All My Stars

new cheat codes

A good week for picking up library holds and a book I preordered.

Oct 5 • 

Joanne McNeil

May 2024

are you a good witch or a bad witch?

Nine years ago, I was alone in my bedroom watching a livestream from the Freddie Gray protests in Baltimore on my laptop.

May 4 • 

Joanne McNeil

March 2024

when the cheat codes stop working

Recently, for Filmmaker magazine, I wrote about my friend Alan Warburton’s experience as the accidental archivist of work by his neighbor, George…

Mar 31 • 

Joanne McNeil

January 2024

where do my legs go

I’m lucky to have a number of good readers in my life: those driven with curiosity for the esoteric and generosity of spirit who scan dollar carts…

Jan 28 • 

Joanne McNeil

November 2023

escaping from escapism

Another quote, I've been thinking about, that I believe is a paraphrase because I can't quite find the origins:

Nov 26, 2023 • 

Joanne McNeil

October 2023

take the f, man

I finally saw one of the coyotes that howls outside my window almost every night.

Oct 25, 2023 • 

Joanne McNeil

September 2023

The Unreal Writer

Unreal as can be.

Sep 17, 2023 • 

Joanne McNeil

August 2023

what joanne is reading

the books i read and loved recently

Aug 30, 2023 • 

Joanne McNeil

July 2023

about Wrong Way

the book, it's coming...

Jul 20, 2023 • 

Joanne McNeil

June 2023

murder by bookcase

I don't exactly recommend it, but I remembered enjoying elements of the two or three episodes that I watched of Girlboss.

Jun 7, 2023 • 

Joanne McNeil

March 2023

I want to want to believe

I find myself often thinking about lost audiences.

Mar 12, 2023 • 

Joanne McNeil

October 2022

Weekend Epiphany

I had an epiphany over the weekend.

Oct 11, 2022 • 

Joanne McNeil