Jay Shelat

Sean DiLeonardi @sdileonardi.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 22, 2024 at 18:04 UTC

And yes, I joined bsky because I have something out in the world today

This one took a long time, like a long time, so I hope folks enjoy.

read.dukeupress.edu/twentieth-ce...

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 22:59 UTC

Hell yeah

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 09, 2024 at 22:33 UTC

This summer will be lots of poetry and writing and pool lounging and traveling

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 02, 2024 at 13:41 UTC

Friends, my new article for MELUS is now live! It’s about Iranian American identity, anti-Iranian sentiments in the US, and Porochista Khakpour’s novel Sons and Other Flammable Objects. ✨

Please let me know if you’d like a PDF.

You can read it here: shorturl.at/YgPhX

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] May 31, 2024 at 14:03 UTC

Writing about contemporary poetry and police brutality in domestic spaces for this next chapter of my book, and im overwhelmed with how many ideas I’ve got all of a sudden

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] May 26, 2024 at 05:43 UTC

Why am I awake?!

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] May 23, 2024 at 23:01 UTC

I forget I have this app

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] May 06, 2024 at 14:44 UTC

Writing an abstract for a chapter about teaching 9/11, and it’s hard bc I have so many ideas!

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 25, 2024 at 05:51 UTC

I’m in Seattle for the Association of Asian American Studies conference! I’m talking about queer kinship tomorrow morning at 8:15. Come through!!

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 22, 2024 at 07:18 UTC

ATL shouldn’t be on this list lol

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 13, 2024 at 07:41 UTC

I’m truly astonished at how bad I am at sleeping

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 05, 2024 at 08:40 UTC

Once again I find myself awake at 4am 😑😔

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 02, 2024 at 13:27 UTC

James by Percival Everett is so fucking good

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Mar 16, 2024 at 09:58 UTC

Cool cool cool 4 hours of sleep!

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 13, 2024 at 02:45 UTC

Evening repose as the rain turns to snow

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 11, 2024 at 12:40 UTC

Lmfaooo

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 03, 2024 at 14:38 UTC

Reading the Patriot Act and losing my mind

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 03, 2024 at 05:22 UTC

That looks great!

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 02, 2024 at 14:39 UTC

I’m almost done with a draft of this chapter by my brain can’t push through. All I gotta do is a quick paragraph about how the Patriot Act is Islamophobic and some tweaks in the signposting. That’s it. But lately I just I sit at my computer and stare at the screen 😭😒😮‍💨😫

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Feb 02, 2024 at 11:58 UTC

?!!???? What!!!

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 29, 2024 at 14:14 UTC

The other place is still pretty bad (more interesting than here gotta say tho!) and I’m now getting targeted ads for a man named Liver King who seems to spend a lot of time just eating meat…

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 24, 2024 at 05:38 UTC

Craving mozzarella sticks rn

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 22, 2024 at 05:00 UTC

The Holdovers made me cry so much I went through 5 tissues. What a great movie!

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Jay Shelat @jshelat1.bsky.social [ View ] Jan 20, 2024 at 20:32 UTC

😙

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