Thao Votang
@votang.bsky.social
Author of LINH LY IS DOING JUST FINE. Tries and usually fails to post here so as to complete writing projects...so it goes 💗
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Thao Votang
@votang.bsky.social
· May 31
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It's been entirely too long since I've added to our art collection, and I am over the moon to have this new work by @silverlinings.bsky.social on our walls. I smile every time I see it (& will walk by just to see it again) 💝
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
It's been entirely too long since I've added to our art collection, and I am over the moon to have this new work by @silverlinings.bsky.social on our walls. I smile every time I see it (& will walk by just to see it again) 💝
dear readers ~ we have a November promo for the audiobook of LINH LY 💟
50% OFF Linh Ly is Doing Just Fine
When twenty-seven-year-old Linh Ly's recently divorced mother begins dating a coworker, Linh is determined to make sure he is worthy of her mother. She's seen the kind of men her mother ends...
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November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
dear readers ~ we have a November promo for the audiobook of LINH LY 💟
Writing to let it be known that I am still editing and def rewrote 1/2 a manuscript (that's right, ~40k!!!! 🫠) and a newsletter will be out tomorrow (forgive me; it's short), so sign up! 🌻🌻🌻
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September 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Writing to let it be known that I am still editing and def rewrote 1/2 a manuscript (that's right, ~40k!!!! 🫠) and a newsletter will be out tomorrow (forgive me; it's short), so sign up! 🌻🌻🌻
Today is LINH LY's one year anniversary 💗 Give my book a read (or listen, with the super sale below!) ~~~ bookshop.org/p/books/linh...
July 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today is LINH LY's one year anniversary 💗 Give my book a read (or listen, with the super sale below!) ~~~ bookshop.org/p/books/linh...
✨ thanks for reading & writing! ✨💗💞☺️
These are a few of the books I have read in May and June: Linh Ly is Doing Fine by Thao Votang, Brother Brontë by Fernando A. Flores, Snow Business by Philippa Snow, Under the Wings of the Valkyrie by Sjón, and Crumb by Dan Nadel
Summer Reading, part 1
As America descends rapidly into fascism, there are always books to read.
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July 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
✨ thanks for reading & writing! ✨💗💞☺️
Reposted by Thao Votang
New organ clock data support the anti-aging benefits of estrogen for postmenopausal women. Reviewed here in context with previous and other recent reports.
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July 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
New organ clock data support the anti-aging benefits of estrogen for postmenopausal women. Reviewed here in context with previous and other recent reports.
erictopol.substack.com/p/new-anti-a...
erictopol.substack.com/p/new-anti-a...
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I just read my tenth #COVID19 research study in the past month or so that demonstrates COVID infections cause brain changes that may accelerate Alzheimer's disease, are associated with cognitive decline, and cause fatigue, memory impairment, and sleep disorders. (1/?)
July 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I just read my tenth #COVID19 research study in the past month or so that demonstrates COVID infections cause brain changes that may accelerate Alzheimer's disease, are associated with cognitive decline, and cause fatigue, memory impairment, and sleep disorders. (1/?)
It's been about two years since I've written anything art-related, and Aisha Imdad's beautiful exhibition coaxed me out of my hibernation ~~~ southwestcontemporary.com/aisha-imdad/
Take Respite: Aisha Imdad’s Works Feel Like a Monsoon Rain, or Like Falling in Love
Aisha Imdad’s exhibition of paintings, The Allegorical Gardens, is a stunning display of virtuosity and literary allusion.
southwestcontemporary.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It's been about two years since I've written anything art-related, and Aisha Imdad's beautiful exhibition coaxed me out of my hibernation ~~~ southwestcontemporary.com/aisha-imdad/
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May 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Usually I awkwardly insert this into conversations w acquaintances but have never here. So here it is: get a water bottle with water filter. Seems more and more important to have with every passing day. lifestraw.com/collections/...
lifestraw.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Usually I awkwardly insert this into conversations w acquaintances but have never here. So here it is: get a water bottle with water filter. Seems more and more important to have with every passing day. lifestraw.com/collections/...
"There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence," says long COVID researcher, David Putrino, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
Beyond long COVID — how reinfections could be causing silent long-term organ damage | CBC Radio
Scientific evidence is painting an unsettling picture: COVID infections, even if mild or asymptomatic, may be causing long-term cellular and organ damage, as well as increasing your risk of developing...
www.cbc.ca
March 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"There is no such thing as a COVID infection without consequence," says long COVID researcher, David Putrino, from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York.
Reposted by Thao Votang
New by me ⬇️
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To
Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know.
wrd.cm
March 21, 2025 at 9:09 PM
New by me ⬇️
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Exciting news from Texas!
The novel Linh Ly Is Doing Just Fine by Thao Votang was listed as an honor-winner for the Sergio Troncoso Award for Best First Book of Fiction in the 2025 Texas Institute of Letters Literary Awards!
Thao is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations, Thao!
The novel Linh Ly Is Doing Just Fine by Thao Votang was listed as an honor-winner for the Sergio Troncoso Award for Best First Book of Fiction in the 2025 Texas Institute of Letters Literary Awards!
Thao is represented by Amanda Orozco.
Congratulations, Thao!
March 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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✨ LINH LY received the honor award for the Texas Institute of Letters Sergio Troncoso Award for Best First Book of Fiction ✨ Very excited to dig into the books of fellow honorees & awardees! texasinstituteofletters.org/winners-of-2...
WINNERS OF 2025 LITERARY AWARDS
Below you'll find the official press release announcing the twelve award-winners and twenty-six honor-winners for this year's literary award categories.
Press-Release-2025-contest-winners-revisedD...
texasinstituteofletters.org
March 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
✨ LINH LY received the honor award for the Texas Institute of Letters Sergio Troncoso Award for Best First Book of Fiction ✨ Very excited to dig into the books of fellow honorees & awardees! texasinstituteofletters.org/winners-of-2...
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March 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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Lovely review by Adalyn Tâm An Ngô @diacritics-dvan.bsky.social of LINH LY 💗💚💙 dvan.org/2025/01/book...
Book Review: Linh Ly is Doing Just Fine - DVAN
The book explores the lonely yet crowded nature of one’s twenties in a way that leaves room for the reader’s own self-insertion and interpretation.
dvan.org
March 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Lovely review by Adalyn Tâm An Ngô @diacritics-dvan.bsky.social of LINH LY 💗💚💙 dvan.org/2025/01/book...
Helped 20 other volunteers haul trash out of a nature preserve while listening to crows build a nest nearby 💚 the organizer said they had yet to see a squirrel in the area. Maybe this will be the year they can return.
February 16, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Helped 20 other volunteers haul trash out of a nature preserve while listening to crows build a nest nearby 💚 the organizer said they had yet to see a squirrel in the area. Maybe this will be the year they can return.
Kiese Laymon: Letter from Home — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
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February 7, 2025 at 1:22 PM
thanks for reading & sharing, @kristenleigh.bsky.social ! 💚
Thanks, @votang.bsky.social:
"This month’s theme is offering. I decided to challenge myself and give you a list of things that might be useful or bring you joy..."
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"This month’s theme is offering. I decided to challenge myself and give you a list of things that might be useful or bring you joy..."
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offering
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February 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
thanks for reading & sharing, @kristenleigh.bsky.social ! 💚
Finding it helpful to start my days with the five remembrances. This version was written by Thích Nhất Hạnh — mountainsangha.org/the-five-rem...
The Five Remembrances
The Five Remembrances help us to embrace the realities of life. We all will grow old, get sick, and die. There is no escape. When we contemplate them daily, we get a perspective on life that is ski…
mountainsangha.org
February 4, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Finding it helpful to start my days with the five remembrances. This version was written by Thích Nhất Hạnh — mountainsangha.org/the-five-rem...
Saw some beautiful things for a day, which was a nice change —
January 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Saw some beautiful things for a day, which was a nice change —
Reading about Ogallala Aquifer was not so feel-good BUT I somehow encountered "sailing stones" and that is joyful — youtu.be/fMm1E8CYSxk
Wandering Rocks of Death Valley
YouTube video by Science Channel
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January 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reading about Ogallala Aquifer was not so feel-good BUT I somehow encountered "sailing stones" and that is joyful — youtu.be/fMm1E8CYSxk
What does Zebrowski miss about pre-pandemic times? “I miss the illusion that people are willing to care for each other,” she said. “How hard is it to put a mask on? It rattles your faith in humankind …
“I don’t consider myself COVID cautious. I consider myself COVID competent,” Zebrowski said. “Cautious would imply that I have an unreasonable fear of something. I do not have an unreasonable fear of this disease.”
Nailed it 🔥
Nailed it 🔥
Meet the Americans who still take COVID-19 precautions seriously
People with immune system health problems continue to take precautions against COVID-19 five years into the pandemic.
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January 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
What does Zebrowski miss about pre-pandemic times? “I miss the illusion that people are willing to care for each other,” she said. “How hard is it to put a mask on? It rattles your faith in humankind …
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