Alexis Scales
@acescales.bsky.social
✍🏾 Writer of Fiction • 🎙️ Spoken Word Poet • 🌺 Creative Soul • ☕ Coffee & Protein Shakes • 🔍 Analytical Optimist
__**Projects**__
• The Black Phoenix (novel || rewrite)
• Garden of Split Tongues (short story || draft)
• and a host of poems in various stages
__**Projects**__
• The Black Phoenix (novel || rewrite)
• Garden of Split Tongues (short story || draft)
• and a host of poems in various stages
For a long time, I only shared words once they were polished. Perfect. Performed.
But I’m learning my silence has taught me to honor me, my rebirth. And now, I’m ready to give the in-between a space to breathe, to live.
If you’d like to sit with me in that space,
open.substack.com/pub/alexisac...
But I’m learning my silence has taught me to honor me, my rebirth. And now, I’m ready to give the in-between a space to breathe, to live.
If you’d like to sit with me in that space,
open.substack.com/pub/alexisac...
Welcome to the... inhale
A space to breathe
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:56 PM
For a long time, I only shared words once they were polished. Perfect. Performed.
But I’m learning my silence has taught me to honor me, my rebirth. And now, I’m ready to give the in-between a space to breathe, to live.
If you’d like to sit with me in that space,
open.substack.com/pub/alexisac...
But I’m learning my silence has taught me to honor me, my rebirth. And now, I’m ready to give the in-between a space to breathe, to live.
If you’d like to sit with me in that space,
open.substack.com/pub/alexisac...
A piece of an untitled piece I’ve kept to myself for about a year…
For me, writing… words… live and breathe. They morph and evolve. Coming to and through me, often starting as a reflection in my journal. That’s why I say every piece is a work in progress… so am I. ✨
#bvm #blacksky #blackwriters
For me, writing… words… live and breathe. They morph and evolve. Coming to and through me, often starting as a reflection in my journal. That’s why I say every piece is a work in progress… so am I. ✨
#bvm #blacksky #blackwriters
November 24, 2024 at 9:28 PM
A piece of an untitled piece I’ve kept to myself for about a year…
For me, writing… words… live and breathe. They morph and evolve. Coming to and through me, often starting as a reflection in my journal. That’s why I say every piece is a work in progress… so am I. ✨
#bvm #blacksky #blackwriters
For me, writing… words… live and breathe. They morph and evolve. Coming to and through me, often starting as a reflection in my journal. That’s why I say every piece is a work in progress… so am I. ✨
#bvm #blacksky #blackwriters
Yessss 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
…never subscribed to the whole new year, new me philosophy.
…never subscribed to the whole new year, new me philosophy.
new week
new goals
new vibes
new energy
new blessings
new intentions
new goals
new vibes
new energy
new blessings
new intentions
November 18, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Yessss 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
…never subscribed to the whole new year, new me philosophy.
…never subscribed to the whole new year, new me philosophy.
My current WIPs
• The Black Phoenix (novel || rewrite)
• Death Has No Place Here (short story || draft)
#BlackWriters #bvm
• The Black Phoenix (novel || rewrite)
• Death Has No Place Here (short story || draft)
#BlackWriters #bvm
It's #fall which means you can finish your project in these cozy months while you're wrapped up in your blanket fort.
What's your #WIP writers of BlueSky?!
#WritersCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky
ko-fi.com/post/Finish-...
What's your #WIP writers of BlueSky?!
#WritersCommunity #AmWriting #BookSky
ko-fi.com/post/Finish-...
Finish Your Project Fall
WOC Writers' Circle published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:45 PM
My current WIPs
• The Black Phoenix (novel || rewrite)
• Death Has No Place Here (short story || draft)
#BlackWriters #bvm
• The Black Phoenix (novel || rewrite)
• Death Has No Place Here (short story || draft)
#BlackWriters #bvm
Truer words have never been spoken.
Writing is a spiritual practice. You will write words that no one will ever see. Words between you and the infinite. An offering.
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Truer words have never been spoken.
21 of ‘em and proud 🤣
November 18, 2024 at 2:03 PM
21 of ‘em and proud 🤣
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We're putting together a starter pack of women of color #writers. Let us know if you'd like to be included on the list and be sure to follow some amazing writers from all walks of life!
#BookSky #WritersCommunity #SupportingWomen
go.bsky.app/BG89E2W
#BookSky #WritersCommunity #SupportingWomen
go.bsky.app/BG89E2W
November 13, 2024 at 5:47 PM
We're putting together a starter pack of women of color #writers. Let us know if you'd like to be included on the list and be sure to follow some amazing writers from all walks of life!
#BookSky #WritersCommunity #SupportingWomen
go.bsky.app/BG89E2W
#BookSky #WritersCommunity #SupportingWomen
go.bsky.app/BG89E2W
A piece of my poem The Black Advocate by Ace (me)
Every piece is a work in progress... so am I 🖤
#spokenword #blacksky #blackwriter #bvm #blackpoet
#blackpoetry
Every piece is a work in progress... so am I 🖤
#spokenword #blacksky #blackwriter #bvm #blackpoet
#blackpoetry
November 18, 2024 at 1:43 PM
A piece of my poem The Black Advocate by Ace (me)
Every piece is a work in progress... so am I 🖤
#spokenword #blacksky #blackwriter #bvm #blackpoet
#blackpoetry
Every piece is a work in progress... so am I 🖤
#spokenword #blacksky #blackwriter #bvm #blackpoet
#blackpoetry
Reposted by Alexis Scales
Yall, I got 450 words into this new chapter then climbed back in bed 😭
Thing is, I been rereading & restructuring my outline the past two hours.
It’s like when you spend all day cooking and you’ve tasted some of the food and now it’s fine time and you don’t even want to eat.
Send help | #BVM
Thing is, I been rereading & restructuring my outline the past two hours.
It’s like when you spend all day cooking and you’ve tasted some of the food and now it’s fine time and you don’t even want to eat.
Send help | #BVM
November 18, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Yall, I got 450 words into this new chapter then climbed back in bed 😭
Thing is, I been rereading & restructuring my outline the past two hours.
It’s like when you spend all day cooking and you’ve tasted some of the food and now it’s fine time and you don’t even want to eat.
Send help | #BVM
Thing is, I been rereading & restructuring my outline the past two hours.
It’s like when you spend all day cooking and you’ve tasted some of the food and now it’s fine time and you don’t even want to eat.
Send help | #BVM
Reposted by Alexis Scales
You ever re-read something you wrote in one sitting and discover typos that weren't there before? Like...where did you come from? #BVM #writingcommunity #amwriting
November 18, 2024 at 12:59 AM
You ever re-read something you wrote in one sitting and discover typos that weren't there before? Like...where did you come from? #BVM #writingcommunity #amwriting
Crystal Clear by FR33SOL
November 15, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Crystal Clear by FR33SOL
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“Your words and your art carry the power to shape the future. Let your voice rise from the roots of your heritage, for in your stories, the world will find its strength, its beauty, and its truth.”
#BlackSky #blackbooksky #books #booksky #inspiration
#BlackSky #blackbooksky #books #booksky #inspiration
November 14, 2024 at 9:51 PM
“Your words and your art carry the power to shape the future. Let your voice rise from the roots of your heritage, for in your stories, the world will find its strength, its beauty, and its truth.”
#BlackSky #blackbooksky #books #booksky #inspiration
#BlackSky #blackbooksky #books #booksky #inspiration
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You are writing if:
You're plotting.
You're creating an outline.
You're editing.
Writing up to an arbitrary number of words when the story doesn't make sense or flow is not conducive and you will have to kill more feelings than you planned for.
🖤✏️
You're plotting.
You're creating an outline.
You're editing.
Writing up to an arbitrary number of words when the story doesn't make sense or flow is not conducive and you will have to kill more feelings than you planned for.
🖤✏️
November 14, 2024 at 6:12 PM
You are writing if:
You're plotting.
You're creating an outline.
You're editing.
Writing up to an arbitrary number of words when the story doesn't make sense or flow is not conducive and you will have to kill more feelings than you planned for.
🖤✏️
You're plotting.
You're creating an outline.
You're editing.
Writing up to an arbitrary number of words when the story doesn't make sense or flow is not conducive and you will have to kill more feelings than you planned for.
🖤✏️
Speak life, offer a smile, be kind to one another y’all 🖤 reality can often look grim, but I want nothing more than for each and every one of us to prosper… be blessed.
“…Black women are more likely to experience disproportionate health burdens and poor health outcomes due to myriad reasons…environmental factors like racism, implicit bias in the healthcare system, and low-socioeconomic status neighborhoods that play a role in shortening Black women’s lives.”
November 14, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Speak life, offer a smile, be kind to one another y’all 🖤 reality can often look grim, but I want nothing more than for each and every one of us to prosper… be blessed.
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Black BlueSky Thread: This will have starter pack and everything Black people and Black people only : Stay tuned as this will be updated periodically
November 13, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Black BlueSky Thread: This will have starter pack and everything Black people and Black people only : Stay tuned as this will be updated periodically
hey y’all ✨ i’m alexis, or you can call me ace. figured i’d (re)introduce myself.
by day, i’m a wife, mom of 3, and coffee and protein shake addict working from home.
by night, i’m a writer (drafting/rewriting) and spoken word artist embracing my journey of becoming. ✨
#AddToBlacksky #Blacksky
by day, i’m a wife, mom of 3, and coffee and protein shake addict working from home.
by night, i’m a writer (drafting/rewriting) and spoken word artist embracing my journey of becoming. ✨
#AddToBlacksky #Blacksky
November 13, 2024 at 2:55 PM
hey y’all ✨ i’m alexis, or you can call me ace. figured i’d (re)introduce myself.
by day, i’m a wife, mom of 3, and coffee and protein shake addict working from home.
by night, i’m a writer (drafting/rewriting) and spoken word artist embracing my journey of becoming. ✨
#AddToBlacksky #Blacksky
by day, i’m a wife, mom of 3, and coffee and protein shake addict working from home.
by night, i’m a writer (drafting/rewriting) and spoken word artist embracing my journey of becoming. ✨
#AddToBlacksky #Blacksky
Reposted by Alexis Scales
Starter pack for Black writers.💅🏾😌
Comment if you'd like to be added.
Don't self-reject.
Don't look and think "they didn't specify x, y, z is welcomed. I guess it's not for me".
❤️🔥Repost for reach, please! TIA!❤️🔥
#WritingCommunity #BVM #AmWriting #AmQuerying
go.bsky.app/2pribzv
Comment if you'd like to be added.
Don't self-reject.
Don't look and think "they didn't specify x, y, z is welcomed. I guess it's not for me".
❤️🔥Repost for reach, please! TIA!❤️🔥
#WritingCommunity #BVM #AmWriting #AmQuerying
go.bsky.app/2pribzv
November 12, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Starter pack for Black writers.💅🏾😌
Comment if you'd like to be added.
Don't self-reject.
Don't look and think "they didn't specify x, y, z is welcomed. I guess it's not for me".
❤️🔥Repost for reach, please! TIA!❤️🔥
#WritingCommunity #BVM #AmWriting #AmQuerying
go.bsky.app/2pribzv
Comment if you'd like to be added.
Don't self-reject.
Don't look and think "they didn't specify x, y, z is welcomed. I guess it's not for me".
❤️🔥Repost for reach, please! TIA!❤️🔥
#WritingCommunity #BVM #AmWriting #AmQuerying
go.bsky.app/2pribzv
Reposted by Alexis Scales
#BRAE2024 is in just 2 days!
📚FREE BOOKS Nov 12- Nov 16
Join us in supporting these authors by downloading, reading, and leaving reviews. Let’s make BRAE 2024 unforgettable for both authors and readers!
www.brae.website
#booksky #blackbooksky
📚FREE BOOKS Nov 12- Nov 16
Join us in supporting these authors by downloading, reading, and leaving reviews. Let’s make BRAE 2024 unforgettable for both authors and readers!
www.brae.website
#booksky #blackbooksky
November 10, 2024 at 6:33 PM
#BRAE2024 is in just 2 days!
📚FREE BOOKS Nov 12- Nov 16
Join us in supporting these authors by downloading, reading, and leaving reviews. Let’s make BRAE 2024 unforgettable for both authors and readers!
www.brae.website
#booksky #blackbooksky
📚FREE BOOKS Nov 12- Nov 16
Join us in supporting these authors by downloading, reading, and leaving reviews. Let’s make BRAE 2024 unforgettable for both authors and readers!
www.brae.website
#booksky #blackbooksky
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STARTING TOMORROW! Download Splinter and Fall into You and hundreds of other FREE BLACK BOOKS from November 12-16! This is a multi-day event that centers Black authors and readers! Make sure to mark your calendars so you don't miss out! #BRAE2024 bm
November 11, 2024 at 8:05 PM
STARTING TOMORROW! Download Splinter and Fall into You and hundreds of other FREE BLACK BOOKS from November 12-16! This is a multi-day event that centers Black authors and readers! Make sure to mark your calendars so you don't miss out! #BRAE2024 bm
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Guess what #WritingCommunity and #BIPOC writers out there! We've got some pretty great news! We just want to take the time to announce our anthology!
We're partnering with Inked In Gray Press to create an anthology featuring stories by women of color!
wocwriterscircle.org/2023/10/24/w...
We're partnering with Inked In Gray Press to create an anthology featuring stories by women of color!
wocwriterscircle.org/2023/10/24/w...
October 24, 2023 at 8:15 PM
Guess what #WritingCommunity and #BIPOC writers out there! We've got some pretty great news! We just want to take the time to announce our anthology!
We're partnering with Inked In Gray Press to create an anthology featuring stories by women of color!
wocwriterscircle.org/2023/10/24/w...
We're partnering with Inked In Gray Press to create an anthology featuring stories by women of color!
wocwriterscircle.org/2023/10/24/w...
Reposted by Alexis Scales
If you love Stuff Your Kindle Day but you were kinda disappointed about the lack of Black romance. Then you are going to love the Black Readers Appreciation event where you get instant access to 200 FREE Black books. It's from Nov 1-5th. Authors, sign-ups are still available! brae.website
October 24, 2023 at 12:46 PM
If you love Stuff Your Kindle Day but you were kinda disappointed about the lack of Black romance. Then you are going to love the Black Readers Appreciation event where you get instant access to 200 FREE Black books. It's from Nov 1-5th. Authors, sign-ups are still available! brae.website
It’s my birthday & world afro day!! 🥰 share your selfie 🌻✨
September 16, 2023 at 2:52 AM
It’s my birthday & world afro day!! 🥰 share your selfie 🌻✨
Drop a picture of you that could be an album cover.
September 8, 2023 at 1:31 PM
Drop a picture of you that could be an album cover.
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On @tordotcompub.bsky.social, I highlight 5 fun & fast paced African urban fantasy novels that go big & deliver on multiple levels, including work by
@laurenbeukes.bsky.social TL Huchu, @nnedi.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com & @stephenembleton.bsky.social.
Check it.
www.tor.com/2023/08/23/f...
@laurenbeukes.bsky.social TL Huchu, @nnedi.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com & @stephenembleton.bsky.social.
Check it.
www.tor.com/2023/08/23/f...
Five Fast-Paced African Urban Fantasy Books
Urban fantasy is a subgenre in the continuum of the fantastic which superimposes supernatural elements onto one or more contemporary urban settings. Basically, big bustling cities populated by both…
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August 24, 2023 at 1:03 AM
On @tordotcompub.bsky.social, I highlight 5 fun & fast paced African urban fantasy novels that go big & deliver on multiple levels, including work by
@laurenbeukes.bsky.social TL Huchu, @nnedi.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com & @stephenembleton.bsky.social.
Check it.
www.tor.com/2023/08/23/f...
@laurenbeukes.bsky.social TL Huchu, @nnedi.bsky.social, @suyidavies.com & @stephenembleton.bsky.social.
Check it.
www.tor.com/2023/08/23/f...
Dusting off my old blog site 🌬️ just because… 🖤✏️
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A Piece on Time
I haven't written anything in a while... and I'm not really sure if there's a reason why. I know I've been stuck in my head... reflecting on the state of things, my life in particular. Not necessarily...
notyouraverageladyblog.wordpress.com
August 23, 2023 at 10:36 PM
Dusting off my old blog site 🌬️ just because… 🖤✏️
notyouraverageladyblog.wordpress.com/2023/08/23/a...
notyouraverageladyblog.wordpress.com/2023/08/23/a...