jeff parker

[Christian TeBordo @xtebordo]

this is obviously incorrect, and i chose to do literature over music because literature is self-evidently a lower form of art. needed to make things harder on myself.

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@xtebordo Teaching makes it almost impossible to read for pleasure! There’s also the related Barthelme jingle: ‘the problem with teaching is that you’re always working on somebody else’s crummy manuscript when you should be working on your own crummy manuscript.’

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@AnnaCramling Happiest birthday, Anna ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️from Sofia, age 9

[New Directions @NewDirections]

Submissions to the Novel Prize open on April 1, 2026!
A biennial award for book-length works of literary fiction, co-presented by New Directions, @FitzcarraldoEds, and @GiramondoBooks.

See here for terms and instructions for submission: https://t.co/jqhivhxObh

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@GMJuditPolgar @netflix Is there an accessible book for 900-1500 players that you would recommend for learning patterns like this?

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@GMJuditPolgar @netflix Could you share the first part of the game, opening on, that got you to this position?

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@xtebordo I am with him

[alex terrell @theloudflower]

Y'all, after 8 years....I'd say pinch me, but if I'm asleep, let me dream!

[jeff parker @oparkero]

Watch out for @theloudflower aka Alex Terrell coming at you with Strangeblood. Congrats Alex! @UMassMFA

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@Aaron__Burch Them were good times right there. On top of it all, what a shark he was at the poker table…RIP Dan…

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@JupiterToys hello, we’re having some issues with one of your products. Do you have a customer support email or phone?

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@CoachK33 @KuleszaStefanie She was great at UMass. Always talked with and was kind to my daughter (age 8) at various events. You should be very proud. Good luck in Luxembourg, @KuleszaStefanie !

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@CoachMikeLeflar @UMassAmherst @UMassAthletics Congrats, Mike!

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@xtebordo What’s this from?

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@xtebordo That article existed only to provide us all the enjoyment of that Sonny Barger quote. He probably made it up but still.

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@GMJuditPolgar It is a very nice puzzle like it

[Steve Fox @stevejfox]

From UMass: "The university has learned that, throughout the course of this week and as of tonight, five international students have had their visas revoked and student statuses terminated by the federal government." https://t.co/7tXMyk2nOo

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@xtebordo Is there a spinoff Twitter account in your future called, Communing With Waterfalls?

[jeff parker @oparkero]

@keithgessen You're supposed to be thanking him, Keith. Why can't you just thank him?!

[The Masters Review @MastersReview]

"'Proper Imposters' from Panhandler Books features four contemporary authors who explore, through high lyricism, the vices and virtues of deception—from the personal, to the physical, to the psychological, to the profound."

—Zachary Vickers

Read more: https://t.co/ciBqTzvKc4