alexis
@objetautre.com
photo taker • writer • hand printer • maker of poem objects • in the hills • in New England (western MA) • @objetautre.bsky.social • alexisf.com • objetautre.etsy.com
🛶 organizer of Ashfield Lighted Boat Parade ashfield.org/publicart
🛶 organizer of Ashfield Lighted Boat Parade ashfield.org/publicart
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CALL FOR ART
🛶🪁🎭
Apply for a $1,000 grant to create a floating art piece for the Ashfield lighted boat parade! 12 grants will be awarded. Open to all US residents / individuals or teams. Applications must be received by 5pm March 31, 2026. ashfield.org/publicart
🛶🪁🎭
Apply for a $1,000 grant to create a floating art piece for the Ashfield lighted boat parade! 12 grants will be awarded. Open to all US residents / individuals or teams. Applications must be received by 5pm March 31, 2026. ashfield.org/publicart
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Tough day, lots of speech on #genocide. But the things humans are capable of also include their capability to create from waste something unexpectedly wonderful. It’s important to continue seeing the beauty in small things. How else can we life a life worth living? #Woodstock #Snoopy #writing
January 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Tough day, lots of speech on #genocide. But the things humans are capable of also include their capability to create from waste something unexpectedly wonderful. It’s important to continue seeing the beauty in small things. How else can we life a life worth living? #Woodstock #Snoopy #writing
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ICE are the new Brown Shirts
January 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
ICE are the new Brown Shirts
January 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
So sorry to hear this ☹️ idk if you’re looking for suggestions but if so, Dr Adam Fields (find him on YouTube) is my go-to for self-massage headache solutions. anyway, hope you feel better soon. x
January 5, 2026 at 1:50 PM
So sorry to hear this ☹️ idk if you’re looking for suggestions but if so, Dr Adam Fields (find him on YouTube) is my go-to for self-massage headache solutions. anyway, hope you feel better soon. x
Happy new year Katy! I was thinking of you recently, still working my way through the Small Beer Press back catalogue and read “At The Mouth of the River of Bees” by Kij Johnson which was wonderful and reminded me of your writing in all good ways. 📚💙
January 5, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Happy new year Katy! I was thinking of you recently, still working my way through the Small Beer Press back catalogue and read “At The Mouth of the River of Bees” by Kij Johnson which was wonderful and reminded me of your writing in all good ways. 📚💙
Thanks! Save the date and please help spread the word. 😀
January 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Thanks! Save the date and please help spread the word. 😀
I worked on planning this ALL last year and so excited to finally release this call for proposals! 🥰
We're looking for lighted artworks that transform Ashfield Lake (Ashfield, MA) into a visually striking performance at dusk 🔥
Proposals due by 3/31/26 for event on 9/12/26 ashfield.org/publicart
We're looking for lighted artworks that transform Ashfield Lake (Ashfield, MA) into a visually striking performance at dusk 🔥
Proposals due by 3/31/26 for event on 9/12/26 ashfield.org/publicart
Lighted Boat Parade | Ashfield, MA
www.ashfield.org
January 5, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I worked on planning this ALL last year and so excited to finally release this call for proposals! 🥰
We're looking for lighted artworks that transform Ashfield Lake (Ashfield, MA) into a visually striking performance at dusk 🔥
Proposals due by 3/31/26 for event on 9/12/26 ashfield.org/publicart
We're looking for lighted artworks that transform Ashfield Lake (Ashfield, MA) into a visually striking performance at dusk 🔥
Proposals due by 3/31/26 for event on 9/12/26 ashfield.org/publicart
CALL FOR ART
🛶🪁🎭
Apply for a $1,000 grant to create a floating art piece for the Ashfield lighted boat parade! 12 grants will be awarded. Open to all US residents / individuals or teams. Applications must be received by 5pm March 31, 2026. ashfield.org/publicart
🛶🪁🎭
Apply for a $1,000 grant to create a floating art piece for the Ashfield lighted boat parade! 12 grants will be awarded. Open to all US residents / individuals or teams. Applications must be received by 5pm March 31, 2026. ashfield.org/publicart
January 5, 2026 at 12:37 AM
CALL FOR ART
🛶🪁🎭
Apply for a $1,000 grant to create a floating art piece for the Ashfield lighted boat parade! 12 grants will be awarded. Open to all US residents / individuals or teams. Applications must be received by 5pm March 31, 2026. ashfield.org/publicart
🛶🪁🎭
Apply for a $1,000 grant to create a floating art piece for the Ashfield lighted boat parade! 12 grants will be awarded. Open to all US residents / individuals or teams. Applications must be received by 5pm March 31, 2026. ashfield.org/publicart
"Venus of Chalk" is by Susan Stinson whose books "Martha Moody" and "Spider In a Tree" I gave 5 stars to in 2024
Each of these books is a v unique setting and Stinson nails it every time, but "Spider In a Tree" is my favorite for being a wonderful blend of fiction, history and poetry
Each of these books is a v unique setting and Stinson nails it every time, but "Spider In a Tree" is my favorite for being a wonderful blend of fiction, history and poetry
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"Venus of Chalk" is by Susan Stinson whose books "Martha Moody" and "Spider In a Tree" I gave 5 stars to in 2024
Each of these books is a v unique setting and Stinson nails it every time, but "Spider In a Tree" is my favorite for being a wonderful blend of fiction, history and poetry
Each of these books is a v unique setting and Stinson nails it every time, but "Spider In a Tree" is my favorite for being a wonderful blend of fiction, history and poetry
"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Our Year of Seasonal Eating" by Barbara Kingsolver has a couple of chapters set in my town!
It's not what I would usually choose but I'm so glad I read it - it was less sanctimonious than I expected, and very funny, fun, wise, and about things I care about
It's not what I would usually choose but I'm so glad I read it - it was less sanctimonious than I expected, and very funny, fun, wise, and about things I care about
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Our Year of Seasonal Eating" by Barbara Kingsolver has a couple of chapters set in my town!
It's not what I would usually choose but I'm so glad I read it - it was less sanctimonious than I expected, and very funny, fun, wise, and about things I care about
It's not what I would usually choose but I'm so glad I read it - it was less sanctimonious than I expected, and very funny, fun, wise, and about things I care about
"James" by Percival Everstt is really smart and well-rendered, successfully doing things like using changes in diction to make social commentary
this fast-paced reimagining of Huck Finn told from the enslaved Jim's POV is touching, funny, wise, and deeply disturbing for it's brutal truths
this fast-paced reimagining of Huck Finn told from the enslaved Jim's POV is touching, funny, wise, and deeply disturbing for it's brutal truths
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"James" by Percival Everstt is really smart and well-rendered, successfully doing things like using changes in diction to make social commentary
this fast-paced reimagining of Huck Finn told from the enslaved Jim's POV is touching, funny, wise, and deeply disturbing for it's brutal truths
this fast-paced reimagining of Huck Finn told from the enslaved Jim's POV is touching, funny, wise, and deeply disturbing for it's brutal truths
"An Orchid in my Belly Button" is a collection of short stories by Katy Whimhurst @sylphsea.bsky.social
suffused with magical realism, these stories are often dark and reflective of modern life, while also infusing kindness, wonder, and an offbeat sense of humor
suffused with magical realism, these stories are often dark and reflective of modern life, while also infusing kindness, wonder, and an offbeat sense of humor
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"An Orchid in my Belly Button" is a collection of short stories by Katy Whimhurst @sylphsea.bsky.social
suffused with magical realism, these stories are often dark and reflective of modern life, while also infusing kindness, wonder, and an offbeat sense of humor
suffused with magical realism, these stories are often dark and reflective of modern life, while also infusing kindness, wonder, and an offbeat sense of humor
"Eileen" is one of my favorite Ottessa Moshfegh books, along with "My Year of Rest & Relaxation"
A quiet book, driven by internal monologue and set in a small town, yet I was propelled thru by curiosity and interest to know what would happen. the book's wrap-up made me gasp a few times
A quiet book, driven by internal monologue and set in a small town, yet I was propelled thru by curiosity and interest to know what would happen. the book's wrap-up made me gasp a few times
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"Eileen" is one of my favorite Ottessa Moshfegh books, along with "My Year of Rest & Relaxation"
A quiet book, driven by internal monologue and set in a small town, yet I was propelled thru by curiosity and interest to know what would happen. the book's wrap-up made me gasp a few times
A quiet book, driven by internal monologue and set in a small town, yet I was propelled thru by curiosity and interest to know what would happen. the book's wrap-up made me gasp a few times
I fell in love with "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo, and later read her "Clap When You Land" (gave that 4.5 stars).
This novel in verse reminds me of Anne Carson's "Red" for themes of adolescent sexuality, friendships, and independence/development - tho they're v different too
This novel in verse reminds me of Anne Carson's "Red" for themes of adolescent sexuality, friendships, and independence/development - tho they're v different too
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I fell in love with "The Poet X" by Elizabeth Acevedo, and later read her "Clap When You Land" (gave that 4.5 stars).
This novel in verse reminds me of Anne Carson's "Red" for themes of adolescent sexuality, friendships, and independence/development - tho they're v different too
This novel in verse reminds me of Anne Carson's "Red" for themes of adolescent sexuality, friendships, and independence/development - tho they're v different too
"Either / Or" is one of two Elif Bautman books I read last year (I gave "The Idiot" 4.5 stars). I'll read more as soon as she writes them
These setting familiar to me (college, New England, mid-90's) & I relate so much to the protagonist (what she is drawn to, questions she has about the world)
These setting familiar to me (college, New England, mid-90's) & I relate so much to the protagonist (what she is drawn to, questions she has about the world)
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"Either / Or" is one of two Elif Bautman books I read last year (I gave "The Idiot" 4.5 stars). I'll read more as soon as she writes them
These setting familiar to me (college, New England, mid-90's) & I relate so much to the protagonist (what she is drawn to, questions she has about the world)
These setting familiar to me (college, New England, mid-90's) & I relate so much to the protagonist (what she is drawn to, questions she has about the world)
"The Dictionary of Lost Words" by Pip Williams (a bday gift from my mom) is a solid choice for anyone who loved Simon Winchester's "The Professor and the Madman"
a well-researched and poignant novel on the making of the OED, weaving a narrative about women that's lost in history written by men
a well-researched and poignant novel on the making of the OED, weaving a narrative about women that's lost in history written by men
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"The Dictionary of Lost Words" by Pip Williams (a bday gift from my mom) is a solid choice for anyone who loved Simon Winchester's "The Professor and the Madman"
a well-researched and poignant novel on the making of the OED, weaving a narrative about women that's lost in history written by men
a well-researched and poignant novel on the making of the OED, weaving a narrative about women that's lost in history written by men
Thick with Trouble - Amber McBride
A History of Half Birds - Caroline Harper New
Ditch Memory - Todd Davis
Room Swept Home - Remica Bingham-Risher
Cauterized - Laura Apol
all poetry books, these were my finalists (in no particular order) for a contest I helped judge
A History of Half Birds - Caroline Harper New
Ditch Memory - Todd Davis
Room Swept Home - Remica Bingham-Risher
Cauterized - Laura Apol
all poetry books, these were my finalists (in no particular order) for a contest I helped judge
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Thick with Trouble - Amber McBride
A History of Half Birds - Caroline Harper New
Ditch Memory - Todd Davis
Room Swept Home - Remica Bingham-Risher
Cauterized - Laura Apol
all poetry books, these were my finalists (in no particular order) for a contest I helped judge
A History of Half Birds - Caroline Harper New
Ditch Memory - Todd Davis
Room Swept Home - Remica Bingham-Risher
Cauterized - Laura Apol
all poetry books, these were my finalists (in no particular order) for a contest I helped judge
"Pearly Everlasting" by Tammy Armstrong is historical fiction featuring a friendship between a girl and a bear, taking place in remote logging camps of New Brunswick Canada during the Great Depression. It's an evocative blend of realism & fable, and poetic too.
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
"Pearly Everlasting" by Tammy Armstrong is historical fiction featuring a friendship between a girl and a bear, taking place in remote logging camps of New Brunswick Canada during the Great Depression. It's an evocative blend of realism & fable, and poetic too.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ according to @thestorygraph.com stats, these are the books I gave 5-stars to in 2025 (titles and authors in the alt text)
January 4, 2026 at 4:05 PM
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ according to @thestorygraph.com stats, these are the books I gave 5-stars to in 2025 (titles and authors in the alt text)
same to you! things are likely to get worse before they get better, but let's hope anyway for good things in 2026.
January 2, 2026 at 2:26 PM
same to you! things are likely to get worse before they get better, but let's hope anyway for good things in 2026.
ice bright as lightening
December 30, 2025 at 12:18 PM
ice bright as lightening
& there in the middle of it all
December 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
& there in the middle of it all
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Thanks! It feels lucky when I get a good shot not wearing my reading glasses :)
December 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Thanks! It feels lucky when I get a good shot not wearing my reading glasses :)