Alyc Helms
@alychelms.bsky.social
1/2 of M.A. Carrick. Author, gamer, dreamstress, queer/genderqueer person in tech, they/them
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Did you know that you, yes YOU, can vote in the Hugo Awards??
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
Anyone Can Vote in the Hugo Awards — And Here's How - Reactor
You — yes, you! — can nominate work and vote for the winners of the 2026 Hugo Awards!
reactormag.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Did you know that you, yes YOU, can vote in the Hugo Awards??
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
@mollytempleton.com breaks down the process, including how to register before the January 31st deadline!
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I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
December 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I don't want gen AI in my browser
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
I don't want gen AI in my pc
I don't want gen AI in my art
I don't want gen AI in my games
I don't want gen AI in my music
I don't want gen AI in my movies
I don't want gen AI in my books
I don't want gen AI in my cart
I don't want gen AI in my life
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Bike rides are being organized all over the country for Alex Pretti this Saturday.
Find one in your city, and if nothing is planned, go for it!
bikepacking.com/news/alex-pr...
Find one in your city, and if nothing is planned, go for it!
bikepacking.com/news/alex-pr...
January 27, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Bike rides are being organized all over the country for Alex Pretti this Saturday.
Find one in your city, and if nothing is planned, go for it!
bikepacking.com/news/alex-pr...
Find one in your city, and if nothing is planned, go for it!
bikepacking.com/news/alex-pr...
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The Sunday Morning Transport departs for a cruise today with a story by Marie Brennan (@swantower.bsky.social) that wonders what happens when the tame becomes very, very wild. Free for everyone to read (as the last of our January stories.)
The Final Voyage of the Ouranos
In this month’s fourth, free, story, Marie Brennan takes us on a poetically eerie voyage.
www.sundaymorningtransport.com
January 25, 2026 at 8:22 PM
The Sunday Morning Transport departs for a cruise today with a story by Marie Brennan (@swantower.bsky.social) that wonders what happens when the tame becomes very, very wild. Free for everyone to read (as the last of our January stories.)
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deadly ice within the city
murders good and murders pretti
pretty good turns ugly awful
villains claiming death is lawful
one was pretti, one was good
and both are dead because ice could
murders good and murders pretti
pretty good turns ugly awful
villains claiming death is lawful
one was pretti, one was good
and both are dead because ice could
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 AM
deadly ice within the city
murders good and murders pretti
pretty good turns ugly awful
villains claiming death is lawful
one was pretti, one was good
and both are dead because ice could
murders good and murders pretti
pretty good turns ugly awful
villains claiming death is lawful
one was pretti, one was good
and both are dead because ice could
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TODAY ONLY (12/21), The Mask of Mirrors ebook is discounted to $2.99 on Kindle as an "Editor's Pick Goldbox" deal! (US customers only; my apologies to the rest of the world.) Affiliate link:
www.amazon.com/Mask-Mirrors...
www.amazon.com/Mask-Mirrors...
The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose Book 1)
Amazon.com: The Mask of Mirrors (Rook & Rose Book 1) eBook : Carrick, M. A.: Kindle Store
www.amazon.com
December 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
TODAY ONLY (12/21), The Mask of Mirrors ebook is discounted to $2.99 on Kindle as an "Editor's Pick Goldbox" deal! (US customers only; my apologies to the rest of the world.) Affiliate link:
www.amazon.com/Mask-Mirrors...
www.amazon.com/Mask-Mirrors...
TOPH!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZoZ...
Only part of me wishes they'd cast Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and just never said anything about it. Like everyone still treats him like a 12-year-old blind girl. But we can't have everything, I guess.
(Vin Diesel or Jason Momoa would also work)
Only part of me wishes they'd cast Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and just never said anything about it. Like everyone still treats him like a 12-year-old blind girl. But we can't have everything, I guess.
(Vin Diesel or Jason Momoa would also work)
Avatar: The Last Airbender: Season 2 | Official Teaser Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
TOPH!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZoZ...
Only part of me wishes they'd cast Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and just never said anything about it. Like everyone still treats him like a 12-year-old blind girl. But we can't have everything, I guess.
(Vin Diesel or Jason Momoa would also work)
Only part of me wishes they'd cast Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and just never said anything about it. Like everyone still treats him like a 12-year-old blind girl. But we can't have everything, I guess.
(Vin Diesel or Jason Momoa would also work)
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For years we've had a widget on our website where you can lay out a pattern reading for yourself -- but great news! Now it has the pretty, pretty art by @blueludebar.com, @aliellkok.bsky.social, and @emiko-ogasawara.bsky.social!
www.macarrick.com/pattern/
www.macarrick.com/pattern/
December 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
For years we've had a widget on our website where you can lay out a pattern reading for yourself -- but great news! Now it has the pretty, pretty art by @blueludebar.com, @aliellkok.bsky.social, and @emiko-ogasawara.bsky.social!
www.macarrick.com/pattern/
www.macarrick.com/pattern/
A few years ago, Marie added a widget to our website that lets you do a three- or nine-card pattern reading. Now, with the completion of the actual physical Rook & Rose pattern deck, she's added the card art so you can get the full experience!
www.macarrick.com/pattern/
www.macarrick.com/pattern/
Pattern - M.A. Carrick
www.macarrick.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
A few years ago, Marie added a widget to our website that lets you do a three- or nine-card pattern reading. Now, with the completion of the actual physical Rook & Rose pattern deck, she's added the card art so you can get the full experience!
www.macarrick.com/pattern/
www.macarrick.com/pattern/
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last but not least: special character + clan cards. thanks again for having me help illustrate the official ROOK & ROSE oracle deck @macarrick.bsky.social !
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
last but not least: special character + clan cards. thanks again for having me help illustrate the official ROOK & ROSE oracle deck @macarrick.bsky.social !
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Since I have a BackerKit store for the Rook & Rose pattern deck *anyway*, I might as well add more things to it! So if you want signed bookplates for the Memoirs of Lady Trent or foreign language editions of both my books and M.A. Carrick's, check it out!
pattern-deck.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
pattern-deck.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
Pre-order Rook and Rose Pattern Deck on BackerKit
Oracle cards for divination and games -- shipping now!
pattern-deck.backerkit.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Since I have a BackerKit store for the Rook & Rose pattern deck *anyway*, I might as well add more things to it! So if you want signed bookplates for the Memoirs of Lady Trent or foreign language editions of both my books and M.A. Carrick's, check it out!
pattern-deck.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
pattern-deck.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
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here's the 45 cards i illustrated for @macarrick.bsky.social's official ROOK & ROSE fantasy oracle deck 🃏✨ first, the fire/red cards [1/4]
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
here's the 45 cards i illustrated for @macarrick.bsky.social's official ROOK & ROSE fantasy oracle deck 🃏✨ first, the fire/red cards [1/4]
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We are excited that we will be posting new @blueludebar.com Rook & Rose fantasy oracle deck illustrations soon! These small originals are perfect gifts for loved ones and yourself. More details soon!
September 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
We are excited that we will be posting new @blueludebar.com Rook & Rose fantasy oracle deck illustrations soon! These small originals are perfect gifts for loved ones and yourself. More details soon!
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I'm a longtime student of oracles, so I was delighted to back @swantower.bsky.social's and @alychelms.bsky.social's Rook and Rose deck. In my first reading with it (this morning), I asked about my upcoming trip to the World Fantasy Convention. I must say, the deck returned an insightful reply.
October 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I'm a longtime student of oracles, so I was delighted to back @swantower.bsky.social's and @alychelms.bsky.social's Rook and Rose deck. In my first reading with it (this morning), I asked about my upcoming trip to the World Fantasy Convention. I must say, the deck returned an insightful reply.
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The JADE CITY ebook is an Amazon Prime Day deal today (Tuesday) for a ludicrously low $2.99 which is much less than what I paid for boba tea yesterday so if you still haven't jumped on the Green Bone Saga bandwagon, this is your sign👇
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The JADE CITY ebook is an Amazon Prime Day deal today (Tuesday) for a ludicrously low $2.99 which is much less than what I paid for boba tea yesterday so if you still haven't jumped on the Green Bone Saga bandwagon, this is your sign👇
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If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
September 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
Wait... AO3 is going to be down for 20+ hours ON A SATURDAY??!!! Guess the Rapture was delayed by a few days... ::starts downloading ALL the fics like a scrubby doomsday prepper::
a cat is laying on its back on a wooden floor next to a wall .
Alt: cat sprawled on its back looking forlorn and despondent
media.tenor.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Wait... AO3 is going to be down for 20+ hours ON A SATURDAY??!!! Guess the Rapture was delayed by a few days... ::starts downloading ALL the fics like a scrubby doomsday prepper::
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In less than a week — six days! — the Canarviers will arrive to steal your hearts!
Make sure you catch your thieves! RSVP to an event near you (it MATTERS!) Preorder, do those magical library holds. The thieves are counting on you!
www.penguinrandomhou...
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Make sure you catch your thieves! RSVP to an event near you (it MATTERS!) Preorder, do those magical library holds. The thieves are counting on you!
www.penguinrandomhou...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
In less than a week — six days! — the Canarviers will arrive to steal your hearts!
Make sure you catch your thieves! RSVP to an event near you (it MATTERS!) Preorder, do those magical library holds. The thieves are counting on you!
www.penguinrandomhou...
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Make sure you catch your thieves! RSVP to an event near you (it MATTERS!) Preorder, do those magical library holds. The thieves are counting on you!
www.penguinrandomhou...
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Pretty sure it was Nirvana in Fire, but it might have been Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms. NiF is still the best and my most rewatched
September 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Pretty sure it was Nirvana in Fire, but it might have been Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms. NiF is still the best and my most rewatched
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Being able to get as many authors as they can means that they can point to this during settlement agreements and say things like, "hey, we have a million people who have already signed up, we have their contact info, we will CRUSH you at trial."
August 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Being able to get as many authors as they can means that they can point to this during settlement agreements and say things like, "hey, we have a million people who have already signed up, we have their contact info, we will CRUSH you at trial."
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AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
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I'm behind in posting about Worldcon/the Hugos here because I had programming on Sunday and then had to get into the car straightaway for the two-day drive home. But now I *am* home, and I've even slept, so let's goooooo!
August 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I'm behind in posting about Worldcon/the Hugos here because I had programming on Sunday and then had to get into the car straightaway for the two-day drive home. But now I *am* home, and I've even slept, so let's goooooo!
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ALSO, speaking of really cool things in the WorldCon dealer room, I was beyond delighted to see the wonderful @alychelms.bsky.social and pick up the absolutely gorgeous Rook and Rose pattern deck (based on the series of the same name, which is SO GOOD)
August 14, 2025 at 3:54 AM
ALSO, speaking of really cool things in the WorldCon dealer room, I was beyond delighted to see the wonderful @alychelms.bsky.social and pick up the absolutely gorgeous Rook and Rose pattern deck (based on the series of the same name, which is SO GOOD)
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The #HugoAward for Best Poem goes to “A War of Words”, Marie Brennan (Strange Horizons 9/16/24).
August 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
The #HugoAward for Best Poem goes to “A War of Words”, Marie Brennan (Strange Horizons 9/16/24).