Ross White

This isn't how I thought I'd get my first billion-dollar blockbuster on Tentpole, but what the hey, I'll take it. tentpolegame.com/m/MIr1F6cRhPjV

So delighted to be interviewed by Lockie Hunter for her co-hosted radio show Wordplay on 103.3 FM Asheville, NC at 5 pm EDT today! I'll be speaking about my forthcoming co-edited book Disobedient Futures and my new work. Tune into the show live or online here: ashevillefm.org/show/wordplay/

I voted. You should vote.

Peak fifties: I just fell off a bench.

My trivia night has moved — and has a new time: 7-9 pm every Tuesday. On October 20, we have a Star Wars round. Be there, nerds and nerd-adjacent friends.

Nothing is better than being surrounded by creative friends.

That’s how people describe me sometimes

The amazing Raye Hendrix is teaching a class at the NC Writers Network fall conference. Poets! You'll feel foolish if you don't sign up for this: www.ncwriters.org/programs/con...

One of the world’s leading experts—my wife—has diagnosed me as well

Feeling grateful that I got to be in the world with Dolly Parton for 50+ years. She definitely made this place better.

Candid shot of when Rodda the Hutt announced Pivot Point as winners of the King Shit semifinal.

More people need to pay attention to this groundbreaking journalism.

Today’s my first day of classes, so I’m saying my little prayer: May I meet my students with humility and wonder, curiosity and joy.

Only two spaces left in this course! Don't you want to hop in?

Learn comedy this fall. Monday nights. thisismettlesome.com/lab-calendar...

M-W is fine, but lord how I love the OED.

Yes. Bankrupt those j-holes. gizmodo.com/meta-officia...

Let’s make a video game called Teaching Simulator where players have to teach classes of 30-40 basic concepts in math and reading and get all the NPCs proficient and excited about learning. Then—surprise!— we Ender’s Game it for our best players!

There's little that excites me more than sitting down to talk with people who are building something they're excited about because it will benefit people (unless that something is AI-related, in which case there is little that excites me less)

“I’d love to know forgetfulness.” Read & listen to “Post-Pandemic” by @rosswhite.com from our latest issue at the link below. kenyonreview.org/piece/post-p...

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam or Alice In Chains

My poem "Contentment" is also live in the new issue of @phoebejournal.bsky.social, sharing space with @adamg.bsky.social, @rosswhite.com & others. You can read at the link (the artwork paired with it is fantastic) or here. phoebejournal.com/contentment/

So much tenderness in this photo. I'm sure Heidi is jealous.

Hey minor league teams, if you’re gonna bring someone in to sing the anthem who wants to put a little mustard on it, maybe make sure they can carry a tune before you hand them the mic.

Friday: Not only do you get to laugh a lot, you get to vote for your pal.

It's gonna be a If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power kind of day.

Want to learn the basics of improv comedy? I'm teaching a weeklong intensive at Mettlesome in July! thisismettlesome.com/lab-calendar...

Just finished Issue 30 of THE SHORE, and I’m still thinking about the way Dan Albergotti’s “Listening to Heavy Metal, 1981 & 2024” and Ross White’s “Grunge” speak to music, memory, and the strange electricity a poem can leave behind. Read the latest issue: buff.ly/quvzgSu #Poetry #ReadLitMags

Oh how I love a minor league mascot!

Florence Y’alls at Gateway Grizzlies. My first Frontier League game after missing Florence at home last week due to rain.

I have poems in the new issue of The Shore! www.theshorepoetry.org/issue-30

I imagine George Fouracres is weeping

Sunset over Coors Field. Skenes on the mound. Perfect.

"That was part of the grieving—leaving behind a part of myself and having to start over somewhere new. I didn’t know anybody here, and starting from scratch was daunting, but I’ve also made a new home here and feel like I’ve found my people."

I find it’s best to be reading at least two books at a time: one I don’t ever want to put down and one I’m happy to put down (despite its utility and/or quality). If I have less than twenty minutes blocked to read, the one I’m happy to put down is a godsend.

About ten hours left, people.

This closes tomorrow. I hope you’re putting the final touches on that chapbook. Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

It's hard not to love the amateurs, the apprentices, the people who aren't there yet but are really excited to learn the craft and take it seriously.

This closes tomorrow. I hope you’re putting the final touches on that chapbook. Poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.

Whenever things feel hopeless, just remember: there was a time when thousands of young men trained their singing voices to sound just like Vince Neil. And we survived that.

So proud of @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social I can hardly breathe

I have become the most despised of all creatures: the adult swimming laps when the children arrive at the pool

Durham! Come see readings and comedy this weekend!

Still working on a chapbook of flash fiction, flash CNF, or poetry? The clock is ticking, people.

My second one… it’s easier when you get Wilt and LeBron. www.82-0.com/share?id=zak...

My first 82-0 team… curse you, @droessl.bsky.social, for starting me down this treacherous path. www.82-0.com/share?id=j2s...

Excuse me if for the next few days nothing worthwhile comes out of me