Jonathan Danielson
@jonathanin2k
College edumakator. Regular idiot. THE LOWEST BASIN: ARIZONA STORIES (Cowboy Jamboree, 2025). Longlisted for the PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Fiction. Southwest Books of the Year.
The face you make when they hand out little porcelain dolls of your favorite baseball player
Got too late and too warm for my normal rucksack walk, and I started cramping after a mile. So I resorted to walking back-and-forth in this tiny patch of shade for another mile to get it done haha
Regular theater projection ratios are better than IMAX ratios because they focus the viewer's attention on what is important rather than extraneous landscape.
The problem with kids today is that they can’t be bothered to read the classics
Loading up the car from our staycation. Someone said, how old are your kids. I said, what kids?
Good night, staycation. Good night, hotel. Good night, Barry Goldwater portrait that hangs in every room and watches us all, everyone.
OK, but this giant painting of Camelback Mountain in our hotel lobby
Staycation (re)read, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social’s COYOTE GIRL. Hand’s down, one of the best story collections I’ve ever read. @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social with all bangers, all the time!
Killer art hanging over the urinal at Rift Wine Bar + Taphouse in Tempe
Arizona friends: THE LOWEST BASIN: ARIZONA STORIES is finally available at Phoenix Bookmans Also! It is again restocked at Mesa Bookmans Thank you for supporting our local friendly bookstores!
Happy “Hottest Day Ever in Phoenix” anniversary to all celebrate!
Seeing Steve-O introduce the screening of the new Jackass movie like this is some fine freaking art!
Every year I have to pinch myself that I get to be a part of this wonderful conference. If you haven't signed up yet, make sure you check out the Desert Nights, Rising Stars Writers Conference hosted by Piper Center at ASU
Father’s Day Mesa Bookman’s find. Also! I got to talking to a guy in the Arizona section and not only did he buy my book, but he asked me to sign it in the checkout line 🥲😭🙏
Officially official! @tucsonessayclub.bsky.social with the best swag for the coolest writing club in southern Arizona
Happy National Arizona Day! 🌵🏜️🌵 Every year, June 21 celebrates Arizona’s places, history, people, and cultures, and I hope you'll support the work of wonderful Arizona writers (just to name a few)! Viva Arizona!
At this point of my life, this is akin to a yearly holy pilgrimage
I’m ready to give up this life in academia and move to Carlsbad and get a job at Legoland
Watching all these teams these past few years win their first ever championship or their first championship in a lifetime…man, what I wouldn’t give to see the Suns finally win it