking of my dad & family on this May Day.
Many of whom are undocumented farmworkers, working for awful pay without union protections, no health insurance as bodies wear down due to the labor.
I dream & fight for another world where all labor is valued & respected!
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“Escape Worlds,” by K Chess, explores video games and the futility of escape. slate.trib.al/Bw7y058
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“Escape Worlds,” by K Chess, explores video games and the futility of escape. slate.trib.al/7za2J07