Alysa Taladay 🦖SF/F Writer✨️🚀
@taladayarts.bsky.social
Scifi/fantasy epic writer Alysa Taladay (pen), creator of The Ryozae Alliance. Shapeshifting space dinos in '90s era US South, + identity & mental health issues. Half-Hawaiian, AuDHD. She/her ... complicated. 🌈+ https://ko-fi.com/alysataladay/
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I am a sci-fi/fantasy writer who wrote most of The Ryozae Alliance, a 9-book epic, by hand. I'm now working to bring it to life. 90s-era characters and settings, alien dinosaurs, alien worlds, war, and undercurrents of magic await. Follow along and support the Alliance! linktr.ee/taladayarts
We're expecting 1.5in of ice....
January 23, 2026 at 12:54 PM
We're expecting 1.5in of ice....
Well ... looks like I'm about to witness my first ice storm.
January 22, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Well ... looks like I'm about to witness my first ice storm.
Just pulled into a gas station with my blood sugar dropping, and I'm thinking about fried foods, how much sugar has messed me up, and how conditioned we are to CRAVE garbage in the US. It’s engineered for maximum addictiveness so you'll buy more.
Think I might do a sandwich wrap today.
Think I might do a sandwich wrap today.
January 20, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Just pulled into a gas station with my blood sugar dropping, and I'm thinking about fried foods, how much sugar has messed me up, and how conditioned we are to CRAVE garbage in the US. It’s engineered for maximum addictiveness so you'll buy more.
Think I might do a sandwich wrap today.
Think I might do a sandwich wrap today.
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#ProjectAnimalia continues.
768:Australian white ibis (Threskiornis moluccus)
The legendary Sydney "bin chicken." The urban #birds are climate migrants, moving to cities as their floodplain homes dry up.
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #birdart
768:Australian white ibis (Threskiornis moluccus)
The legendary Sydney "bin chicken." The urban #birds are climate migrants, moving to cities as their floodplain homes dry up.
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #birdart
January 2, 2026 at 11:08 AM
#ProjectAnimalia continues.
768:Australian white ibis (Threskiornis moluccus)
The legendary Sydney "bin chicken." The urban #birds are climate migrants, moving to cities as their floodplain homes dry up.
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #birdart
768:Australian white ibis (Threskiornis moluccus)
The legendary Sydney "bin chicken." The urban #birds are climate migrants, moving to cities as their floodplain homes dry up.
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #birdart
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#ProjectAnimalia continues.
769: Blue spotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma)
A beautiful ray, with a dangerous tail.
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #ray
769: Blue spotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma)
A beautiful ray, with a dangerous tail.
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #ray
January 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM
#ProjectAnimalia continues.
769: Blue spotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma)
A beautiful ray, with a dangerous tail.
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #ray
769: Blue spotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma)
A beautiful ray, with a dangerous tail.
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #ray
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#ProjectAnimalia 776: Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)
It looks and acts liek a dead leaf, flitting harmlessly around—until it extends its long mouth and swiftly inhales its prey!
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #leaffish
It looks and acts liek a dead leaf, flitting harmlessly around—until it extends its long mouth and swiftly inhales its prey!
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #leaffish
January 20, 2026 at 2:52 AM
#ProjectAnimalia 776: Amazon leaffish (Monocirrhus polyacanthus)
It looks and acts liek a dead leaf, flitting harmlessly around—until it extends its long mouth and swiftly inhales its prey!
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #leaffish
It looks and acts liek a dead leaf, flitting harmlessly around—until it extends its long mouth and swiftly inhales its prey!
#sciart #dailyart #animalart #scientificillustration #medart #illustration #animalart #fishart #leaffish
Sat on the phone with a friend and decided to finish the page. 😁 Mix of different types of markers and Prismacolor pencils.
January 20, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Sat on the phone with a friend and decided to finish the page. 😁 Mix of different types of markers and Prismacolor pencils.
Color? WHAT? Hell, yes.
I liked it without color, TBH but the point is to make scribbly stuff on paper and not let anxiety/PTSD/perfectionism stop me from doing art stuff.
I liked it without color, TBH but the point is to make scribbly stuff on paper and not let anxiety/PTSD/perfectionism stop me from doing art stuff.
January 19, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Color? WHAT? Hell, yes.
I liked it without color, TBH but the point is to make scribbly stuff on paper and not let anxiety/PTSD/perfectionism stop me from doing art stuff.
I liked it without color, TBH but the point is to make scribbly stuff on paper and not let anxiety/PTSD/perfectionism stop me from doing art stuff.
I grew up on an island, and people whined and cried when the island closed during the COVID pandemic. I can also tell you from working there, many really DO think their money should buy them anything their precious little hearts desire. They struggle with taking "no" for an answer./
It’s sad the number of people who say they support justice & goodness…unless it involves even the smallest sacrifice on their part, like a change of vacation plans.
January 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I grew up on an island, and people whined and cried when the island closed during the COVID pandemic. I can also tell you from working there, many really DO think their money should buy them anything their precious little hearts desire. They struggle with taking "no" for an answer./
There's a crow that precision crafts palm fronds into barbed tools for grub hunting. To reference my earlier post, that's why I don't have a zero rule about Ryozae weapons. Because as dinosaurs they inherently prefer their own abilities, but that doesn't mean they can't develop tool use as aliens.
Journalists report tool use in a non-human and say that it overturns everything. It doesn't, because scientists already know that tool use is widespread. Aaaaaand repeat...
January 19, 2026 at 8:52 PM
There's a crow that precision crafts palm fronds into barbed tools for grub hunting. To reference my earlier post, that's why I don't have a zero rule about Ryozae weapons. Because as dinosaurs they inherently prefer their own abilities, but that doesn't mean they can't develop tool use as aliens.
Battled my PTSD bullshit that keeps me from doing art things and drew my boy Mike while I was waiting on my car, today.
I don't hate it, so that's good.
HB pencil, 05 Micron & fine-ultrafine ballpoint pens. References include my Hero Forge model, my Bluesky banner, and Google Images.
I don't hate it, so that's good.
HB pencil, 05 Micron & fine-ultrafine ballpoint pens. References include my Hero Forge model, my Bluesky banner, and Google Images.
January 19, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Battled my PTSD bullshit that keeps me from doing art things and drew my boy Mike while I was waiting on my car, today.
I don't hate it, so that's good.
HB pencil, 05 Micron & fine-ultrafine ballpoint pens. References include my Hero Forge model, my Bluesky banner, and Google Images.
I don't hate it, so that's good.
HB pencil, 05 Micron & fine-ultrafine ballpoint pens. References include my Hero Forge model, my Bluesky banner, and Google Images.
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Really looking forward to the 2026 release of Age of Dinosaurs, an immersive VR experience I've been putting together with the Sandbox VR team. We've done what we can to make it technically right, but it's tremendous fun too... can't wait for you to see it :)
January 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Really looking forward to the 2026 release of Age of Dinosaurs, an immersive VR experience I've been putting together with the Sandbox VR team. We've done what we can to make it technically right, but it's tremendous fun too... can't wait for you to see it :)
The Ryozae people have what they call beam cannons (lasers), but warrior cultures in particular favor their own bodies, and take great pride in their individual prowess in battle. Others are pacifists, or else prefer chemical weapons (and fighting as a last resort).
#JanuaryWorldbuilders. What kind of long-range weapons are used in your world? Do they have bows? Longbows? Slingshots or darts? Or is this an age of guns, spaceships, and rockets?
January 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The Ryozae people have what they call beam cannons (lasers), but warrior cultures in particular favor their own bodies, and take great pride in their individual prowess in battle. Others are pacifists, or else prefer chemical weapons (and fighting as a last resort).
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Beautiful Minneapolis!
January 18, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Beautiful Minneapolis!
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So honored and excited to be on this list with so many fantastic authors I admire. 😱😱
Crawling back from a very nasty bout of flu by posting some of my favorite stories I read last year. Is it a perfect list? No, there's a ton of amazing stuff out there. But I am happy with it and I hope you can find something in here for you <3
AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF GLORIOUS SHORT FICTION THAT I ENJOYED IN 2025 (BY PUBLICATION MONTH).
his love’s ashes on his tongue, by Monte Lin, in The Deadlands (January) I love how this story explores grief and death. It’s a journey in a strange city. A journey inside our minds and the v…
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January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
So honored and excited to be on this list with so many fantastic authors I admire. 😱😱
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More sketches of some of the terrestrial plant life that existed in the Ribatejo/Lower Tagus Basin (Santarém, Portugal) during the end of the Miocene epoch. Genera name in ALT. 2/3
#sciart #sketch #botanicalart
#sciart #sketch #botanicalart
January 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
More sketches of some of the terrestrial plant life that existed in the Ribatejo/Lower Tagus Basin (Santarém, Portugal) during the end of the Miocene epoch. Genera name in ALT. 2/3
#sciart #sketch #botanicalart
#sciart #sketch #botanicalart
One of my worlds has terrestrial biomes based on coral reefs, and the inhabitants have a euphoric drink made from one of those lifeforms, which is considered either highly prized or highly controversial, depending on who you ask.
Last question on our "society, broadly" theme for #JanuaryWorldbuilders. What food or drinks are popular in the society you've been talking about? If can be an MC's society, or any one you have an interesting answer for.
January 14, 2026 at 5:33 AM
One of my worlds has terrestrial biomes based on coral reefs, and the inhabitants have a euphoric drink made from one of those lifeforms, which is considered either highly prized or highly controversial, depending on who you ask.
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Yall ever seen a sword-billed hummingbird before, which is plenty weird naturally without AI augmentation.
January 14, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Yall ever seen a sword-billed hummingbird before, which is plenty weird naturally without AI augmentation.
"Why are you like this?"
Because 1/4 my posts are made from parking lots, where my PTSD is going haywire from this shit, here, because car makers don't give a shit about risk to others, and other drivers don't give a shit about you: youtu.be/NeyTWNOhx24
Because 1/4 my posts are made from parking lots, where my PTSD is going haywire from this shit, here, because car makers don't give a shit about risk to others, and other drivers don't give a shit about you: youtu.be/NeyTWNOhx24
Driving Has Become A Nightmare
YouTube video by Sir Popo
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 5:55 PM
"Why are you like this?"
Because 1/4 my posts are made from parking lots, where my PTSD is going haywire from this shit, here, because car makers don't give a shit about risk to others, and other drivers don't give a shit about you: youtu.be/NeyTWNOhx24
Because 1/4 my posts are made from parking lots, where my PTSD is going haywire from this shit, here, because car makers don't give a shit about risk to others, and other drivers don't give a shit about you: youtu.be/NeyTWNOhx24
Did she hit him? No, she did not. Was she rude to him? No, she was not. Was he ever in the right?
He drew his gun *before* she started moving forward, and she was refused medical care.
How it shakes out in court is always another story.
youtu.be/7AQbhes-Ntw
He drew his gun *before* she started moving forward, and she was refused medical care.
How it shakes out in court is always another story.
youtu.be/7AQbhes-Ntw
January 13, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Did she hit him? No, she did not. Was she rude to him? No, she was not. Was he ever in the right?
He drew his gun *before* she started moving forward, and she was refused medical care.
How it shakes out in court is always another story.
youtu.be/7AQbhes-Ntw
He drew his gun *before* she started moving forward, and she was refused medical care.
How it shakes out in court is always another story.
youtu.be/7AQbhes-Ntw
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Via @folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social, a Brooke Bond Prehistoric Animals tea cards album is going to the #DinoConUK 2026 auction. It WAS incomplete... but not any more! Look at Maurice Wilson's incredible art :) FOLLOW @dinoconuk.bsky.social for news.
January 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Via @folkhorrorrevival.bsky.social, a Brooke Bond Prehistoric Animals tea cards album is going to the #DinoConUK 2026 auction. It WAS incomplete... but not any more! Look at Maurice Wilson's incredible art :) FOLLOW @dinoconuk.bsky.social for news.
I'm a little ashamed to admit I'd never heard of Eleanor Powell before today, but I knew immediately she was one who got her start on the stage. This act is dripping vaudeville vibes.
... Before film production was all about graphics and visual effects, it was about raw talent.
... Before film production was all about graphics and visual effects, it was about raw talent.
Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor in ‘Broadway Melody Of 1936’ (1935) #oldhollywood
YouTube video by Fifties Daily
youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I'm a little ashamed to admit I'd never heard of Eleanor Powell before today, but I knew immediately she was one who got her start on the stage. This act is dripping vaudeville vibes.
... Before film production was all about graphics and visual effects, it was about raw talent.
... Before film production was all about graphics and visual effects, it was about raw talent.
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A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
January 10, 2026 at 2:52 PM
A woman recording an ICE agent tells him "Shame on you."
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
The agent responds, "Have you all not learned from the past couple of days?"
"Learned what?" she asks
Then he knocks her phone out of her hand
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Protocera
January 10, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Protocera
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The financial instability of The NewsHour is a civic crisis. PBS’s flagship nightly news broadcast can’t fund a weekend broadcast or keep its last bureau — Phoenix — open.
PBS News notes this Sunday will be “PBS News Weekend’s” last due to federal budget cuts
January 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
The financial instability of The NewsHour is a civic crisis. PBS’s flagship nightly news broadcast can’t fund a weekend broadcast or keep its last bureau — Phoenix — open.