Maria Alexander
@lamaupin.bsky.social
2x Bram Stoker Award winner. 3x BookFest winner. Anthony Award nominee. Sword slinger. Cat butler. She/her. I speak for myself not my employer. www.mariaalexander.net
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Maria Alexander
@lamaupin.bsky.social
· Oct 25
I'm humbled and happy to announce that Brimstone & Blades just won THREE BookFest Awards:
LGBTQ+ Fiction -- Winner
YA Fantasy -- Winner
YA Fiction -- Winner
Great thanks to the judges and hearty congratulations to all the winners this year!
LGBTQ+ Fiction -- Winner
YA Fantasy -- Winner
YA Fiction -- Winner
Great thanks to the judges and hearty congratulations to all the winners this year!
The little boy was actually a child actor named Lincoln Fox.
February 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The little boy was actually a child actor named Lincoln Fox.
Grandma and disabled people. Are we great yet?
Maybe Republicans don't want to "push granny off the cliff." But they do want to push granny's caregiver off the cliff. lnk.thebulwark.com/4afElyp
February 9, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Grandma and disabled people. Are we great yet?
Between the highly deregulated new nuclear power plants and every other fucking thing on the planet happening right now, there is so much more to care about than that guy. I think I should start training to be in the Vuvalini.
February 3, 2026 at 5:15 AM
Between the highly deregulated new nuclear power plants and every other fucking thing on the planet happening right now, there is so much more to care about than that guy. I think I should start training to be in the Vuvalini.
I'm pretty sure this is how Mad Max: The Prequel starts.
February 3, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I'm pretty sure this is how Mad Max: The Prequel starts.
Turns out the woman in question is Melania and her shitty "docuganda" film. I hadn't connected the release of that thing with the date of his bad family juju.
I've spoken a little about this rather momentous thing happening to the Trumpsterfire around February 1. One strong interpretation is the death of a family member, either a child or a woman. I know many would love for it to be him, but I'm not certain that's it. ♏🧵
February 2, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Turns out the woman in question is Melania and her shitty "docuganda" film. I hadn't connected the release of that thing with the date of his bad family juju.
Stansbury slays the assholes in congress who are putting forth a bill based on an executive order from Trumpsterfire on rich people shower heads.
After a full day in Oversight, including new subpoenas in the Epstein investigation, a classified briefing on the invasion of Venezuela, and forcing a vote to protect healthcare, House Republicans hav...
TikTok video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury
www.tiktok.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Stansbury slays the assholes in congress who are putting forth a bill based on an executive order from Trumpsterfire on rich people shower heads.
I think we all need this right now.
THE GIFT OF LOVE
OR, HOW A DILDO WOUND UP ON OUR FRONT LAWN
open.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I think we all need this right now.
Hero! Teacher Chanae Bond gets it.
January 29, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Hero! Teacher Chanae Bond gets it.
So many Melania movie signs defaced here in L.A. Saw one today that was spray painted to say
Melania
is in the
Epstein Files
Melania
is in the
Epstein Files
January 28, 2026 at 11:44 PM
So many Melania movie signs defaced here in L.A. Saw one today that was spray painted to say
Melania
is in the
Epstein Files
Melania
is in the
Epstein Files
The Diplomat. This TV show doesn't explain anything to the viewer. It drops you into the middle of complex situations and dialogue that's five steps ahead of you. I have to mentally jog to keep up. And it's fucking BRILLIANT.
Second screen-friendly my ass.
Second screen-friendly my ass.
January 25, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The Diplomat. This TV show doesn't explain anything to the viewer. It drops you into the middle of complex situations and dialogue that's five steps ahead of you. I have to mentally jog to keep up. And it's fucking BRILLIANT.
Second screen-friendly my ass.
Second screen-friendly my ass.
Stop the murder, @schumer.senate.gov! Also? IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH
January 24, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Stop the murder, @schumer.senate.gov! Also? IMPEACH IMPEACH IMPEACH
I've spoken a little about this rather momentous thing happening to the Trumpsterfire around February 1. One strong interpretation is the death of a family member, either a child or a woman. I know many would love for it to be him, but I'm not certain that's it. ♏🧵
January 23, 2026 at 5:37 AM
I've spoken a little about this rather momentous thing happening to the Trumpsterfire around February 1. One strong interpretation is the death of a family member, either a child or a woman. I know many would love for it to be him, but I'm not certain that's it. ♏🧵
This is Therese Lahlouh, a race car driver I met last year. When she told me what she does, I had to check out her Insta. It did not disappoint.
January 21, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is Therese Lahlouh, a race car driver I met last year. When she told me what she does, I had to check out her Insta. It did not disappoint.
Share a television show that raised you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg-x...
January 19, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Share a television show that raised you. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg-x...
Reposted by Maria Alexander
January 19, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In centuries past, there have been various laws against predicting the death of rulers. Even Queen Elizabeth I outlawed such a thing. But we have no law. So, around February 1st, when his progressed Moon in Scorpio enters the 4th house, aka "the end of all things," it might not be death, but... 🤞
January 17, 2026 at 9:20 PM
In centuries past, there have been various laws against predicting the death of rulers. Even Queen Elizabeth I outlawed such a thing. But we have no law. So, around February 1st, when his progressed Moon in Scorpio enters the 4th house, aka "the end of all things," it might not be death, but... 🤞
Reposted by Maria Alexander
I almost called my memoir "Enter Sandman." But my story is about something far greater: the death of my old self and the birth of the artist you all know today. The events of January 15, 1996 were fatal to the old me. But not as explosive as what was to come...
#memoir #rebirth #neilgaiman #alanon
#memoir #rebirth #neilgaiman #alanon
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I almost called my memoir "Enter Sandman." But my story is about something far greater: the death of my old self and the birth of the artist you all know today. The events of January 15, 1996 were fatal to the old me. But not as explosive as what was to come...
#memoir #rebirth #neilgaiman #alanon
#memoir #rebirth #neilgaiman #alanon
I almost called my memoir "Enter Sandman." But my story is about something far greater: the death of my old self and the birth of the artist you all know today. The events of January 15, 1996 were fatal to the old me. But not as explosive as what was to come...
#memoir #rebirth #neilgaiman #alanon
#memoir #rebirth #neilgaiman #alanon
January 15, 2026 at 4:34 PM
I almost called my memoir "Enter Sandman." But my story is about something far greater: the death of my old self and the birth of the artist you all know today. The events of January 15, 1996 were fatal to the old me. But not as explosive as what was to come...
#memoir #rebirth #neilgaiman #alanon
#memoir #rebirth #neilgaiman #alanon
Reposted by Maria Alexander
Reposted by Maria Alexander
Today on the blog: 60 Small Things You (and Your Patrons) Can Do To Defend the Right to Read via @heykellyjensen.bsky.social @bookriot.bsky.social
Make 2026 the year you not only act yourself, but also you enlist others to join you. 60 EASY ways!
raforall.blogspot.com/2026/01/60-s...
Make 2026 the year you not only act yourself, but also you enlist others to join you. 60 EASY ways!
raforall.blogspot.com/2026/01/60-s...
60 Small Things You (and Your Patrons) Can Do To Defend the Right to Read via Kelly Jensen
It's the second full week of 2026 and my question to you is the same one I have had for the last 5 years-- What have you been doing to fight...
raforall.blogspot.com
January 12, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Today on the blog: 60 Small Things You (and Your Patrons) Can Do To Defend the Right to Read via @heykellyjensen.bsky.social @bookriot.bsky.social
Make 2026 the year you not only act yourself, but also you enlist others to join you. 60 EASY ways!
raforall.blogspot.com/2026/01/60-s...
Make 2026 the year you not only act yourself, but also you enlist others to join you. 60 EASY ways!
raforall.blogspot.com/2026/01/60-s...
From WIRED this morning.
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
From WIRED this morning.
Reposted by Maria Alexander
It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share some books and boost all signals. Repost this & let us know what to repost for you. Angry? Here’s one about injustice, racism, and colonialism. You know, with monsters, magic, murder, grief, and ghosts.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It’s #FridayReads time! Let’s share some books and boost all signals. Repost this & let us know what to repost for you. Angry? Here’s one about injustice, racism, and colonialism. You know, with monsters, magic, murder, grief, and ghosts.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
Is this what scam emails look like now?
January 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Is this what scam emails look like now?
Let the wild rumpus start!!!!
January 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Let the wild rumpus start!!!!