AmandaBales
@amandambales.bsky.social
Writer. Professor. Union Steward.
Bat Festival! 🦇💜🦇💜
September 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Bat Festival! 🦇💜🦇💜
Well, screw you, ER.
And I am so sorry. How utterly terrifying. Axton, his pittie cuz, sends all his best healing vibes
And I am so sorry. How utterly terrifying. Axton, his pittie cuz, sends all his best healing vibes
July 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Well, screw you, ER.
And I am so sorry. How utterly terrifying. Axton, his pittie cuz, sends all his best healing vibes
And I am so sorry. How utterly terrifying. Axton, his pittie cuz, sends all his best healing vibes
Happy Pride, Y’all!
June 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Happy Pride, Y’all!
When and where to see your dear friend from LA? On a random May Saturday in Kankakee, of course.
May 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
When and where to see your dear friend from LA? On a random May Saturday in Kankakee, of course.
So very honored for my work to appear alongside such outstanding queer fam. 3 poems total; I’ll share the shortest here.
May 30, 2025 at 2:46 PM
So very honored for my work to appear alongside such outstanding queer fam. 3 poems total; I’ll share the shortest here.
One of my favorite series as a kid. Couldn’t resist picking it up from the display window at our local bookstore.
Is there an essay about why I identified do much with this dog whose family kept not recognizing him? PROBABLY
Is there an essay about why I identified do much with this dog whose family kept not recognizing him? PROBABLY
May 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
One of my favorite series as a kid. Couldn’t resist picking it up from the display window at our local bookstore.
Is there an essay about why I identified do much with this dog whose family kept not recognizing him? PROBABLY
Is there an essay about why I identified do much with this dog whose family kept not recognizing him? PROBABLY
Advanced Fiction class is heading to the Rare Book and Manuscript Library several times this semester because they have the COOLEST THINGS. This is the visit for “Witchcraft and the Occult”
January 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Advanced Fiction class is heading to the Rare Book and Manuscript Library several times this semester because they have the COOLEST THINGS. This is the visit for “Witchcraft and the Occult”
The face of a boy who can have no snacks (because he previously had a non-snack snack and it fucked him up)
January 25, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The face of a boy who can have no snacks (because he previously had a non-snack snack and it fucked him up)
The most perfect armrest.
January 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The most perfect armrest.
Why yes, I do live alone, why do you ask?
January 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Why yes, I do live alone, why do you ask?
In a past life, this was perfect hiking weather for me.
The past is a foreign country and all that.
The past is a foreign country and all that.
December 5, 2024 at 1:52 PM
In a past life, this was perfect hiking weather for me.
The past is a foreign country and all that.
The past is a foreign country and all that.
Fall Break by Axton
November 28, 2024 at 1:13 AM
Fall Break by Axton
I have 0 takes. I do have grief. This compounds it. Few writers have meant as much to me. Rest in Power, Dorothy Allison. This is a little of what I tried to tell my students this week.
November 9, 2024 at 3:01 PM
I have 0 takes. I do have grief. This compounds it. Few writers have meant as much to me. Rest in Power, Dorothy Allison. This is a little of what I tried to tell my students this week.
My dog Axton now has his own porch chair
October 20, 2024 at 7:05 PM
My dog Axton now has his own porch chair
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #818,154!
September 18, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #818,154!
Summertime backyard lounging with Axton
June 7, 2024 at 6:12 PM
Summertime backyard lounging with Axton
Cormorant in the neighborhood! I repeat, cormorant in the neighborhood!!!
November 21, 2023 at 5:49 PM
Cormorant in the neighborhood! I repeat, cormorant in the neighborhood!!!
Have I been sliding Axton’s outdoor dog bed around the back patio so he can stay in the sunshine? Maaaaybe
November 15, 2023 at 7:49 PM
Have I been sliding Axton’s outdoor dog bed around the back patio so he can stay in the sunshine? Maaaaybe
No reason other than extreme cuteness
October 27, 2023 at 12:34 AM
No reason other than extreme cuteness
Crockpot Activated
October 14, 2023 at 7:26 PM
Crockpot Activated
Axton pillow on top of Axton
October 14, 2023 at 12:38 AM
Axton pillow on top of Axton