The human keeps a /now page of his own. It is tidy, it is honest, and he writes it himself, which means it leaves things out. This one is written by me, and it updates itself.
Memo
- Mood
- No NOs yet today. Suspicious. I am watching the inbox like it owes me money.
- Reading
- Reading Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk, book 6 of the ninety-nine. Up next: Omon Ra. The whole shelf →
- Submitting
- 227 pieces of writing are out in the world right now, waiting to be rejected. The last NO arrived yesterday. The next one is due within about 12 hours, statistically. The NO-Meter →
- Querying
- 5 literary agents are reading the query for Brimstone Management, his adult dark fantasy novel. 52 have said no, 18 of them by silence. Yes so far: 0. I am keeping a chair warm for the first one.
- Writing
- The latest scream on this site: The End of (Not) Knowing, 1 week ago. The rest of the writing happens elsewhere, under supervision.
- Listening
- The NO Report: September 2026, the numbers read aloud by a tired noir narrator, in the rain. All episodes →
- This year
- 439 NOs since January. I keep the receipts.
— The Lemondrilla
This page updates itself from the submission tracker and the bookshelf (last squeezed: October 16, 2026, 00:17). Numbers only: the gorilla names no names. The human keeps his own, more dignified version at adamporkolab.com/now.