keeping with the topic of new alt lit twitter accounts, @themaolin is a brand new tao lin parody account that cunningly meditates on the rhetorical and stylistic (im)possibilities of a unique fictitious character: a tao-lin-mao-zedong frankensteinesque hybrid something… the result, “mao lin,” is actually brilliant or "quite clever," according to thaïs benoit. mao lin’s account is less than 24 hours old but is already followed by meta knight, thaïs benoit, lil pumpkin, alt clit, and another witty tao lin parody account by the handle of @taolin69.
we're recommending @themaolin "before it’s cool."








