Kate Alton
@katealtonwrites.bsky.social
Kids' writer, teacher, nerd. Mum of one snuffpuff. I post about writing, motherhood, mental health, and cake. OcTBRChallenge co-founder.
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What did I miss? 😊
August 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
What did I miss? 😊
Merry Christmas, lovely people. Wishing peace and joy to all, even in the smallest increments. 💖❄
December 24, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Merry Christmas, lovely people. Wishing peace and joy to all, even in the smallest increments. 💖❄
Wow. I know the UK alert texts are necessary, but they are a NIGHTMARE for autistic kids.
December 6, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Wow. I know the UK alert texts are necessary, but they are a NIGHTMARE for autistic kids.
Maybe I'm too stupid to understand, but I really don't get the benefit of War. It just... doesn't seem worth it? Like - all that death, and destruction, and for what? Land? Religious satisfaction? Ego?! It just seems so... futile. Life is precious, and fleeting. Why engage in War?
December 1, 2024 at 7:57 AM
Maybe I'm too stupid to understand, but I really don't get the benefit of War. It just... doesn't seem worth it? Like - all that death, and destruction, and for what? Land? Religious satisfaction? Ego?! It just seems so... futile. Life is precious, and fleeting. Why engage in War?
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Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
💖Mental health check-in💖
How are we doing, friends?
Where's your head at?
Friendly reminder to drink some water, eat something, and/or take a shower.
It's OK if this week wasn't what you expected; it's OK if you made mistakes or found metaphorical pot holes in your way.
Hugs.
💕
#mentalhealth
How are we doing, friends?
Where's your head at?
Friendly reminder to drink some water, eat something, and/or take a shower.
It's OK if this week wasn't what you expected; it's OK if you made mistakes or found metaphorical pot holes in your way.
Hugs.
💕
#mentalhealth
November 29, 2024 at 6:08 PM
💖Mental health check-in💖
How are we doing, friends?
Where's your head at?
Friendly reminder to drink some water, eat something, and/or take a shower.
It's OK if this week wasn't what you expected; it's OK if you made mistakes or found metaphorical pot holes in your way.
Hugs.
💕
#mentalhealth
How are we doing, friends?
Where's your head at?
Friendly reminder to drink some water, eat something, and/or take a shower.
It's OK if this week wasn't what you expected; it's OK if you made mistakes or found metaphorical pot holes in your way.
Hugs.
💕
#mentalhealth
Feeling kinda lost and lonely today. Anyone else?
November 25, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Feeling kinda lost and lonely today. Anyone else?
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Can you do me a favor? In January, I started an online magazine for kids called Lit Kids Magazine and we now have a Bluesky account! 🥳 Can you please follow @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social and repost?
Thank you, #WritingCommunity!
#writers #authors #emag #followprettyplease #kidlit
Thank you, #WritingCommunity!
#writers #authors #emag #followprettyplease #kidlit
a little girl with her eyes closed and the words pretty please below her
ALT: a little girl with her eyes closed and the words pretty please below her
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November 13, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Can you do me a favor? In January, I started an online magazine for kids called Lit Kids Magazine and we now have a Bluesky account! 🥳 Can you please follow @litkidsmagazine.bsky.social and repost?
Thank you, #WritingCommunity!
#writers #authors #emag #followprettyplease #kidlit
Thank you, #WritingCommunity!
#writers #authors #emag #followprettyplease #kidlit
I've realised that I'm "currently reading" at least 6 different books.
Is this... normal?
How many books do you guys have on the go at any one time?
#books #reading #readersofbluesky
Is this... normal?
How many books do you guys have on the go at any one time?
#books #reading #readersofbluesky
November 13, 2024 at 9:41 PM
I've realised that I'm "currently reading" at least 6 different books.
Is this... normal?
How many books do you guys have on the go at any one time?
#books #reading #readersofbluesky
Is this... normal?
How many books do you guys have on the go at any one time?
#books #reading #readersofbluesky
Not writing related, but appreciate any advice!!
I'm going to be cutting out all refined sugar from tomorrow until Christmas. Anyone who has done the same got any tips!?!
#health #sugar
I'm going to be cutting out all refined sugar from tomorrow until Christmas. Anyone who has done the same got any tips!?!
#health #sugar
two men are talking in a gym and one of them is saying " i stop eating sugar "
Alt: two men are talking in a gym and one of them is saying " i stop eating sugar "
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November 12, 2024 at 8:04 PM
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On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
Looking for a supernatural queer read?
🏳️🌈 F/F friends to lovers
💀 Evil cult serving a fallen god
🦅 Weird birds
👼 Queers with wings and claws
🌲 Cursed forest
🌎 Lesbians vs god for the fate of reality
Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell
Available here:
a.co/d/bufFU4f
🏳️🌈 F/F friends to lovers
💀 Evil cult serving a fallen god
🦅 Weird birds
👼 Queers with wings and claws
🌲 Cursed forest
🌎 Lesbians vs god for the fate of reality
Ghost Flower by Jessica Conwell
Available here:
a.co/d/bufFU4f
February 22, 2024 at 4:15 PM
On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
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Repost with your five favorite reads of this year (so far):
-The Way Up Is Death: @danhanks.bsky.social
-The Staircase in the Woods: @chuckwendig.bsky.social
-Midnight at the Houdini: @delilahsdawson.bsky.social
-The Book of Doors: Gareth Brown
-City of Stardust: Georgia Summer
-The Way Up Is Death: @danhanks.bsky.social
-The Staircase in the Woods: @chuckwendig.bsky.social
-Midnight at the Houdini: @delilahsdawson.bsky.social
-The Book of Doors: Gareth Brown
-City of Stardust: Georgia Summer
Repost with your five favorite reads of this year (so far):
- Incidents Around the House: Josh Malerman
- I Was A Teenage Slasher @sgj.bsky.social
- Horror Movie @paultremblay.bsky.social
- Stay on the Line @claymcleod.bsky.social
- Rest Stop @natcassidy.bsky.social
- Incidents Around the House: Josh Malerman
- I Was A Teenage Slasher @sgj.bsky.social
- Horror Movie @paultremblay.bsky.social
- Stay on the Line @claymcleod.bsky.social
- Rest Stop @natcassidy.bsky.social
Repost with your 5 favorite reads of this year (so far):
Incidents Around the House- Josh Malerman
The Devil By Name- @keithrosson.bsky.social
Hot Demon Bitches Near You- @maladjustined.bsky.social
This Wretched Valley- @jennykiefer.bsky.social
The Day of the Door- @laurelhightower.bsky.social
Incidents Around the House- Josh Malerman
The Devil By Name- @keithrosson.bsky.social
Hot Demon Bitches Near You- @maladjustined.bsky.social
This Wretched Valley- @jennykiefer.bsky.social
The Day of the Door- @laurelhightower.bsky.social
November 10, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Repost with your five favorite reads of this year (so far):
-The Way Up Is Death: @danhanks.bsky.social
-The Staircase in the Woods: @chuckwendig.bsky.social
-Midnight at the Houdini: @delilahsdawson.bsky.social
-The Book of Doors: Gareth Brown
-City of Stardust: Georgia Summer
-The Way Up Is Death: @danhanks.bsky.social
-The Staircase in the Woods: @chuckwendig.bsky.social
-Midnight at the Houdini: @delilahsdawson.bsky.social
-The Book of Doors: Gareth Brown
-City of Stardust: Georgia Summer
Very anxiety-laden evening, verging on a panic attack.
Trying to calm the buzzing feelings down enough to sleep, so talk to me.
Tell me your favourite random, everyday memory. 💕 Mine in comments.
#mentalhealth #anxiety #panicattack #copingstrategies #keepcalm
Trying to calm the buzzing feelings down enough to sleep, so talk to me.
Tell me your favourite random, everyday memory. 💕 Mine in comments.
#mentalhealth #anxiety #panicattack #copingstrategies #keepcalm
November 10, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Very anxiety-laden evening, verging on a panic attack.
Trying to calm the buzzing feelings down enough to sleep, so talk to me.
Tell me your favourite random, everyday memory. 💕 Mine in comments.
#mentalhealth #anxiety #panicattack #copingstrategies #keepcalm
Trying to calm the buzzing feelings down enough to sleep, so talk to me.
Tell me your favourite random, everyday memory. 💕 Mine in comments.
#mentalhealth #anxiety #panicattack #copingstrategies #keepcalm
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It’s our first official Bluesky trans pizza! If you are NOT CISGENDER and want pizza, reply here with a picture of something blue or a picture of the sky or just the word PIZZA. I’ll pick 5 winners at random and Venmo them each $25 for pizza! You have 24 hours starting now.
November 10, 2024 at 6:09 PM
It’s our first official Bluesky trans pizza! If you are NOT CISGENDER and want pizza, reply here with a picture of something blue or a picture of the sky or just the word PIZZA. I’ll pick 5 winners at random and Venmo them each $25 for pizza! You have 24 hours starting now.
Just started this - tell me: how am I supposed to put it down? I need to press pause on my life, don't I? Can I do that..?
#JonathanStrangeandMrNorrell #SusannaClarke
#JonathanStrangeandMrNorrell #SusannaClarke
November 10, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Just started this - tell me: how am I supposed to put it down? I need to press pause on my life, don't I? Can I do that..?
#JonathanStrangeandMrNorrell #SusannaClarke
#JonathanStrangeandMrNorrell #SusannaClarke
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Joy is resistance. Art is resistance. Hope is resistance. Compassion is resistance.
November 9, 2024 at 8:36 PM
Joy is resistance. Art is resistance. Hope is resistance. Compassion is resistance.
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Holy shit, this review. 🤩
"The Way Up is Death" by Dan Hanks is a mind-bending, genre-blending masterpiece that takes readers on a thrilling, emotionally-charged journey like no other."
www.hiddenscifi.com/book/2050151...
"The Way Up is Death" by Dan Hanks is a mind-bending, genre-blending masterpiece that takes readers on a thrilling, emotionally-charged journey like no other."
www.hiddenscifi.com/book/2050151...
The Way Up is Death Review - Hidden Sci-Fi
Thirteen strangers are mysteriously drawn to a floating tower with a single word above its doorway: ASCEND
www.hiddenscifi.com
November 9, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Holy shit, this review. 🤩
"The Way Up is Death" by Dan Hanks is a mind-bending, genre-blending masterpiece that takes readers on a thrilling, emotionally-charged journey like no other."
www.hiddenscifi.com/book/2050151...
"The Way Up is Death" by Dan Hanks is a mind-bending, genre-blending masterpiece that takes readers on a thrilling, emotionally-charged journey like no other."
www.hiddenscifi.com/book/2050151...
Dunno why I have a sudden influx of followers, but Hi! 💕
November 10, 2024 at 11:18 AM
Dunno why I have a sudden influx of followers, but Hi! 💕
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That's it. Our #OcTBRChat date's at an end. We're stood by your door saying goodnight in the rain. There's a look that could be taken to mean something, it could be nothing, and yet we'll be thinking about it for the next few days, grinning to ourselves.
This was fun, let's do it again sometime.
This was fun, let's do it again sometime.
October 20, 2024 at 8:02 PM
That's it. Our #OcTBRChat date's at an end. We're stood by your door saying goodnight in the rain. There's a look that could be taken to mean something, it could be nothing, and yet we'll be thinking about it for the next few days, grinning to ourselves.
This was fun, let's do it again sometime.
This was fun, let's do it again sometime.
Percy Blakeney (aka The Scarlett Pimpernell) because he's both a geek and a revolutionary ninja, and a gentleman, but got a sarcastic side that's spot on. I mean, I swooned when I first read it as a teen, because of how he treats his wife (with love and respect). #OcTBRChat
Question 2...
Adam Brody and Andrew Garfield are getting lots of feed-time as the idealistic romantic partners of the moment (deservedly so, they both seem lovely). So they inspired this question:
What fictional book character would be your ideal romantic lead?
#OcTBRChat
Adam Brody and Andrew Garfield are getting lots of feed-time as the idealistic romantic partners of the moment (deservedly so, they both seem lovely). So they inspired this question:
What fictional book character would be your ideal romantic lead?
#OcTBRChat
October 20, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Percy Blakeney (aka The Scarlett Pimpernell) because he's both a geek and a revolutionary ninja, and a gentleman, but got a sarcastic side that's spot on. I mean, I swooned when I first read it as a teen, because of how he treats his wife (with love and respect). #OcTBRChat
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I think Audrey Coltrane from The Flight Girls was pretty amazing. A pilot, sweet and kick-ass with it. #OcTBRChat
October 20, 2024 at 7:21 PM
I think Audrey Coltrane from The Flight Girls was pretty amazing. A pilot, sweet and kick-ass with it. #OcTBRChat
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There's usually a happy ending. The best ones are about people being seen for who they are which feels precious.
It's another #OcTBRChat and tonight we're all about chocolates and flowers and romance and love!
*attempts a seductive wink*
Ahem. So. First question:
Why do we love romance in our fiction so much?
*attempts a seductive wink*
Ahem. So. First question:
Why do we love romance in our fiction so much?
October 20, 2024 at 7:17 PM
There's usually a happy ending. The best ones are about people being seen for who they are which feels precious.
I wonder if part of it is it adds tension, and often conflict, and therefore story. Maybe I'm weird, but I'm not that interested in reading the HEA; give me the will-they, won't-they tension, the only-one-bed, the I-hate-you-but-also-kinda-wanna-shag-you conflicts. #OcTBRChat
It's another #OcTBRChat and tonight we're all about chocolates and flowers and romance and love!
*attempts a seductive wink*
Ahem. So. First question:
Why do we love romance in our fiction so much?
*attempts a seductive wink*
Ahem. So. First question:
Why do we love romance in our fiction so much?
October 20, 2024 at 7:13 PM
I wonder if part of it is it adds tension, and often conflict, and therefore story. Maybe I'm weird, but I'm not that interested in reading the HEA; give me the will-they, won't-they tension, the only-one-bed, the I-hate-you-but-also-kinda-wanna-shag-you conflicts. #OcTBRChat
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Because it taps into those primal feelings of want and need and love so many have. We get to experience those heart-racing moments with idealistic characters we might not always find in our own lives. And because it's fun!
#OcTBRChat
#OcTBRChat
It's another #OcTBRChat and tonight we're all about chocolates and flowers and romance and love!
*attempts a seductive wink*
Ahem. So. First question:
Why do we love romance in our fiction so much?
*attempts a seductive wink*
Ahem. So. First question:
Why do we love romance in our fiction so much?
October 20, 2024 at 7:03 PM
Because it taps into those primal feelings of want and need and love so many have. We get to experience those heart-racing moments with idealistic characters we might not always find in our own lives. And because it's fun!
#OcTBRChat
#OcTBRChat
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Because hope. #OcTBRChat
Because it taps into those primal feelings of want and need and love so many have. We get to experience those heart-racing moments with idealistic characters we might not always find in our own lives. And because it's fun!
#OcTBRChat
#OcTBRChat
It's another #OcTBRChat and tonight we're all about chocolates and flowers and romance and love!
*attempts a seductive wink*
Ahem. So. First question:
Why do we love romance in our fiction so much?
*attempts a seductive wink*
Ahem. So. First question:
Why do we love romance in our fiction so much?
October 20, 2024 at 7:07 PM
Because hope. #OcTBRChat