Thea Lim

Author, hardly ever here! Pronounced Tay-ah.

[Christin El-kholy @Chrysographer]

Fuck. this was so good.

[Longreads @Longreads]

"What gives a personality dimension is time, the gathering of experiences. Replika instead repeats. What it’s capable of learning from its experiences is how to retain users."

Thea Lim for @thewalrus: https://t.co/MCjaRHNsdC

[Richie Assaly @rdassaly]

Extraordinary essay on friendship and AI by @thea_lim.

https://t.co/WTbTraWRGx

[swinky @swinkying]

you’re on Very thick ice with me . i love you

[pxt @paulxt]

Helen DeWitt is the greatest writer of the 21st century. Of course she should not have to talk to people from Yale

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

"Copyright cases might provide authors with settlement money made from machinery used in genocide and our state’s atrocities," writes Thea Lim, "but they will not curb AI’s most grotesque consequences." So what will? https://t.co/vaI3v4EE5T

[Aliya Pabani @aliyapabani]

Just before this year's @GillerPrize long list announcement, all charges against Rachelle Friesen, the final Giller protester, were finally dropped.

Here's her full statement on why she did it:
https://t.co/E7lnxl7w7D

[أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif @AnasAlSharif0]

This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.

Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.

I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.

I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.

I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.

I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.

I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.

I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.

O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.

Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.

Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025

This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.

[National Magazine Awards 🇨🇦 @MagAwards]

Congratulations to the #NMA25 Silver-winning Thea Lim for @thewalrus in the category of Columns and Essays for "The Collapse of Self-Worth in the Digital Age"

[Jason Guriel @jasonguriel]

This @thewalrus article, about the exquisitely (obsessively) analog Gaspereau Press, is must-read catnip for physical media fetishists. Beautifully written by @thea_lim.

[Hind Khoudary @Hind_Gaza]

Khalas i can’t do this once again

[Thea Lim @thea_lim]

@IbtisamAzem @andothertweets @taraktobler @stefantobler @PretiTaneja @sinanantoon WOW! Delighted for you! So many congratulations.

[ابتسام عازم @IbtisamAzem]

Honored that “The Book of Disappearance” is longlisted for the #InternationalBooker2025! Thanks to everyone at And Other Stories @andothertweets, especially @taraktobler, @stefantobler, and @PretiTaneja and grateful to @sinanantoon for his wonderful translation!

[alexxstation @alexxstation]

Are you sad? Depressed? Lonely? Maybe you need a friend. Have you ever thought about talking with a federal intelligence agent?

[Gaza Notifications @gazanotice]

🚨BREAKING: Journalist and Al Jazeera correspondent Anas Al-Sharif removes his helmet and press vest following the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza, after a year and a half of continuous work reporting on the genocide and Israeli crimes in Gaza and its northern regions.

[Thea Lim @thea_lim]

@jimniels Haha. And thank you!

[Thea Lim @thea_lim]

I wrote about publishing a novel & losing my self to my metrics, bc I wanted to figure out how data collection tech (like this site) is making it so we're always at work, even when we're alone in our minds. And now, a pic of me having no inner life

[The Walrus @thewalrus]

What happens when life is reduced to a metric? @thea_lim, critically acclaimed author of An Ocean of Minutes, explores the search for self-worth in a world that quantifies everything.

https://t.co/aVVKssZunU

[Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb]

Look at what was taken in “sweeps” of homeless encampments.

https://t.co/ADd5DojA8Z

[CBC Pitchbot (Satire) @CBCPitchbot]

Canada Post strike could lead to better conditions for all workers, business leaders warn

[Cassidy McFadzean @cassidymcfadz]

Huge congratulations to @Sheung_King who in his speech recognizes his fellow artists who are writing against state violence, against borders, against war, and against genocide, and ends his speech by calling for a Free Palestine🇵🇸