Eric Blair

I will say this: the Kickstarter process is not for the faint of heart! But I've finally gotten everything up to snuff, and the launch date of June 30 is fully locked in. And yes, I realize that this is basically a GoFundMe for starving artists, but I'm super-excited nonetheless.

I didn’t realize until I early voted yesterday that convicted felon & abuser Hiram Monserrate is running for NY state senate AGAIN, & now here he is glad-handing inside my fave coffee shop. Ain’t American democracy grand?

Discovered on a Midtown Manhattan sidewalk. You just know that there’s a good story behind this.

Huge police presence on the streets of Jackson Heights, including garbage trucks blocking the open streets. Not a normal thing! Asked an officer what was up & he replied simply “World Cup.” EXTREMELY sus. If Mamdani wasn’t mayor I’d suspect an ICE action.

Although it was impossible to post during the event itself due to non-existent cell service, I want to belatedly say that the Govs Ball Festival was an incredible amount of fun. Top tier event, & only 20 min from my front door!

The problem with self-marketing is that it basically kills your writing process for the length of the campaign. I’m really looking forward to launching this Kickstarter & getting back to my page-a-day routine.

The weirdest thing about this (likely) AI image posted by Trump is that if you look closely it's both a tapestry *and* a puzzle. I'm pretty sure it was created to parody maga cultist art, but it's impossible to know for sure. Just one more example of reality outpacing satire.

My Kickstarter video is currently eating my life, but I think it's worth it. Besides, I get to extend the world of my book with amusing (to me) fake ads like this one. NOTE: The use of AI slop is intentional. This is a background element in a live-action video, & meant as satire.

Random musical thought of the day: while I'm not the biggest fan of drum-machine-era Lou Reed, "No Money Down" is a certified banger.

He makes it look easy, but this sort of pure awesomeness in a politician is a very rare thing indeed. bsky.app/profile/luckyt…

I try not to judge, but this is truly the saddest fruit salad I've ever seen. My coffee shop neighbor paid good money for this, and I'm tempted to ask if he's doing all right.

The Kickstarter countdown continues! Here's the super-awesome cover reveal. My son says it's the ugliest thing he's ever seen, but I love it. I guess only time will tell which one of us is right. #ShamelessSelfPromotion skfb.ly/pKEyA

Okay, the Kirkwood brothers look like Duck Dynasty extras, & Curt performs in a track suit & orthopedic shoes, but goddamn can the Meat Puppets still blow the roof off. And Kurt's son Elmo ain't half-bad on guitar, either. (Yes, he named his son Elmo — acid is a hell of a drug.)

This graffiti aged like room template sour cream.

I feel like this doggo outside the coffee shop window is judging me.

Deciding to publish under a pen name is a funny thing. I know that people do it all the time, but the modern necessities of marketing, branding, socials, etc. make it feel like a weird form of fraud, not to mention a slightly unnerving digital manifestation of imposter syndrome.

Okay, here we go! It's the one-week countdown to launching my long-planned Kickstarter campaign. If any of my #WritingCommunity brethren have experience running a fiction Kickstarter, please share tips and tricks! Not seeking a huge payday, but sure would be nice to meet my goal.

More great moments in civic engineering. Make up your mind, NYC!

Sometimes, when I'm in the throes of a big creative project with a minuscule chance of payoff - as I am now - I confront the very fine line between "I'm acting like a crazy person" and "I have serious mental health issues."

I mean, it’s just straight-up looting at this point. This really is a historical experiment to test if one man can bankrupt & destroy the world’s richest country in 4 short years. ms.now/rachel-maddow-…