we have a new small-town newspaper, and I am ENTHRALLED by the police reports

dropping absolutely everything to dedicate myself to writing about the life of Rube Waddell

like twelve years ago Gymboree made a pink vegetable-print raincoat, and I still think about it

all I want is to dress like a toddler, but clearly that's asking TOO MUCH

once again I am faced with the crushing discovery that an article of clothing I love in an ad is actually made for children only

Thank you--so glad you enjoyed it! 🦉❤️

My husband went for his vaccine boosters today, and the pharmacist remembered him from last year because of the Einstein tattoo on his arm. "I gave it to him in his eye last time," she told him.

ICYMI my latest essay for my newsletter about LONGLEGS, the state of american horror that is disconnected from the real life horror of this historical moment, the japanese film CURE, and what actually scares the fuck out of me. angelicabastien.substack.com/p/longlegs-e...

Longlegs Exemplifies American Horror’s Inability to Speak to the Moment

Longlegs is only the skin of a good film.

Currently reading The Parliament by @aimeepokwatka.bsky.social, and the neighborhood grackle flocks keep flying around my house… casting some eerie shadows into the windowed rooms. 😳 (They know!)

Never a bad idea to wear head protection when you leave the house! 😉