Alex Livingston
@alexlivy.bsky.social
Writer, gamer, desk jockey. Not the poker player.
Before this all goes down, I want to remind everyone I’m Cinna the poet.
September 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Before this all goes down, I want to remind everyone I’m Cinna the poet.
A big thanks to the @nytimes.com games crew for putting my four favorite literary characters into today’s Connections.
August 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
A big thanks to the @nytimes.com games crew for putting my four favorite literary characters into today’s Connections.
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Today’s the day! FEAST OF THE PALE LEVIATHAN, my first novel, is officially out! Pre-orders are signed and getting shipped, you can request this at your local shop or library, you can get it off @bookshop.org, you can buy copies at Evening House (sites down atm for maintenance, but soon!)
August 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today’s the day! FEAST OF THE PALE LEVIATHAN, my first novel, is officially out! Pre-orders are signed and getting shipped, you can request this at your local shop or library, you can get it off @bookshop.org, you can buy copies at Evening House (sites down atm for maintenance, but soon!)
A weekend a month, two weeks a year.
August 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
A weekend a month, two weeks a year.
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Had a day that was like eight days in one with a ton of good and bad but hosting our first event @eveninghouse.bsky.social hosting @alexlivy.bsky.social’s one act group reading of Cato (the cyclical rise and fall of empire) was a really lovely way to end it
July 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Had a day that was like eight days in one with a ton of good and bad but hosting our first event @eveninghouse.bsky.social hosting @alexlivy.bsky.social’s one act group reading of Cato (the cyclical rise and fall of empire) was a really lovely way to end it
Great. You want enter a public space? Better have your papers. I’m sure this isn’t setting a precedent.
July 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Great. You want enter a public space? Better have your papers. I’m sure this isn’t setting a precedent.
This weekend I thought I made a literary discovery, but Dr. Johnson beat me to it in 1779.
June 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This weekend I thought I made a literary discovery, but Dr. Johnson beat me to it in 1779.
The future the theocrats want.
June 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The future the theocrats want.
The future the theocrats want.
No kings.
No kings.
June 14, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The future the theocrats want.
No kings.
No kings.
I feel this.
Also, no kings.
Also, no kings.
June 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
I feel this.
Also, no kings.
Also, no kings.
How many times am I going to think “wow, this is the Rubicon”?
June 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
How many times am I going to think “wow, this is the Rubicon”?
I’m working on something using the 1700’s play “Cato: A Tragedy” and dang does time spiral.
“Who is a Roman who is not a friend to Caesar?”
“Who is a Roman who is not a friend to Caesar?”
June 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’m working on something using the 1700’s play “Cato: A Tragedy” and dang does time spiral.
“Who is a Roman who is not a friend to Caesar?”
“Who is a Roman who is not a friend to Caesar?”
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If I can say anything, I've got a story collection coming out next week you might enjoy! It's weird, wiry, adventurous and just a good literary time.
If you're interested, you can order Boxcutters from @asterismbooks.bsky.social, @eveninghouse.bsky.social or
@malarkeybooks.bsky.social!
If you're interested, you can order Boxcutters from @asterismbooks.bsky.social, @eveninghouse.bsky.social or
@malarkeybooks.bsky.social!
May 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If I can say anything, I've got a story collection coming out next week you might enjoy! It's weird, wiry, adventurous and just a good literary time.
If you're interested, you can order Boxcutters from @asterismbooks.bsky.social, @eveninghouse.bsky.social or
@malarkeybooks.bsky.social!
If you're interested, you can order Boxcutters from @asterismbooks.bsky.social, @eveninghouse.bsky.social or
@malarkeybooks.bsky.social!
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I wanna see big publishers go harder for short story collections ASAP, but small presses like @malarkeybooks.bsky.social are willing to take the risks to put out works by unproven freaks like me and they deserve support and love for that bravery
May 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I wanna see big publishers go harder for short story collections ASAP, but small presses like @malarkeybooks.bsky.social are willing to take the risks to put out works by unproven freaks like me and they deserve support and love for that bravery
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You can’t make this up
May 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM
You can’t make this up
This @wsj.com article is a lovely piece of narrative. It’s got foreshadowing, use of image to tell story, increasing tension, a powerful hook, and a charming final line. Someone tell Meichtry, Stancati, and Lovett to get on Bluesky so I can follow them, like @drewhinshaw.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This @wsj.com article is a lovely piece of narrative. It’s got foreshadowing, use of image to tell story, increasing tension, a powerful hook, and a charming final line. Someone tell Meichtry, Stancati, and Lovett to get on Bluesky so I can follow them, like @drewhinshaw.bsky.social
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We have confirmation. The Weiner Circle in Lincoln Park has responded to the Chicago Pope 😂
May 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
We have confirmation. The Weiner Circle in Lincoln Park has responded to the Chicago Pope 😂
Public disclosure: today’s WSJ crossword includes a Byron poem I’d never even heard of. I can only hope that with time the world may find it in their hearts to forgive me.
May 9, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Public disclosure: today’s WSJ crossword includes a Byron poem I’d never even heard of. I can only hope that with time the world may find it in their hearts to forgive me.
I think I’ve broken up with Balatro. My love burned hot for so long, but all things end.
May 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
I think I’ve broken up with Balatro. My love burned hot for so long, but all things end.
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Ask an agent! Tomorrow I will interview @beckylejeune.bsky.social of the Bond Literary Agency for my podcast, Dog-eared Nightmares.
Have a question you'd like to ask? Add a comment or DM me.
She benches 225, so don't waste your question on that.
Please share!
Have a question you'd like to ask? Add a comment or DM me.
She benches 225, so don't waste your question on that.
Please share!
May 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Ask an agent! Tomorrow I will interview @beckylejeune.bsky.social of the Bond Literary Agency for my podcast, Dog-eared Nightmares.
Have a question you'd like to ask? Add a comment or DM me.
She benches 225, so don't waste your question on that.
Please share!
Have a question you'd like to ask? Add a comment or DM me.
She benches 225, so don't waste your question on that.
Please share!
May 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Dear Wolf Hall 2: how many consecutive seconds of Mark Rylance crying do you think I can handle?
May 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Dear Wolf Hall 2: how many consecutive seconds of Mark Rylance crying do you think I can handle?
Volunteered at the Roycroft print shop today, and inadvertently letterpressed the word ‘bold’ on my hand.
May 4, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Volunteered at the Roycroft print shop today, and inadvertently letterpressed the word ‘bold’ on my hand.
May 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM