there is nothing more joyous than seeing a conversation bloom and meander and twist and blossom in a safe and intimate group chat among friends. it feels to me like a unique type of mediated communication that i struggle to find an in-person analog to. that wild, freeform energy of people you love all sharing and expressing and listening and hearing all at the same time is so exciting!! it feels like this explosion of simultaneous and related thoughts that all still coalesce and move together maybe it's similar to a group of people all talking together in-person! but so many in-person practices and etiquettes don't really translate to the group chat, so it feels more sudden and energetic in a way like in the group chat, it feels like there's a talking over each other but in a way that is responsive and doesn't feel rude! and in the group chat, you don't navigate that anxiety of "do i speak now, do i not, is what i'm gonna say gonna be ignored" as much, in my opinion i think it's partially because in speech, there is a limit where truly only one person can be talking at a time. in the group chat, through text, everyone can be constantly talking and listening all at the same time and there is a brilliant energy to that!! anyway those are my unstructured thoughts about the group chat. shoutout to the group chat!! hopefully i get to be in one one day

95% of having a significant other is pointing at every dog you see and saying “thats a dog” “look at that dog” and responding with “thats a dog”

this tweet inspired by elissa, who has been sitting next to me on the couch as i've spent all day writing, who just turned to me and said: "i feel like you think i don't love you when you're writing but i just wanted to let you know that i do"— jonny sun (@jonnysun) February 10, 2019

At your next celebration, give the gift of satisfying feelings, like that of a perfect retort made at the exact right time, instead of months later, when you’re trying to fall asleep.

“trying out a new avatar for a bit. i've been thinking a lot about what it means that i don't feel comfortable with my own face and why i generally feel more comfortable writing through a pseudonymous identity, and how that often feels more real and genuine than my own face.”

Jonny Sun is staying in business with HarperCollins Publishers courtesy of a three-book deal following the success of his “Everyone’s a Aliebn When ur a Aliebn Too.”

me, before the party: ok ok u got this. just try to fit in. talk to ppl. stay cool. dont turn into a big duck. ull be fineme, at the party: pic.twitter.com/iFZr103MXp— jonny sun (@jonnysun) July 4, 2017

some art heals. some art soothes. some art shouts and screams and yells. some art just tries to help the days go by a little faster. whatever it is you're making, it doesn't need to do everything. whatever art is moving you, allow it be what it needs to be. keep going.— jonny sun (@jonnysun) June 16, 2018