E.A. Aymar

It’s crazy that, in the midst of a national discussion on sexual assault, the Steelers and the Browns are the two franchisees playing today.

Reposting because I like attention, and I’m proud of this piece, and also I like attention. My little essay for the Reckon Review about the reviews I got to do for Washington Post Book World, and my thoughts on reviewing in general: reckonreview.com/my-review-by...

Thanks to the Reckon Review for inviting me to write about a hobby that informs my writing. Since I have no hobbies, I wrote about how writing reviews for the Washington Post informed my fiction. Of course, Bezos killed that hobby, so now I just kind of sit here. reckonreview.com/my-review-by...

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is SO GOOD! And, yes, I like everything Marvel does, but I really really really loved this one.

Admirable clarity @science.org

The novelist talks PR, noir, and empathizing with despicable characters. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @blackstonepub.bsky.social @eaaymar.bsky.social @hilarydavidson.bsky.social #booksky #everylieitold #thriller #authorinterview

I'm never going to get over the fact that the president of the United States paid a woman more than $5 million after a jury found him liable for raping her. And he's still president. And people still support him. Never. Get. Over. It.

Just me out here buying Trump a Buffalo Bills jersey.

I know the weeklong title reign for Sami was wack and undeserved, but that entrance for Punk went HARD.

I’m reposting this because I don’t think every single person I’ve ever met clicked on this and read my review and I WILL WILT without constant attention. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/r...

America was never going to truly become a Soccer Nation until we strong-armed FIFA in a completely corrupt transaction that benefits us at the expense of the concept of fairness. So, congrats to us!

Any day I get to write about hip-hop is a good day, so thank you to @wirobooks.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to review this book about two rap icons, J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, and socially conscious rap: www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/r...

The @wirobooks.bsky.social was one of the first places I ever published, and I’m happy that I still occasionally write for them. This announcement is great news for the DC writing scene and publishing in general: www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/our...

A friend of mine is an undocumented immigrant and has been hiding at the Great American State Fair bc he knows no one is there.

Today’s the day! Publication day for Waves of Burden. It’s surreal. This book and I have been on quite a journey since I wrote the first draft in 2022. I experienced so much, good and bad, as you would expect for over four years. I wrote this novel with 1/2

Sometimes you can despair of America, but it’s going to be amazing to see one of our greatest cities, with such a diverse population, all come together today to celebrate Danhausen.

A lot of people have been wondering if Masters of the Universe is going to be up for next year‘s Oscars, and after seeing it this weekend, I think it’ll be JUST on the outside of the critics’ lists. But still a lot of fun and a worthy addition to the MOTU canon.

Today’s newsletter is about my decision to hire a freelance editor for my next novel and how much it helped. Special shout out to Chantelle Aimée Osman, whose editing help feels like finding the right pair of glasses and suddenly you can see everything clearly. buttondown.com/eaymar/archi...

I am so mad at @hexican.bsky.social that I’m only finding out NOW about Invisible Man v Invisible Stan (h/t @laurentheisen.bsky.social )

Boring dunce Nick Bilton hounded out of first meeting with '60 Minutes' staffers: defector.com/boring-dunce...

I need to read more Welsh poetry. I was watching Welcome to Wrexham last night and a woman said, complaining about being single: “I have no luck. I could fall into a well of cocks and come out sucking my own thumb.”

I just spent nearly a week in Minnesota for my day job and part of the trip included a behind-the-scenes tour of Viking Stadium. No matter how much I do laundry, I can’t get the scent of failure and death out of my clothes.

Mainstream media should be covering Trump with fewer political reporters and more crime reporters.

Congratulations to @catrionamcp.bsky.social on scoring a lengthy review of THE DEAD ROOM in the Wall Street Journal! www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

This was such a great read!!!

Today’s newsletter is about the DC Bouchercon anthology, POWER CORRUPTS. I’m the managing editor, and I’m so excited to work with the guest editor, @almakatsu.bsky.social ! Interested in submitting a story? Check out the guidelines. We’re excited to read your work! buttondown.com/eaymar/archi...

Make sure you come out to Jackie Lee’s this Sunday night at 6 PM for DC for Noir at the Bar! The only thing staged is the spot where the writers will be reading!

Feels like I’ve watched this show for the Epsteinth time.

Nailed it! Exactly what he was like. Great work!

This is excellent, and especially thrilling because it's the first thing I've read on this topic that gets past its supposed inevitability to assess what AI ed tech is actually like, and what it actually does. www.newyorker.com/culture/prog...

OR JUST WRITE THE THING YOURSELF FOR FUCK'S SAKE IT WILL TAKE LESS TIME THAN WHATEVER THE FUCK THIS IS mashable.com/article/sinc...

Overheard two women talking about The Golden Girls: “Where did they live in that show?” “They all lived in Blanche’s house.” “Oh, I would love to live with my best friends.” “Aren’t you married?” “Yes. What’s your point?”

bad news for me, the guy who uses the world's biggest condom

What’s up www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/b...

The DOGE forgets. Northern Virginia remembers.

Washington ordered smallpox inoculations for the Continental Army beginning in 1777. Hegseth, therefore, is taking a mid-18th century, pre-Industrial Age approach to medicine and warfare.

From an article in the New Yorker, just after Wrestlemania, about Linda McMahon and her running the Department of Education.

THAT LADDER MATCH THO

WOW: A stunning new report in the WSJ reveals that military advisers intentionally excluded Donald Trump from the command room during the recent high-stakes operation to extract a downed U.S. airman in Iran, because they feared his erratic behavior could jeopardize the mission. 1/

I went to day 2 of the draft in nyc once and it was the saddest event i have ever been to and i have been to a boat show

Working on something. Is this permissible to include in a set of submission rules for an anthology, legally? "The editors reserve the right to dog walk your ass if we find out you used AI."