Sonia Weiser weischoice.bsky.social

My latest take. Shoutout to @Slate's team for keeping it a place for writers to be smart about dumb things. It feels like the old days of the internet where the brightest people you knew were investigating the stupidest shit you could think of and did it brilliantly.

HEY: Player and their primary partner date solo. No one’s thrilled about it, but it’s the only way they can maintain the appearance of a happy marriage that hasn’t been sexually satisfying in years. Still, it’s the suburbs, and people talk. mcsweeneys.net/articles/rules…

Writers, take note! The 2026 Oxbelly Retreat for fiction and screenwriting will be at Costa Navarino in Messinia, Greece from July 1 to 9, 2026. The deadline is January 14, 2026. There's no cost to apply and all expenses for fellows are covered. Application link in thread.

@karacpanzer @mcsweeneys thank you!

@weischoice @mcsweeneys Well done!

My @mcsweeneys' debut! Just in time for the second night of hannukah. My parents would be proud.

it's like recovering from a hangover without the regret but with the same amount of self-loathing (that's always though)

Can all those best of 2025 lists wait until I accomplish something?

somebody answer me

I don't want to come off as trying to get them to reconsider. I just like when people are nice to me.

@paul_zakrzewski the obsession with romantic banter as a compatibility test and the cultural touchstones that brought us to this faulty conclusion.

@weischoice what's the general topic area?

got my first two rejections for my book proposal. Now I know what it's like to be a stage mom for a kid who you're not quite sure is going places.

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@ortile I aspire to be as adored as Olivia Nuzzi is by this writer.

also known—allegedly, in some circles—as “Nora Ephron’s gay bear son”

the profile was written by Nora Ephron's son btw!!!!!

@KristyT depending on what you're in the market for, I may have suggestions.

@KristyT honestly old-navy makes better stuff.

Fabletics is never getting my business if I have to take a 5 question quiz just to see their product.

Today is the last day to apply for a 2026 Arts Access Grant thru Queens Arts Fund! Make sure to finalize and submit before the 5:00 PM ET deadline, and good luck! ow.ly/XtHy50Xgxi6 @nyculture

Affordable Rent and Bed Time By 10!

Wild that Zohran hasn't used his platform to campaign for earlier show start times during the winter.