Ron Sirmans

The illustration grabbed me, and then the first sentence. A nice Southern story. https://t.co/DicHuSeJsX

I got Genius! https://t.co/k10DXMrds9

"Will You Fall in Love With This Poem? I Did." A.O. Scott is writing about Diane Seuss' "Romantic Poet," and yes, I did too. https://t.co/kKNsDpseQs

This is why I love poetry. With this title, I expected a liberal (and trite) longing for back then, but @sashadm is skillful and had me actually saying "wow" when I got to the end. https://t.co/02GMluUKWe

Well, it took longer than the planned two years, but I completed following along with @The_Millions project The William Trevor Reader. @AdamOPrice gave insights into the 85 stories and the short story craft along the way. Trevor was a master but his stories could be be bleak. https://t.co/mjw3oc9qdd

Nice, as 2024 wraps up. Wordle 1,290 2/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Nervous but made it on 2024 final Sunday. Wordle 1,289 6/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

As a comic book nerd, I thought I knew the multiverses pretty well. But this essay in @EkstasisMag, which was a thoughtful read this Christmas morning, put grief and the multiverse in a new light. https://t.co/ml8HnRBG66

Whew - it was almost a bad start to the holiday. Wordle 1,285 6/6 🟨🟨⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩⬜🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

When you see @Danez_Smif and Jericho Brown are gonna be at the poetry reading - talking about Langston Hughes - you know it's gonna be good. And it was! Thanks, Charis Books @chariscircle for making the Atlanta event virtual too. Poet @WJLofton1 also showed his talents. https://t.co/mBs2YyOmxJ

Getting really nervous before that last try. Wordle 1,266 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Vexed by vowels. Wordle 1,261 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Well, for Thanksgiving I innocently read what @AdamOPrice notes could be one of the darkest stories ever written. Glad I didn't read William Trevor's "Events at Drimaghleen" first thing on the holiday. https://t.co/QhAWg49wpD

RT @NewYorker: A cartoon by Edward Koren. #NewYorkerCartoons https://t.co/tGNwS4Gl40 https://t.co/yWBMtH797k

Again, in the end. Wordle 1,257 6/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜⬜ 🟩⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Step by step ... Wordle 1,255 5/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Sunday nervousness ... Wordle 1,254 5/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩