Alix Laimite (she/her)
@alixlaimite.bsky.social
Daughter of a librarian. Mother of an early reader. I write horror and strive to read 100 books a year.🐊
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Who is doing #Firstdraftnovember ? #writingcommunity
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Who is doing #Firstdraftnovember ? #writingcommunity
Why is "incredibly devastating" allowed to be a genre of kids book?
November 7, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Why is "incredibly devastating" allowed to be a genre of kids book?
Just finished When the Wolf Comes Home by @natcassidy.bsky.social I'm dehydrated, my kids have gone feral, and I have no recollection of what happened in the last twenty four hours.
The book kicks off and it doesn't quit until the last page.
The book kicks off and it doesn't quit until the last page.
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Just finished When the Wolf Comes Home by @natcassidy.bsky.social I'm dehydrated, my kids have gone feral, and I have no recollection of what happened in the last twenty four hours.
The book kicks off and it doesn't quit until the last page.
The book kicks off and it doesn't quit until the last page.
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When CJ throws a party, the world shows up. See you tonight?
October 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
When CJ throws a party, the world shows up. See you tonight?
I love my friends; I would do anything for them. But I only have max six text messages in me per day.
October 4, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I love my friends; I would do anything for them. But I only have max six text messages in me per day.
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:checks increasingly terrifying news:
uhhh... guess i'm gonna, um, get to work on this rewrite...
uhhh... guess i'm gonna, um, get to work on this rewrite...
September 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
:checks increasingly terrifying news:
uhhh... guess i'm gonna, um, get to work on this rewrite...
uhhh... guess i'm gonna, um, get to work on this rewrite...
Harriet Tubman Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen is the best fanfiction I have ever read in my life.
Like how dare you.
Like how dare you.
September 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Harriet Tubman Live in Concert by Bob the Drag Queen is the best fanfiction I have ever read in my life.
Like how dare you.
Like how dare you.
I am so proud of the friends who are getting their books published. When I plug their names into my Libby app and they show up it makes it so real!
September 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I am so proud of the friends who are getting their books published. When I plug their names into my Libby app and they show up it makes it so real!
I love her work. Especially her piece on meeting the pope. I am excited for her new book.
Patricia Lockwood on Her Favorite Books and Her New Novel - The New York Times share.google/yku4EpGvHDzW...
Patricia Lockwood on Her Favorite Books and Her New Novel - The New York Times share.google/yku4EpGvHDzW...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I love her work. Especially her piece on meeting the pope. I am excited for her new book.
Patricia Lockwood on Her Favorite Books and Her New Novel - The New York Times share.google/yku4EpGvHDzW...
Patricia Lockwood on Her Favorite Books and Her New Novel - The New York Times share.google/yku4EpGvHDzW...
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Nearly 2mn Australians living in coastal areas face rising sea levels by 2050. Australia—among the largest polluters per capita—has already breached warming of 1.5C. At 3C of warming, heat-related deaths in Sydney could rise by over 400%, and almost triple in Melbourne.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rising seas will threaten 1.5 million Australians by 2050, landmark climate report warns
Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment predicts more frequent and severe climate hazards.
www.bbc.com
September 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Nearly 2mn Australians living in coastal areas face rising sea levels by 2050. Australia—among the largest polluters per capita—has already breached warming of 1.5C. At 3C of warming, heat-related deaths in Sydney could rise by over 400%, and almost triple in Melbourne.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
On the Conservatism of Contemporary Literary Fiction ‹ Literary Hub share.google/z29h9EZ3KQwo...
On the Conservatism of Contemporary Literary Fiction
A curious contradiction has overtaken contemporary literary fiction. Though nearly all its authors, editors, publishers, and readers would likely describe themselves as progressive, more and more o…
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September 13, 2025 at 8:37 PM
On the Conservatism of Contemporary Literary Fiction ‹ Literary Hub share.google/z29h9EZ3KQwo...
I WANT TO BETA READ
Thrillers, horror, suspense
DM me I'm serious.
#betareaders #writingcommunity #tbr
Thrillers, horror, suspense
DM me I'm serious.
#betareaders #writingcommunity #tbr
September 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I WANT TO BETA READ
Thrillers, horror, suspense
DM me I'm serious.
#betareaders #writingcommunity #tbr
Thrillers, horror, suspense
DM me I'm serious.
#betareaders #writingcommunity #tbr
Everything is expensive. Doom scrolling on tiktok feels the only "free" form of entertainment.
As notable is the rise and mainstreaming of fanfic, an art that legally cannot be monetized.
As notable is the rise and mainstreaming of fanfic, an art that legally cannot be monetized.
September 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Everything is expensive. Doom scrolling on tiktok feels the only "free" form of entertainment.
As notable is the rise and mainstreaming of fanfic, an art that legally cannot be monetized.
As notable is the rise and mainstreaming of fanfic, an art that legally cannot be monetized.
Just hit a reader milestone; a book I'm interested in became available on my Libby app and I was first online for my library's copy. I'm number one!
September 8, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Just hit a reader milestone; a book I'm interested in became available on my Libby app and I was first online for my library's copy. I'm number one!
There are bridesmaids and groomsmen. We need a new title for special trans people in our lives. I propose:
Bridesguard / Groomsguard
Bridesguard / Groomsguard
September 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
There are bridesmaids and groomsmen. We need a new title for special trans people in our lives. I propose:
Bridesguard / Groomsguard
Bridesguard / Groomsguard
Millennials were told by every college professors that "This class is more important than anything else you're doing. It will take up all your time. Prioritize it"
Then we went on to invent hustle culture. Coincidence?
Then we went on to invent hustle culture. Coincidence?
August 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Millennials were told by every college professors that "This class is more important than anything else you're doing. It will take up all your time. Prioritize it"
Then we went on to invent hustle culture. Coincidence?
Then we went on to invent hustle culture. Coincidence?
I grew up with his prints on show in our house. I never knew what kind of scheme it's all turning out to be.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Norval Morrisseau family, estate rep have long said they're art fraud victims. Court docs question that | CBC News
Although they’ve never faced criminal charges, some of the children of the late Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau may have been involved in what is considered to be one of the biggest art fraud case...
www.cbc.ca
August 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I grew up with his prints on show in our house. I never knew what kind of scheme it's all turning out to be.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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A GAME IN YELLOW is out today! 💛
Join Carmen, Blanca, and Smoke as the hunt to spice things up in the bedroom takes a maddening turn when the cursed play The King in Yellow becomes a misused toy in my queer erotic cosmic horror, new from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social 🎉
As always, make horror gay AF!
Join Carmen, Blanca, and Smoke as the hunt to spice things up in the bedroom takes a maddening turn when the cursed play The King in Yellow becomes a misused toy in my queer erotic cosmic horror, new from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social 🎉
As always, make horror gay AF!
August 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A GAME IN YELLOW is out today! 💛
Join Carmen, Blanca, and Smoke as the hunt to spice things up in the bedroom takes a maddening turn when the cursed play The King in Yellow becomes a misused toy in my queer erotic cosmic horror, new from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social 🎉
As always, make horror gay AF!
Join Carmen, Blanca, and Smoke as the hunt to spice things up in the bedroom takes a maddening turn when the cursed play The King in Yellow becomes a misused toy in my queer erotic cosmic horror, new from @sagapressbooks.bsky.social 🎉
As always, make horror gay AF!
I'm reading @tonytula.com's Rejection and I need to know, do you hate me?
August 12, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I'm reading @tonytula.com's Rejection and I need to know, do you hate me?
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Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
August 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”
The point of weird girl fiction is that you're not supposed to "get it" unless you're a weird girl.
People are out here upset to discover that their parents loved them and they have a healthy relationship with food. Sorry you're regular.
People are out here upset to discover that their parents loved them and they have a healthy relationship with food. Sorry you're regular.
August 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The point of weird girl fiction is that you're not supposed to "get it" unless you're a weird girl.
People are out here upset to discover that their parents loved them and they have a healthy relationship with food. Sorry you're regular.
People are out here upset to discover that their parents loved them and they have a healthy relationship with food. Sorry you're regular.
Is it just me or does it feel like they release the #bookerprize long list every three months? It's nonstop.
July 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Is it just me or does it feel like they release the #bookerprize long list every three months? It's nonstop.
Anyone else remember when bananas were 33¢ lbs. Or am I just becoming my mother?
July 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Anyone else remember when bananas were 33¢ lbs. Or am I just becoming my mother?
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,
One clover, and a bee.
And revery.
The revery alone will do,
If bees are few.
- Emily Dickinson
One clover, and a bee.
And revery.
The revery alone will do,
If bees are few.
- Emily Dickinson
July 24, 2025 at 1:57 PM
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee,
One clover, and a bee.
And revery.
The revery alone will do,
If bees are few.
- Emily Dickinson
One clover, and a bee.
And revery.
The revery alone will do,
If bees are few.
- Emily Dickinson