{"id":133577853,"date":"2023-07-14T12:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T12:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lazyandentitled.org\/?p=133577853"},"modified":"2023-07-14T12:30:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T12:30:57","slug":"friday-links-i-got-a-short-story-published-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lazyandentitled.org\/?p=133577853","title":{"rendered":"Friday Links: I Got A Short Story Published Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;It insists. \/ It isn&#8217;t always right, but it insists.&#8221; &#8211; Brandon O&#8217;Brien, &#8220;Cthulhu Asks For Kendrick Lamar&#8217;s Autograph&#8221;<\/h2><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yep, we\u2019re still being obnoxious about <a href=\"https:\/\/whiskeytit.com\/article\/remodeling\/\">this thing<\/a>. I\u2019ll act like I\u2019ve been here before later (though let\u2019s not forget, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cottonxenomorph.com\/journal\/2021\/10\/10\/the-wolfman\">I have been here before<\/a>). It\u2019s even more obnoxious when you consider\u2014<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What I\u2019ve Been Reading Lately:<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nothing! Ahahahahahaha! Well, I haven\u2019t finished a book. I\u2019ve started a book! It is a very good book that just came out in paperback and features a married lesbian couple and the sea. I\u2019m sure you can guess, especially if you follow me on Twitter. Here\u2019s the thing: I had a massive, massive deadline this week, my kid\u2019s summer school only goes til noon, and my mom\u2019s in town. It\u2019s summer, I\u2019m not doing a book a week. Here\u2019s Boris Diaw:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/8e33478d-949d-4e8a-b8c1-d1e4694e4c72_256x534.jpeg\"\/><\/figure><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moreover, I do really love this book, or at least the first 60 pages of it. It\u2019s lyrical and interesting. I wanna savor it! But I don\u2019t have anything intelligent to say, because I\u2019m like a fourth of the way through. I wanna savor this book. Here\u2019s the \u201cIn Too Deep\u201d video:<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sum 41 - In Too Deep (Closed Captioned)\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/emGri7i8Y2Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LINKS!<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/whiskeytit.com\/article\/remodeling\/\">Here\u2019s my short story, \u201cRemodeling,\u201d in Whisk(e)y Tit Journal<\/a>! It\u2019s a ghost story! I feel compelled to say I wrote that \u201cShip of Theseus\u201d riff way back in like 2016 before it started showing up in like every movie. But hey, this is what I get for taking a long time to finish things. I\u2019m very excited this story is out in the world, it\u2019s near and dear to my heart, please go get haunted. <\/p><div class=\"captioned-image-container\"><figure><a class=\"image-link image2 is-viewable-img\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36407ff8-a477-479c-b0f6-9a5ca0ba1554_2740x3809.jpeg\" data-component-name=\"Image2ToDOM\"><div class=\"image2-inset\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36407ff8-a477-479c-b0f6-9a5ca0ba1554_2740x3809.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36407ff8-a477-479c-b0f6-9a5ca0ba1554_2740x3809.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36407ff8-a477-479c-b0f6-9a5ca0ba1554_2740x3809.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36407ff8-a477-479c-b0f6-9a5ca0ba1554_2740x3809.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"100vw\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/36407ff8-a477-479c-b0f6-9a5ca0ba1554_2740x3809.jpeg\" width=\"1456\" height=\"2024\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/36407ff8-a477-479c-b0f6-9a5ca0ba1554_2740x3809.jpeg&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:2024,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:null,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:null,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:false,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:null,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null}\" class=\"sizing-normal\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36407ff8-a477-479c-b0f6-9a5ca0ba1554_2740x3809.jpeg 424w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36407ff8-a477-479c-b0f6-9a5ca0ba1554_2740x3809.jpeg 848w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36407ff8-a477-479c-b0f6-9a5ca0ba1554_2740x3809.jpeg 1272w, https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F36407ff8-a477-479c-b0f6-9a5ca0ba1554_2740x3809.jpeg 1456w\" sizes=\"auto, 100vw\"\/><\/source><\/picture><div class=\"image-link-expand\"><div class=\"pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset\"><div class=\"pencraft pc-reset icon-container restack-image\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-refresh-cw\"><path d=\"M3 12a9 9 0 0 1 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1 6.74 2.74L21 8\"\/><path d=\"M21 3v5h-5\"\/><path d=\"M21 12a9 9 0 0 1-9 9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1-6.74-2.74L3 16\"\/><path d=\"M8 16H3v5\"\/><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" class=\"lucide lucide-maximize2\"><polyline points=\"15 3 21 3 21 9\"\/><polyline points=\"9 21 3 21 3 15\"\/><line x1=\"21\" x2=\"14\" y1=\"3\" y2=\"10\"\/><line x1=\"3\" x2=\"10\" y1=\"21\" y2=\"14\"\/><\/svg><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><figcaption class=\"image-caption\">WANNA READ A GHOST STORY <em>(Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:A_Nun_Frightened_by_a_Ghost;_Images_of_Spain_Album,_65_MET_DP800219.jpg\">a nun frightened by a ghost playing guitar, page 65 from the \u2018Images of Spain\u2019 album, Francisco Goya<\/a>)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/li><li><p>The Metaverse was a massive failure. But who cares about trivialities like \u201cpeople\u2019s livelihoods\u201d and \u201cbuilding a better world?\u201d Here\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/culture\/metaverse-zuckerberg-pr-hype\/\">Kate Wagner in <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/culture\/metaverse-zuckerberg-pr-hype\/\">The Nation<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/culture\/metaverse-zuckerberg-pr-hype\/\"> on whether or not any lessons were learned<\/a> after the initial multi-trillion dollar valuation of Narc Zuckerberg\u2019s shitty version of <em>Second Life<\/em>.<\/p><\/li><li><p>Wrenching piece from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/nba\/2023\/7\/6\/23784901\/keyontae-johnson-oklahoma-city-thunder-kansas-state\">Mirin Fader in <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/nba\/2023\/7\/6\/23784901\/keyontae-johnson-oklahoma-city-thunder-kansas-state\">The Ringer<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theringer.com\/nba\/2023\/7\/6\/23784901\/keyontae-johnson-oklahoma-city-thunder-kansas-state\"> about Keyontae Johnson, the former University of Florida forward who collapsed on the court<\/a> in 2020. There\u2019s a lot in here about not wanting to give up your passion, and finding ways to do the thing you love when things aren\u2019t working out. Johnson is back on the court\u2014drafted no. 50 by the Thunder and had a good showing in Summer League\u2014and I hope his career works out in a way that makes him happy. He did some coaching and scouting during his two-year injury recovery, so whatever happens, dude is going to be around the game. Basketball never stops. <\/p><\/li><li><p>Amazing, AMEN-inducing, depressing John Paul Brammer essay on US scammer culture. This essay made me feel very heavy and very tired, but also felt like a rallying cry. A pull quote: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/holapapi.substack.com\/p\/we-could-be-good-friends\">It\u2019s beyond junk mail, and scam calls, and phishing plots in aggregate. The most depressing thing to me is that we live under economic conditions where cynicism is consistently rewarded, and where to be earnest is to leave yourself wide open for exploitation.<\/a>\u201d<\/p><\/li><li><p>Double-dipping on the same story\u2014one from <a href=\"https:\/\/thetriibe.com\/2023\/07\/the-legacy-of-black-dance-will-be-celebrated-in-a-new-art-on-the-mart-digital-installation\/\">RomeJ in <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/thetriibe.com\/2023\/07\/the-legacy-of-black-dance-will-be-celebrated-in-a-new-art-on-the-mart-digital-installation\/\">The Triibe<\/a> <\/em>and one fro <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2023\/07\/05\/new-art-on-the-mart-display-showcases-the-legacy-of-black-dance-from-the-beginning-of-time\/\">Atavia Reed in <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2023\/07\/05\/new-art-on-the-mart-display-showcases-the-legacy-of-black-dance-from-the-beginning-of-time\/\">Block Club<\/a><\/em>\u2014from on the Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project\u2019s new ART on THE MART installation celebrating and interrogating the history of Black dance \u201cfrom the beginning of time.\u201d The program runs through September 13th, go check it out!<\/p><\/li><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/tsa.substack.com\/p\/the-nba-adds-a-midseason-tournament\">Genuinely loved every idea in this <span class=\"mention-wrap\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Kelly Dwyer&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:2093,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;user&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:null,&quot;photo_url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/profile_images\/905373547333394434\/sgxpSMqk_400x400.jpg&quot;,&quot;uuid&quot;:&quot;284109bc-cba2-4467-ae18-2555131394a2&quot;}\" data-component-name=\"MentionToDOM\"\/> article<\/a>. Genuinely bummed about how long it\u2019ll take before the idea of cutting back on NBA travel starts to look good. <\/p><\/li><li><p><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoreader.com\/news-politics\/anatomy-of-an-intervention\/\">Great piece from Katie Prout in the <\/a><em><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoreader.com\/news-politics\/anatomy-of-an-intervention\/\">Chicago Reader<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/chicagoreader.com\/news-politics\/anatomy-of-an-intervention\/\"> on intervention and deescalation<\/a>. There incident where a man was being disruptive on a CTA train and the situation was peacefully deescalated. There\u2019s a lot in here about how we can be good neighbors, good and peaceful members of a community, and more understanding of each other. Well worth your time, and don\u2019t be afraid of the CTA!<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There. Extra links since I can\u2019t finish a novel in a week for once. If you\u2019re in the service industry, may you clean up in tips this weekend. Here\u2019s the \u201cTime Bomb\u201d video: <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rancid - &quot;Time Bomb&quot;\" width=\"790\" height=\"593\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DhKHAopx7D0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sorry you got an email, <\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Chris<\/p><div class=\"subscription-widget-wrap-editor\" data-attrs=\"{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/shipwreckedsailor.substack.com\/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}\" data-component-name=\"SubscribeWidgetToDOM\"><div class=\"subscription-widget show-subscribe\"><div class=\"preamble\"><p class=\"cta-caption\">Thanks for reading shipwrecked sailor! 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