Tori Niki
@alsotori.bsky.social
Ask me about inclusive literacy instruction, my native plant garden, reading/writing spec lit, or being a neurodivergent parent 💜💛🤍🖤
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I see this idea all the time that gentle/responsive/reflective #parenting is giving a kid whatever they want or having an hour long emotional deep dive into every tantrum. That may be what you've seen modeled, but it isn't what most people are advocating for
July 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I see this idea all the time that gentle/responsive/reflective #parenting is giving a kid whatever they want or having an hour long emotional deep dive into every tantrum. That may be what you've seen modeled, but it isn't what most people are advocating for
The 2.5 to is very successfully eating a banana from the peel using a spoon. This is the most they've voluntarily used a utensil in weeks
July 23, 2025 at 10:08 PM
The 2.5 to is very successfully eating a banana from the peel using a spoon. This is the most they've voluntarily used a utensil in weeks
My darlings don't get killed, just put on ice. Annnd occasionally dissected and Frankensteined back together with some other darlings 💜
it's important to know when to "kill your darlings" (i.e. get rid of favorite stuff that isn't working for the story) but it's also just as valid to write the story AROUND your darlings and see what comes out of that. you're still gonna have to let stuff go! but interesting things can happen
What’s an unconventional piece of writing advice that’s really worked for you? #WritingPrompt
July 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
My darlings don't get killed, just put on ice. Annnd occasionally dissected and Frankensteined back together with some other darlings 💜
Being home this summer has given me the opportunity to see that at any given moment of the day there is at least 1 or 2 butterflies in my garden. It's a small thing, but I'm very proud of it~
July 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Being home this summer has given me the opportunity to see that at any given moment of the day there is at least 1 or 2 butterflies in my garden. It's a small thing, but I'm very proud of it~
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The Murderbot cast plays Bitter/Sweet www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqH4...
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July 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The Murderbot cast plays Bitter/Sweet www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqH4...
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Listen, I think if it is gonna storm every afternoon for some random amount of time it should count as automatic reading breaks. We all just stop, drop, and read. No email, no real life, just book. Seems entirely reasonable to me.
July 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Listen, I think if it is gonna storm every afternoon for some random amount of time it should count as automatic reading breaks. We all just stop, drop, and read. No email, no real life, just book. Seems entirely reasonable to me.
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Sometimes I think about Wikipedia, and what they're trying to do, and what they could be, and compare their budget with the funding for LLM slop machines, and it drives me a little insane. We tried to build a library of Alexandria that would not burn, then tried a library of babel for profit.
July 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Sometimes I think about Wikipedia, and what they're trying to do, and what they could be, and compare their budget with the funding for LLM slop machines, and it drives me a little insane. We tried to build a library of Alexandria that would not burn, then tried a library of babel for profit.
How long do y'all typically give a book before DNFing it? 2 chapters into my current read and I really like the concepts of my current read, but the actual writing style is not my taste at all 💙📚🪐
July 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
How long do y'all typically give a book before DNFing it? 2 chapters into my current read and I really like the concepts of my current read, but the actual writing style is not my taste at all 💙📚🪐
Great essay! As an autistic person, Murderbot was the first time I saw parts of my self reflected so clearly in media. It's desire for connection is markedly different from the "norm" but never dismissed by the narrative. The series was an important tool in my unmasking journey #audhd 🪐📚💙
Finally had a chance to watch the finale of Murderbot. ❤️ SO happy to hear there will be a Season 2! Meanwhile, of course, I'm going to re-read the #MurderBot books by @marthawells.com.
Also (after you've seen final ep), I recommend reading this thoughtful essay: countercurrents.org/2025/07/even...
Also (after you've seen final ep), I recommend reading this thoughtful essay: countercurrents.org/2025/07/even...
‘Even If They Are My Favourite Human’: Murderbot Just Explained Boundaries | Countercurrents
Murderbot might seem like another sci-fi show about robots and space missions. But it turned out to be one of the most emotionally resonant shows in recent memory. The Apple TV+ series is based on All...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Great essay! As an autistic person, Murderbot was the first time I saw parts of my self reflected so clearly in media. It's desire for connection is markedly different from the "norm" but never dismissed by the narrative. The series was an important tool in my unmasking journey #audhd 🪐📚💙
I've been in awe over the trust my toddler has in their own body, the fearless way they jump & climb & test their physical limits, and I realized that I don't think I've EVER had that kind of relationship with my own body.
July 16, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I've been in awe over the trust my toddler has in their own body, the fearless way they jump & climb & test their physical limits, and I realized that I don't think I've EVER had that kind of relationship with my own body.
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This is your sign to kill your lawn and plant native wildflower seeds!
July 11, 2025 at 1:28 PM
This is your sign to kill your lawn and plant native wildflower seeds!
$1500 to the "Fungi in SFF" stretch goal!
ONLY 3 DAYS left in the Strange Horizons Fund Drive 2026!
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Been eyeing that signed book or Kickstarter-exclusive patch? Now is the time to pledge!
Don't forget that you can also support a work directly by donating towards the cost of a story, poem, review or artwork!
📢 It's here! The Strange Horizons Fund Drive 2026 has begun! 📢
Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues!
Donate at the link ⬇️
Help us raise the $20,000 we need to fund our fiction, poetry, and non-fiction for next year! Beyond that are our stretch goals including some compelling special issues!
Donate at the link ⬇️
July 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
$1500 to the "Fungi in SFF" stretch goal!
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I have iguanas in my compost pumpkin 🙃 One of my least favorite invasive species
July 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I have iguanas in my compost pumpkin 🙃 One of my least favorite invasive species
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@edidin.bsky.social: do you want to play in the bath for a few more minutes, or are you ready to get out?
The toddler: I’m ready
[dramatic pause]
To stay in.
The toddler: I’m ready
[dramatic pause]
To stay in.
July 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
@edidin.bsky.social: do you want to play in the bath for a few more minutes, or are you ready to get out?
The toddler: I’m ready
[dramatic pause]
To stay in.
The toddler: I’m ready
[dramatic pause]
To stay in.
The mushrooms that inspired this turned out to be a red herring, which is fine, but now I'm craving stories about fungal felonies 📚🪐💙 🩸📚
I feel like in 2018 the general public learned the word "mycelium" and horror writers have been running with it ever since. No complaints! I am thriving in Mushrooms' Villain Era 🪐📚
July 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The mushrooms that inspired this turned out to be a red herring, which is fine, but now I'm craving stories about fungal felonies 📚🪐💙 🩸📚
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A wildlife photographer joked that his wife managed to capture an extraordinary photo that outdid him: a European eagle owl, one of the world's largest, perched on his camera lens.
July 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A wildlife photographer joked that his wife managed to capture an extraordinary photo that outdid him: a European eagle owl, one of the world's largest, perched on his camera lens.
I've been afraid to fully accept that it's happening, but now that I'm registered for classes & signing a service obligation, I guess it's pretty set in stone
I start classes in the fall! Tuition fully covered by a grant! I'm so excited 😭❤️😭❤️
I start classes in the fall! Tuition fully covered by a grant! I'm so excited 😭❤️😭❤️
Submitted my application for a MS in Special Education, as well as for a program that would cover tutiton 🎉🤞 Wish me luck!!
July 9, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I've been afraid to fully accept that it's happening, but now that I'm registered for classes & signing a service obligation, I guess it's pretty set in stone
I start classes in the fall! Tuition fully covered by a grant! I'm so excited 😭❤️😭❤️
I start classes in the fall! Tuition fully covered by a grant! I'm so excited 😭❤️😭❤️
As I learn about & reflect on the theory of monotropism, the more I wonder: is the reason I can't engage with reading & writing like I did as a kid is because I've fundamentally changed? Or is it that life has ripped me from a flow state so often that I now hesitate to fully engage? #audhd #writing
July 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I feel like in 2018 the general public learned the word "mycelium" and horror writers have been running with it ever since. No complaints! I am thriving in Mushrooms' Villain Era 🪐📚
July 8, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I feel like in 2018 the general public learned the word "mycelium" and horror writers have been running with it ever since. No complaints! I am thriving in Mushrooms' Villain Era 🪐📚
Being a toddler parent kicked my butt this weekend, but this morning my 2.5yo "put on my sunscreen" (gently rubbed their clammy hands on my cheek and arms)
It humbles me how the love and care they show the world so closely mirrors the love and care shown to them and keeps me doing my best
It humbles me how the love and care they show the world so closely mirrors the love and care shown to them and keeps me doing my best
July 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Being a toddler parent kicked my butt this weekend, but this morning my 2.5yo "put on my sunscreen" (gently rubbed their clammy hands on my cheek and arms)
It humbles me how the love and care they show the world so closely mirrors the love and care shown to them and keeps me doing my best
It humbles me how the love and care they show the world so closely mirrors the love and care shown to them and keeps me doing my best
First go at cutting my own hair. Feel pretty good about it, and I have plenty of time before school starts to fix it if I want 😅
July 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
First go at cutting my own hair. Feel pretty good about it, and I have plenty of time before school starts to fix it if I want 😅
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Hey hey! New #Murderbot! Gugu gets sneaky, Seccy gets sulky, and Ratthi gets even more adorkable.
reactormag.com/tv-review-mu...
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Murderbot's Privacy Is Invaded in "Foreign Object" - Reactor
Thankfully, there's more Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon to offer us solace.
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June 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Hey hey! New #Murderbot! Gugu gets sneaky, Seccy gets sulky, and Ratthi gets even more adorkable.
reactormag.com/tv-review-mu...
reactormag.com/tv-review-mu...
My first impression of the #Murderbot show was it wasn't how I'd have adapted it but I was willing to give it a chance. After this week's episode I'm SO glad I did. An amazing adaptation of my favorite book series ❤️
June 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
My first impression of the #Murderbot show was it wasn't how I'd have adapted it but I was willing to give it a chance. After this week's episode I'm SO glad I did. An amazing adaptation of my favorite book series ❤️