“They have no curiosity about the world. Just eat, sleep, phone.” I’m hearing this from every teacher I know. The scariest thing about AI is that it’s creating a generation of students with no interests, no hobbies, who are totally dependent on tech. What’s to be done?

My younger sister called the police. Mom was arrested, but Dad refused to press charges because he didn’t want her spending Christmas in jail. He’s the most longsuffering person I’ve ever met. They divorced just after 9/11. Six months months ago, at Christmas, they remarried.

My mom nearly shot my dad on Christmas Eve. They had recently divorced. He came over with presents for her and the kids. Mom said, “I’ve got a present for YOU” like a B-movie villain and emerged from the back room holding a gun, which she pointed at him….

Frederick Douglass; those who would make you illiterate seek to take away your freedom

RT @SketchesbyBoze: I'm begging everyone who hasn't yet to read this book. The premise, about a man living in an infinite house, is terrifi….

RT @SketchesbyBoze: One of the many reasons I hate self-help books is because they encourage this hustle culture where reading is all about….

RT @wren_and_paper: it feels so good to give a piece of clothing a longer life by repairing the holes, the tears & imperfections . (below:….

I'm begging everyone who hasn't yet to read this book. The premise, about a man living in an infinite house, is terrifically inventive, and it goes in a direction you don't expect. No other living author writes with such a keen sense of horror & beauty. The book of the decade.

RT @SketchesbyBoze: I wrote an essay reviewing and ranking my eighty-five FAVORITE books from thirty years of reading - the plays, poems, m….

Just a reminder that I don't endorse the personal opinions or private behavior of every author on this list. Happy reading! .

I wrote an essay reviewing and ranking my eighty-five FAVORITE books from thirty years of reading - the plays, poems, mysteries, fantasies, diaries that have shaped me. Please tell me in the comments which books I missed. (link below)

One of the many reasons I hate self-help books is because they encourage this hustle culture where reading is all about scrolling through bullet points on a list. There's none of the imagination, empathy, or sense of immersion that comes from reading fiction. You gain nothing.

In George Orwell's 1984, all human art has been abolished but machines churn out automated novels and pop music. Big Brother keeps the population in check by preventing potentially dangerous creative expression. Boycott AI music. Support human artists.

RT @SketchesbyBoze: Kurt Vonnegut; the country that we love still exists at the public library

Kurt Vonnegut; the country that we love still exists at the public library

RT @jegaevi: People who think reading in public is performative are basically telling on themselves. It's clear they think reading is extre….

“I asked Grok.” “I asked Chat.” I didn’t ask anyone because I grew up without screens and reading encyclopedias was our sole source of entertainment. Now I’m a living compendium of useless knowledge and for the next twenty minutes we are going on an adventure of learning, Brian.

So much of our current societal dysfunction is driven by the loss of third spaces for teens. We've taken away their parks, their rec centers, de-funded their libraries. It isn't healthy for them to be indoors all day on their phones. They need play. They need community.

I hear this all the time. “Why are you reading on the subway? You should be scrolling like the rest of us!” There’s no such thing as performative reading. It’s good to read in public, good to read books you enjoy. Don’t let anyone shame you for seeking to broaden your mind.

RT @wuthrinheights: June wrapup!!! THEE most productive reading month so far 🥺