Marco Palmieri

Help for creators of imaginary worlds. mxpalmieri.com Because even a god needs an editor.

“I have horrible thoughts.”

Today’s cafe playing “9 to 5” seems a bit on-the-nose, but I’ll allow it. #amediting

This month marks my 30th year as an editor. The story goes on. #editor #writingcommunlty #amediting #freelance

Not with most people over-60 either.

Even if Fox News (or anyone else) were to take this epically stupid idea seriously (they shouldn't), its telling that the only repurcussions these talking heads focus on are how they think they'll own the libs.

"Billionaires pay 45% of the taxes in this country" only sounds impressive until you remember they're still billionaires.

Holy crap. It’s been 25 years since I worked on these. Good times.

In 2025 I edited sixteen novels, three query packets, and one comic book script. Not too shabby.

Today my local grocery store is selling 6 ounces of blueberries for $9.99.

Everything is terrible, but this made my day. (Reproduced with the author’s permission and edited for confidentiality.) #freelance #editor #writingcommunity #amediting

Fritz Lang would like a word.

If you start by sanctioning lawyers simply because they represent clients with whom you disagree Then progress to defying Supreme Court orders-while absurdly claiming those decisions SUPPORT your position It's only a matter of time before you begin arresting judges This is fascism-pure and simple

Felt weird. Might delete later.

"Furthermore, I expect the German legal profession to understand that the nation is not here for them, but that they are here for the nation" Hitler, 1942 Doesn't sound much different, does it?

Share a movie scene that lives rent-free in your head.

Pretty sure this was settled as heresy by Emperor Constantine during the First Council of Nicaea, in Anno Domino’s 325.

I was just mistaken for mobster Alphonse Persico by an ex-cop. “I saw you from the side and thought, oh man, Allie Boy got out!” Don’t ever ask me about my business.

With so many folks excited for Andor Season 2 kicking off in just a couple of days, this is your periodic reminder that writer-director Tony Gilroy's underrated Michael Clayton (2007; George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton) is a fucking masterpiece, and you should all watch it.

I had one about the labyrinth, but it’s a bit convoluted.

I know it’s not a competition, but he really is the worst Marco.

NICK CAVE DOTH ORDER COFFEE: Some oat milke plese from a sustaynable brande Please put the latte yn my red righte hande

This is so fucked up.

A big (and possibly unsolvable) problem in for audio dramas getting more popular is that the better your show is - the more carefully-honed the script, the more intricate the design - the harder it is for listeners to sporadically zone out, which I suspect is one of the attractions of chat podcasts.

bring me harry potter

one of the most accurate memes out there

lol okay boomer

I hope she sues Walmart into the fucking ground.

That’s right, babe, I got tariffs the size of basketballs.

Why do you think he removes their skins, Agent Starling? Enthrall me with your acumen.

Even among the darkest recesses of the human condition, there is no more paralyzing, bladder-loosening fear than conservative men’s fear of subways.

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” - George Orwell, 1984

Asked for the reason behind this move, the Steward of Gondor said, “The halflings have been very unfair to us. Very unfair.”

He had traffic violations so we denied him due process and sent him to die in a gulag in El Salvador is maybe not a winning political message but Republicans are welcome to try it, let’s see how it goes.

Writer friends, take note.

From Timothy Snyder, for The Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Realtalk: Nothing prepares you for the day your white nose hair starts growing out like elephant tusks.

Very late to the party, but last night I finished a month-long, first-time watch of The Americans, the cold war spy drama with Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys. Riveting stuff.

“Brothers, Sisters, we don’t need this fascist groove thang.” —Heaven 17, 1981

I'm not saying anything novel here but it really is just truly despicable to watch them use THEIR OWN COLOSSAL SCREW UP to slander the reporter THEY INCLUDED ON THEIR CLASSIFIED GROUP CHAT

To recap, in the past 24 hours Trump’s team: - Denied the existence of the Signal chat - Admitted it exists but called the story a hoax - Claimed nothing confidential was shared - Has refused to release the messages - Now blames journalists for hacking it

Mike Waltz’s top “lesson learned” from his Signal debacle is that journalists are bad

Any time any of these Trump thugs testify, it's as if Frank Pentangeli's brother from Sicily showed up and is sitting a few rows behind them.

The Trump regime's national security leadership accidentally included the editor of The Atlantic in their communications about military strikes in Yemen. Really. Just because they're cruel, criminal and fascist doesn't mean they're competent.

It's just so weird that the entire federal government is working so hard to protect the interests of one extremely wealthy freak

This is really good stuff!