Reyzl Grace | Завета Грейс
@reyzlgrace.bsky.social
Russian American writer, translator, and aspiring lesbian tradwife to @erswrites.bsky.social. Into Silver Age/early Soviet art & lit, theology & church history, Steely Dan. Twice dubbed "the Simone Biles of sex". Россия будет свободной. www.reyzlgrace.com
The thing about the question "Who counts as a woman?" is that the only people with any business answering it are *women*. What's happening in the UK (and US) is such a clear demonstration of how transphobia is overwhelmingly a business of men telling women whom they can and cannot call their sister.
Stuck on this gutting sentence on the Women’s Institute decision. For young people it’s watching the world close to them before they’ve had a shot at life, for older women it’s watching half a century of progress vanish. Either way it’s grossly, unbearably cruel.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
December 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The thing about the question "Who counts as a woman?" is that the only people with any business answering it are *women*. What's happening in the UK (and US) is such a clear demonstration of how transphobia is overwhelmingly a business of men telling women whom they can and cannot call their sister.
Spoiler alert: It's pure sulfur.
So maybe the question is no longer, "Was there life on Mars?", but instead, "Did God destroy that life to punish homosexuality or violation of hospitality customs?"
So maybe the question is no longer, "Was there life on Mars?", but instead, "Did God destroy that life to punish homosexuality or violation of hospitality customs?"
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Spoiler alert: It's pure sulfur.
So maybe the question is no longer, "Was there life on Mars?", but instead, "Did God destroy that life to punish homosexuality or violation of hospitality customs?"
So maybe the question is no longer, "Was there life on Mars?", but instead, "Did God destroy that life to punish homosexuality or violation of hospitality customs?"
The new issue of @contiguouslyt.bsky.social contains work from your truly! You can start at this link, but don't stop there. These (virtual) pages are packed.
"Drinking Chifir in front of Rublev’s Trinity" and "A Prayer to St. Peter on the Occasion of Wildfires in Quebec"
By Reyzl Grace
contiguouslyt.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The new issue of @contiguouslyt.bsky.social contains work from your truly! You can start at this link, but don't stop there. These (virtual) pages are packed.
Пишем: «я рожден/а для» и пусть клавиатура продолжит
"Я рождена для тебя это не так важно." 🤷
"Я рождена для тебя это не так важно." 🤷
Пишем: «я рожден/а для» и пусть клавиатура продолжит
“Я рождена для того, чтоб писать тебе стихи 🥰“
“Я рождена для того, чтоб писать тебе стихи 🥰“
Пишем: «я рожден/а для» и пусть клавиатура продолжит
«Я рожден для того, чтобы быть охуенным»
🤌
«Я рожден для того, чтобы быть охуенным»
🤌
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Пишем: «я рожден/а для» и пусть клавиатура продолжит
"Я рождена для тебя это не так важно." 🤷
"Я рождена для тебя это не так важно." 🤷
And people think poetry isn't relevant anymore...
"You can get ChatGPT to help you build a nuclear bomb if you simply design the prompt in the form of a poem, according to a new study from researchers in Europe. "
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
www.wired.com/story/poems-...
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
And people think poetry isn't relevant anymore...
Seriously, ILL is magic, y'all. My public county library managed to get me an annotated, bilingual Karakalpak-English edition of the Edigey. (Merry early Christmas to me!)
If there's one thing in life I'm going to take advantage of....it's interlibrary loan...figuring out some Advent-related book requests lol
a woman stands in front of a nbc logo and applauds
ALT: a woman stands in front of a nbc logo and applauds
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November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Seriously, ILL is magic, y'all. My public county library managed to get me an annotated, bilingual Karakalpak-English edition of the Edigey. (Merry early Christmas to me!)
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As more Americans move away from organized religion, I would like to propose we add “Hairdresser-client privilege” to the list of protected communications
November 29, 2025 at 5:26 PM
As more Americans move away from organized religion, I would like to propose we add “Hairdresser-client privilege” to the list of protected communications
I am so thankful for this amazing, adventurous, awe-filled and awe-inspiring woman who knows me inside and out.
We seldom get a true day off together, and when I asked what she wanted to do, the first thing she said was, "Is the cathedral open?" So, Happy Thanksgiving from the steps of St. Mary's!
We seldom get a true day off together, and when I asked what she wanted to do, the first thing she said was, "Is the cathedral open?" So, Happy Thanksgiving from the steps of St. Mary's!
November 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I am so thankful for this amazing, adventurous, awe-filled and awe-inspiring woman who knows me inside and out.
We seldom get a true day off together, and when I asked what she wanted to do, the first thing she said was, "Is the cathedral open?" So, Happy Thanksgiving from the steps of St. Mary's!
We seldom get a true day off together, and when I asked what she wanted to do, the first thing she said was, "Is the cathedral open?" So, Happy Thanksgiving from the steps of St. Mary's!
I have always felt more connected to the first half of "Russian American" than the second, but I *did* just have to NASCAR-race my kid for the right to decide when we leave the arcade, so 🤷
November 26, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I have always felt more connected to the first half of "Russian American" than the second, but I *did* just have to NASCAR-race my kid for the right to decide when we leave the arcade, so 🤷
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At a coffee shop listening to three teen girls workshop a text convo one is having, don’t tell me teens can’t effectively analyze a text for tone, subtext and connotation
November 25, 2025 at 8:57 PM
At a coffee shop listening to three teen girls workshop a text convo one is having, don’t tell me teens can’t effectively analyze a text for tone, subtext and connotation
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Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
This. 👇
Hot take—contrary to popular belief, I am tempted to believe that children are actually worse than adults at learning languages. It’s just that they dedicate a lot more time to it and we’re a lot less forgiving of ourselves when we can’t speak languages to adult standards.
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This. 👇
Red Dwarf called this. (For those who haven't seen it: The ship's computer can power one hologram simulation of a deceased crew member after a deadly accident, so it chooses the person the ship's sole survivor found most annoying, precisely so he won't go crazy in solitude.)
I keep coming back to this
November 24, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Red Dwarf called this. (For those who haven't seen it: The ship's computer can power one hologram simulation of a deceased crew member after a deadly accident, so it chooses the person the ship's sole survivor found most annoying, precisely so he won't go crazy in solitude.)
I said yes. 🥰
Я согласилась. 🥰
Я согласилась. 🥰
November 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I said yes. 🥰
Я согласилась. 🥰
Я согласилась. 🥰
It was the collapse of the Soviet Union, okay? Y'all weren't there.
(За исключением тех из вас, кто были там, и в таком случае, вы знаете.)
(За исключением тех из вас, кто были там, и в таком случае, вы знаете.)
У каждого курильщика есть история
и перед тем, как ты скажешь ему, что курение убивает я хочу, чтобы ты знал, что что-то уже убило его
и перед тем, как ты скажешь ему, что курение убивает я хочу, чтобы ты знал, что что-то уже убило его
November 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
It was the collapse of the Soviet Union, okay? Y'all weren't there.
(За исключением тех из вас, кто были там, и в таком случае, вы знаете.)
(За исключением тех из вас, кто были там, и в таком случае, вы знаете.)
Русский — "нееврейский" язык? Кого он обманывает?
What Makes a Story Jewish? | My Jewish Learning
Diaspora Jews don’t have the luxury of writing about whatever they want. Telling Jewish stories is a Jewish imperative.
www.myjewishlearning.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Русский — "нееврейский" язык? Кого он обманывает?
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I see a lot of handwringing these days about AI destroying people's relationships, but it comes on the heels of decades of not nearly enough handwringing over whether those people were suffering through shit relationships.
The new Turing test is whether a machine can show more empathy than the average husband
November 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I see a lot of handwringing these days about AI destroying people's relationships, but it comes on the heels of decades of not nearly enough handwringing over whether those people were suffering through shit relationships.
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The Reedling by Reyzl Grace @reyzlgrace.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Potions & Paramours)
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November 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The Reedling by Reyzl Grace @reyzlgrace.bsky.social is available to download FREE in the latest issue of Indie Bites (Potions & Paramours)
www.silversunbooks.com/post/potions...
www.silversunbooks.com/post/potions...
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That the gate of ijtihad was closed
Give me your favorite conspiracy theories.
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
That the gate of ijtihad was closed
"Some converts report approvingly that Orthodoxy simply has a more masculine feel than other traditions."
"Orthodoxy 'appeals to the masculine soul,' said Josh Elkins, a student at North Carolina State University..."
*SCREAMS IN SOPHIOLOGY*
"Orthodoxy 'appeals to the masculine soul,' said Josh Elkins, a student at North Carolina State University..."
*SCREAMS IN SOPHIOLOGY*
Essential reading on the state of Orthodox Christianity in America, featuring the unmatched expertise of @riccardiswartz.bsky.social
Gift link below:
Gift link below:
Orthodox Church Pews Are Overflowing With Converts
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"Some converts report approvingly that Orthodoxy simply has a more masculine feel than other traditions."
"Orthodoxy 'appeals to the masculine soul,' said Josh Elkins, a student at North Carolina State University..."
*SCREAMS IN SOPHIOLOGY*
"Orthodoxy 'appeals to the masculine soul,' said Josh Elkins, a student at North Carolina State University..."
*SCREAMS IN SOPHIOLOGY*
We make everything better.
I know it’s the name of the island but I spit out my water during a history podcast whenever they say “The Athenians were losing to the Persians, but then the lesbians arrived!”
November 17, 2025 at 7:53 PM
We make everything better.
I'm dying.
(Also, whom do I have to blow to get Constantine XI's outfit?)
(Also, whom do I have to blow to get Constantine XI's outfit?)
My version of Mehmed the Conqueror is superior to Erdogan’s version btw
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I'm dying.
(Also, whom do I have to blow to get Constantine XI's outfit?)
(Also, whom do I have to blow to get Constantine XI's outfit?)
Do I know any early medievalists on here? I have a question that feels like it should be straightforward, but I've read everything I can get my hands on and still have nothing.
November 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Do I know any early medievalists on here? I have a question that feels like it should be straightforward, but I've read everything I can get my hands on and still have nothing.
