Howdy, people of the ‘dillo —

Today I’m extremely excited to give y’all a heads-up about a new endeavor I’m launching this week: a serialized speculative fiction project called Revival!, set in an alternate-universe-America where the winner of the 2020 presidential election was a Republican Texas senator named Rudolfo “Rudy” Ruiz.

The project is anchored by Minne Moves Home, an imagined newsletter written by Jasmine “Minne” Rebuke, a recently laid-off political journalist who relocated from New York City to her hometown of Turner Falls, TX in the summer of 2023. Revival! will contain elements of science fiction, horror, and political satire, and the story will unfold in real time with weekly dispatches from our down-but-not-out reporter, Minne.

The story officially begins July 5th, when an unprecedented national catastrophe will send an already troubled nation spiraling into crisis. Subscribe to Minne’s newsletter to find out what happens when the first installment lands in your inbox on Wednesday!