Aleks
@aleksanderwrites.bsky.social
31 || he/him || Illinois
writing speculative YA and adult novels
writing speculative YA and adult novels
It is so easy in our pain to turn on each other.
Kill the cop in your head. Give grace as we all navigate these incredibly hard times together.
Kill the cop in your head. Give grace as we all navigate these incredibly hard times together.
May I suggest something radical? Have mercy on people. Even on here.
What’s happening is unprecedented, so politicians, journalists, public servants etc are doing their best to adjust. Not doing exactly what you think they should doesn’t mean they’re giving up or giving in.
What’s happening is unprecedented, so politicians, journalists, public servants etc are doing their best to adjust. Not doing exactly what you think they should doesn’t mean they’re giving up or giving in.
January 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It is so easy in our pain to turn on each other.
Kill the cop in your head. Give grace as we all navigate these incredibly hard times together.
Kill the cop in your head. Give grace as we all navigate these incredibly hard times together.
It’s a beautiful thing when a challenging day is one in which inspiration strikes. Queer joy cannot be quashed, and queer artists will continue to create, as we always have.
They fear books because as long as humankind has existed, our stories have woven us together.
They cannot take that away.
They fear books because as long as humankind has existed, our stories have woven us together.
They cannot take that away.
January 21, 2025 at 3:35 AM
It’s a beautiful thing when a challenging day is one in which inspiration strikes. Queer joy cannot be quashed, and queer artists will continue to create, as we always have.
They fear books because as long as humankind has existed, our stories have woven us together.
They cannot take that away.
They fear books because as long as humankind has existed, our stories have woven us together.
They cannot take that away.
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Chicago writers: tomorrow, Jan. 21 is the FREE event/inspiration sesh Reading Your Resistance & Writing Your Resistance, hosted by @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and moderated by @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social. With @meganstielstra.bsky.social @michaelzapata.bsky.social & more! Registration link below.
January 21, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Chicago writers: tomorrow, Jan. 21 is the FREE event/inspiration sesh Reading Your Resistance & Writing Your Resistance, hosted by @storystudiochicago.bsky.social and moderated by @rebeccamakkai.bsky.social. With @meganstielstra.bsky.social @michaelzapata.bsky.social & more! Registration link below.
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My Riven poster is finally up in the Cyan store! store.cyan.com
My love letter to classic Riven, in which I tried to cram as much imagery and symbolism into one poster as I possibly could:
My love letter to classic Riven, in which I tried to cram as much imagery and symbolism into one poster as I possibly could:
August 7, 2024 at 9:34 PM
My Riven poster is finally up in the Cyan store! store.cyan.com
My love letter to classic Riven, in which I tried to cram as much imagery and symbolism into one poster as I possibly could:
My love letter to classic Riven, in which I tried to cram as much imagery and symbolism into one poster as I possibly could:
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petition for more authors (fantasy in particular) to do THIS more often please🙏🏼 having a recap in sequel books is so nice, especially when readers aren’t able to read all the books back to back🥹
#booksky 💙📚🪐
#booksky 💙📚🪐
December 9, 2024 at 3:54 AM
petition for more authors (fantasy in particular) to do THIS more often please🙏🏼 having a recap in sequel books is so nice, especially when readers aren’t able to read all the books back to back🥹
#booksky 💙📚🪐
#booksky 💙📚🪐
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 - Watership Down
One movie 🎥 - National Treasure
One album 💿 - Radical Face - The Family Tree (any of the trio)
One TV show 📺 - The Expanse
One book 📚 - Watership Down
One movie 🎥 - National Treasure
One album 💿 - Radical Face - The Family Tree (any of the trio)
One TV show 📺 - The Expanse
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — The Silmarillion
One movie 🎥 — Ever After
One album 💿 — The Killers - Hot Fuss
One TV show 📺 — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
One book 📚 — The Silmarillion
One movie 🎥 — Ever After
One album 💿 — The Killers - Hot Fuss
One TV show 📺 — Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 — More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
One movie 🎥 — Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
One album 💿 — Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots
One tv show 📺 — Doctor Who
One book 📚 — More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
One movie 🎥 — Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
One album 💿 — Blurryface by Twenty One Pilots
One tv show 📺 — Doctor Who
December 8, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Introduce yourself with:
One book 📚 - Watership Down
One movie 🎥 - National Treasure
One album 💿 - Radical Face - The Family Tree (any of the trio)
One TV show 📺 - The Expanse
One book 📚 - Watership Down
One movie 🎥 - National Treasure
One album 💿 - Radical Face - The Family Tree (any of the trio)
One TV show 📺 - The Expanse