Toil and Trouble
@alixmiddlec.bsky.social
PNW dog & cat mom
weirdo, reader, pinko, crone
she/they
“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality” - Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
weirdo, reader, pinko, crone
she/they
“No live organism can continue for long to exist sanely under conditions of absolute reality” - Shirley Jackson, The Haunting of Hill House
I managed to read SO many amazing books this month:
The Reformatory - Tananarive Due
Plain Bad Heroines - Emily M. Danforth
O Caledonia - Elspeth Barker
Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Final Girl Support Group - Grady Hendrix
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The Reformatory - Tananarive Due
Plain Bad Heroines - Emily M. Danforth
O Caledonia - Elspeth Barker
Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Final Girl Support Group - Grady Hendrix
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November 1, 2025 at 4:43 AM
I managed to read SO many amazing books this month:
The Reformatory - Tananarive Due
Plain Bad Heroines - Emily M. Danforth
O Caledonia - Elspeth Barker
Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Final Girl Support Group - Grady Hendrix
… continued in comments …
The Reformatory - Tananarive Due
Plain Bad Heroines - Emily M. Danforth
O Caledonia - Elspeth Barker
Mexican Gothic - Silvia Moreno-Garcia
The Final Girl Support Group - Grady Hendrix
… continued in comments …
I JUST finished this book. No, not book — masterpiece. I read the audiobook, which is in and of itself a piece of art. If you have read the physical copy, I can not recommend the audiobook highly enough. If you have read neither, you know what to do.
October 31, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I JUST finished this book. No, not book — masterpiece. I read the audiobook, which is in and of itself a piece of art. If you have read the physical copy, I can not recommend the audiobook highly enough. If you have read neither, you know what to do.
I love this so much!
Magical Girl Rat tattoo for my client Chelsea! ✨🐁✨
October 29, 2025 at 1:37 AM
I love this so much!
No notes, Natasha. No notes.
October 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
No notes, Natasha. No notes.
🎵 Look at my son…
❤️🤣
❤️🤣
October 11, 2025 at 5:22 AM
🎵 Look at my son…
❤️🤣
❤️🤣
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yes this timeline is a rough route. yes there are waves of strife. but behind it all lies the inertia of all things which prompted fish to trot out of the ocean and humans to gather in commune. we are driven to fill the nothing with ourselves, with LOVE. its the unconquerable wind behind our sails
October 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
yes this timeline is a rough route. yes there are waves of strife. but behind it all lies the inertia of all things which prompted fish to trot out of the ocean and humans to gather in commune. we are driven to fill the nothing with ourselves, with LOVE. its the unconquerable wind behind our sails
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John Wick, Wicker Man, and Wicked make for a *very* odd trilogy.
October 7, 2025 at 4:35 AM
John Wick, Wicker Man, and Wicked make for a *very* odd trilogy.
Making the best of a flare-up - reading with Rufus.
September 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Making the best of a flare-up - reading with Rufus.
And here I was assuming I am autistic because my dad is autistic. My bad.
September 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
And here I was assuming I am autistic because my dad is autistic. My bad.
Oof 🤣
She’s a 10 but mostly on therapist intake questionnaires
August 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Oof 🤣
Death death death death death! (you had to be there 🤣)
THE TINGLEVERSE IS ALIVE AND WELL IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST thank you @powells.bsky.social in PORTLAND and third place books in SEATTLE. we had huge trot at both shows including 700 sold out buckaroos in seattle DANG. now headed to pittsburgh for another sold out trot LOVE IS REAL
August 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Death death death death death! (you had to be there 🤣)
JUST finished this book after literally (but actually metaphorically) devouring it [took a couple days off near the very end cause I wasn’t ready to be done with it yet]. Fuck yeah! Fuck Yeah!!!! My god what a ride, and I loved every minute of it. ❤️
August 15, 2025 at 9:09 PM
JUST finished this book after literally (but actually metaphorically) devouring it [took a couple days off near the very end cause I wasn’t ready to be done with it yet]. Fuck yeah! Fuck Yeah!!!! My god what a ride, and I loved every minute of it. ❤️
This! So much ❤️
“You’re not doom scrolling, you’re hopequesting. You need those tiny pieces of joy from seeing friends and strangers share their art, their good news, their wacky unique selves. We need light to live. And we find it in each other.” - @aaroncorwin.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
This! So much ❤️
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The Missing Piece Meets the Big O – Shel Silverstein timeless allegory for the simple secret of true love and the key to the most nurturing relationships www.themarginalian.org/2015/02/12/t...
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O: Shel Silverstein’s Sweet Allegory for the Simple Secret of Love and the Key to Nurturing Relationships
A gentle reminder that the best relationships don’t complete us but let us grow and become more fully ourselves.
www.themarginalian.org
August 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
The Missing Piece Meets the Big O – Shel Silverstein timeless allegory for the simple secret of true love and the key to the most nurturing relationships www.themarginalian.org/2015/02/12/t...
UN-Unfun Fact - here to see @alexfalcone.bsky.social 🤘
August 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
UN-Unfun Fact - here to see @alexfalcone.bsky.social 🤘
I’m a former grammar/spelling purist who learned how and why that is terrible. However, there are still some words that I hate seeing misused/misspelled, if only because they make me so flipping happy.
Ex: your interest has been ‘piqued,’ not ‘peaked.’ Pique is SUCH a great word; please use it. 🥺
Ex: your interest has been ‘piqued,’ not ‘peaked.’ Pique is SUCH a great word; please use it. 🥺
April 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I’m a former grammar/spelling purist who learned how and why that is terrible. However, there are still some words that I hate seeing misused/misspelled, if only because they make me so flipping happy.
Ex: your interest has been ‘piqued,’ not ‘peaked.’ Pique is SUCH a great word; please use it. 🥺
Ex: your interest has been ‘piqued,’ not ‘peaked.’ Pique is SUCH a great word; please use it. 🥺
Moxie’s going in for surgery today to remove a melanoma from her cheek. The stem is under the extra-concern size, so prognosis is pretty good right now. Please keep this sweet girl (the sweetest) in your thoughts today. ❤️
April 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Moxie’s going in for surgery today to remove a melanoma from her cheek. The stem is under the extra-concern size, so prognosis is pretty good right now. Please keep this sweet girl (the sweetest) in your thoughts today. ❤️
This thread brings me joy
Finally figured out the whole Ship of Theseus thing. It's the same boat. Really glad to have that one resolved.
April 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This thread brings me joy
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computers should still banshee-scream at you when you log into the internet
April 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
computers should still banshee-scream at you when you log into the internet
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“Bypassing” is a promising strategy for countering misinformation by sharing truthful, positively framed statements instead of direct corrections. New research shows it can correct misperceptions effectively, especially when people are still open to learning.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg...
Is There a Better Way to Fight Misinformation?
What if the best way to counter misinformation isn’t arguing facts, but offering better truths instead?
www.psychologytoday.com
April 22, 2025 at 2:38 PM
“Bypassing” is a promising strategy for countering misinformation by sharing truthful, positively framed statements instead of direct corrections. New research shows it can correct misperceptions effectively, especially when people are still open to learning.
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misg...
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Star Wars, 1977: an orphan, a criminal, a privileged SJW, and an immigrant who doesn’t even speak galactic basic who all suffer from emperor palpatine derangement syndrome vandalize government property
April 6, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Star Wars, 1977: an orphan, a criminal, a privileged SJW, and an immigrant who doesn’t even speak galactic basic who all suffer from emperor palpatine derangement syndrome vandalize government property
Like, whatever, fer sure
April 1, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Like, whatever, fer sure
I can NOT wait!
things I just now delivered to my agent for her perusal: a hint
March 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I can NOT wait!
This whole thread is pure gold.
Have just had a pure New Mexico experience. Kevin struck up a conversation in the grocery checkout with a nice woman whose son and daughter climb windmills for a living, and out of nowhere she began telling him about UFOs she has seen.
March 31, 2025 at 1:49 AM
This whole thread is pure gold.