Apprentice philologist. Poetry translation and history teaching. Chair-leg hero. Emeritus: Signal to Noise, Chicago Review reader-in-chief of Caliber, an occasional newsletter of translation and reading [ask at calibernewsletter at gmail dot com]https://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mzbjjswvxs2pNovember sky01 Nov 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzbjjswvxs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mz7uuazwwk2f18 kids in my living room swapping candy at the end of a glorious evening. Happy Halloween, everyone!01 Nov 2026 03:34 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7uuazwwk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mz7ntndexs2lthis year’s Pic-costume01 Nov 2026 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz7ntndexs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mz74ldfmi22f“I favor the socialist model developed by the 19th century French social critic Fourier.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Oct 2026 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz74ldfmi22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mz4o2eye4s2dApparently the stock market is tanking today because of something tech related. The weird thing about the patchwork, siloed news and culture we all share now is that I both completely understand why (*gestures all around*) but I also have no clue why *today* and not any other day.30 Oct 2026 20:54 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4o2eye4s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mz4luzk3ac2dI’m developing a modern-day police procedural series inspired by Sylvia Plath’s classic roman a clef The Bell Jar.30 Oct 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4luzk3ac2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mz4e64bujc2dBackrooms is a legit horror flick, really good execution of the concept. It was genuinely chilling. Pretty much the best I’ve seen this October.30 Oct 2026 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4e64bujc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mz4c4uei722dWelcome to breakfast potato season, folks30 Oct 2026 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4c4uei722dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mz4by3666c2dConfirming I have exercised my right to vote with online tracking30 Oct 2026 17:18 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz4by3666c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mz23tvgrgk23Ah, Patrick Stewart. What a loss for all of us. I just started watching Star Trek: The Next Generation this year for the first time. An icon of male leadership and friendship.29 Oct 2026 20:23 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mz23tvgrgk23https://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3myyif6uecs2kReally pleased to see the Brewers win, one of the most dominant teams of the postseason in decades. And fun! All seems right in the universe, at least in that corner.29 Oct 2026 05:02 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myyif6uecs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3myvs5mhjgk27The call on the dropped pop foul was hysterical, “It’s the worst time for it to happen…again…”28 Oct 2026 03:19 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myvs5mhjgk27https://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3myt3sndx7k2flmao a good argument to be made that we wouldn’t have what most consider “western culture” without the stewardship of Arabic scholars through the Middle Ages [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Oct 2026 01:34 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myt3sndx7k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3myspwdd4rc27Evergreen advice 👇🏻 [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2026 22:01 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myspwdd4rc27https://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mysfwf6ckk2aCasanova on his deathbed: [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysfwf6ckk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mysfvpylzs2aWhat, no ‘bless you’s for Giacomo?26 Oct 2026 19:02 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysfvpylzs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3mysbg2xxfk2aMy son has a friend at college whose grandmother dated Philip Glass, I feel like this is a winning icebreaker factoid26 Oct 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3mysbg2xxfk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3myqjmd5j3c2r26 Oct 2026 01:03 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myqjmd5j3c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/joelcalahan.com/post/3myo7dqdopk2pTuraaaang?25 Oct 2026 02:54 +0000at://did:plc:sfadmpuifdn2tc726b4aaowd/app.bsky.feed.post/3myo7dqdopk2p