John Evans

Author. Dad. Gardener. RPCV. Teaches at Stanford. YMCA Board Member. Go @StanfordWBB @Stanfordh2opolo @NU_Sports

[John Evans @evans_john_w]

@FortniteStatus Can’t get for 24 minutes now

[Brian Roemmele @BrianRoemmele]

Bob Fosse in Little Prince movie, 1974 had a massive influence on Michael Jackson.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

IN HONOR OF CALIFORNIA’S 175TH ANNIVERSARY, WE WILL BE ROLLING OUT A VERY SPECIAL DRIVER’S LICENSE FOR EVERY CALIFORNIAN THIS SUMMER! IT WILL FEATURE A HANDSOME, HIGH-QUALITY PHOTO OF ME, GAVIN C. NEWSOM. MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING IT’S THE BEST LICENSE EVER MADE IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. THIS IS ABOUT CELEBRATING OUR BEAUTIFUL STATE (IT IS NOT ABOUT ME, DESPITE THE VERY HANDSOME PHOTO!). ENJOY! — GOVERNOR GCN

[trent @TheTrentHarvey]

Bad season? Portal!
Mid season? Portal!
Good season? Portal!
Great season? Portal!
Bench player? Portal!
Starter? Portal!
Snubber? Portal!
Accolades? Portal!
Miss tourney? Portal!
2nd Round? Portal!
Final Four? Portal!
Mid Major? Portal!
Blue blood? Believe it or not… Portal!

The transfer portal is the dumbest shit that has ever been introduced to college sports and rent seeking “agents” for NIL have ruined basketball.

[Baseball’s Greatest Moments @BBGreatMoments]

George Brett last at bat in the big leagues.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Here is my opening statement to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee today.

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

Thank you Bruce Springsteen for “Streets of Minneapolis,” a powerful tribute to Renee Good and Alex Pretti and to the strength of the people of Minnesota.

[John Evans @evans_john_w]

A great conversation with @SSLiz on Lizness School about memoir and teaching. https://t.co/yLNuAVq2Zi

[John Evans @evans_john_w]

A great conversation with @SSLiz on Lizness School about memoir and teaching. https://t.co/yLNuAVq2Zi

[E60 @E60]

After the heartbreaking loss of their daughter, Katie Meyer’s parents turned grief into action to drive meaningful change.

‘Save: The Katie Meyer Story’ is now streaming on @ESPNPlus

[Fernando Borretti @zetalyrae]

This is a great post

[New Letters @new_letters]

Today we give you “Ingenio” by John W. Evans. Read the rest of this poem here: https://t.co/iFtzE4q9AG.

#JohnWEvans #Ingenio #Poetry #Poems #NewLettersLit #Since1934

[The Southern Review @southern_review]

“Walking on ice like that was bone on bone:
just waiting for something to slip out of place
and fall, and hopefully, not fall through.”

—from “Chicago,” by @evans_john_w, from our Spring 2024 issue: https://t.co/e3mC86wBty

Art by Jesús Castillo Díaz

[John Evans @evans_john_w]

Thanks @VCUBlackbird for publishing my essay, “Stenosis and Solitude.” https://t.co/hCRZxMmrvO

[Sam Gringlas @gringsam]

A short statement this morning from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

Trump’s call asking Raffensperger to “find” 11,780 votes sparked the criminal investigation in Fulton County.

[Erica Abbott @erica_abbott]

#TheSealeyChallenge Day 8: The Fight Journal by @evans_john_w (@RattleMag)

[Ploughshares is on Bluesky @pshares]

“It has the intensity and heft of a book-length memoir. The title poem charts the progress of divorce, and we participate thanks to the art’s hard-won honesty and balance.” DeWitt Henry recommends THE FIGHT JOURNAL by John W. Evans (@RattleMag, 2023) https://t.co/aDGfEcGMhf.