Grant Alba
@grantalba.bsky.social
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Read me on Medium: https://medium.com/@grant_alba
Buy me an espresso: https://ko-fi.com/grantalba
No DMs please. This is public for a reason.
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Plus ça change…
I’ve been writing. Mostly on the second book in my Auditor series, but I’ve also been working on outlines for the overall series — and…
https://medium.com/@grant_alba/plus-ça-change-09f0ab150023
#BookSky #TheAuditor
#SciFi #Thriller #PolyRomance
Unto the breach, once more... It's been a month, so of course I've reworked the entire series, added two standalone novels, and redesigned all of the covers!
Look for DESTINY in the New Year!
medium.com/@grant_alba/...
#SciFi #Thriller #PolyRomance
Unto the breach, once more... It's been a month, so of course I've reworked the entire series, added two standalone novels, and redesigned all of the covers!
Look for DESTINY in the New Year!
medium.com/@grant_alba/...
#booksky #progress
I finished Trinity's final chapter draft last night and I'm in the midst of first pass edits.
I've learned a lot from the Destiny - esp. how these people engage. All I did was point them at the plot and they've run with it across 25 chapters! Well done, my protagonists!
I finished Trinity's final chapter draft last night and I'm in the midst of first pass edits.
I've learned a lot from the Destiny - esp. how these people engage. All I did was point them at the plot and they've run with it across 25 chapters! Well done, my protagonists!
November 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I spent most of thanksgiving evening writing and editing an important chapter (closing out this story line and foreshadowing the sequel...) About 1am I realized I had made a character central who shouldn't be and had to rewrite about half of it!
15000 words needed to end up with 3600!
15000 words needed to end up with 3600!
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I spent most of thanksgiving evening writing and editing an important chapter (closing out this story line and foreshadowing the sequel...) About 1am I realized I had made a character central who shouldn't be and had to rewrite about half of it!
15000 words needed to end up with 3600!
15000 words needed to end up with 3600!
#BookSky #TheAuditor
#SciFi #Thriller #PolyRomance
Unto the breach, once more... It's been a month, so of course I've reworked the entire series, added two standalone novels, and redesigned all of the covers!
Look for DESTINY in the New Year!
medium.com/@grant_alba/...
#SciFi #Thriller #PolyRomance
Unto the breach, once more... It's been a month, so of course I've reworked the entire series, added two standalone novels, and redesigned all of the covers!
Look for DESTINY in the New Year!
medium.com/@grant_alba/...
Plus ça change…
I’ve been writing. Mostly on the second book in my Auditor series, but I’ve also been working on outlines for the overall series — and…
https://medium.com/@grant_alba/plus-ça-change-09f0ab150023
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
#BookSky #TheAuditor
#SciFi #Thriller #PolyRomance
Unto the breach, once more... It's been a month, so of course I've reworked the entire series, added two standalone novels, and redesigned all of the covers!
Look for DESTINY in the New Year!
medium.com/@grant_alba/...
#SciFi #Thriller #PolyRomance
Unto the breach, once more... It's been a month, so of course I've reworked the entire series, added two standalone novels, and redesigned all of the covers!
Look for DESTINY in the New Year!
medium.com/@grant_alba/...
#booksky
Now that my trilogy (the Auditor) has a couple of standalone novels planned, the original covers wouldn't do.
I'll be unveiling the new covers, and the entire series plan, on my next Medium post.
Coming soon!
(My wife even thinks they're good... So that's a plus)
Now that my trilogy (the Auditor) has a couple of standalone novels planned, the original covers wouldn't do.
I'll be unveiling the new covers, and the entire series plan, on my next Medium post.
Coming soon!
(My wife even thinks they're good... So that's a plus)
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 AM
#booksky
Now that my trilogy (the Auditor) has a couple of standalone novels planned, the original covers wouldn't do.
I'll be unveiling the new covers, and the entire series plan, on my next Medium post.
Coming soon!
(My wife even thinks they're good... So that's a plus)
Now that my trilogy (the Auditor) has a couple of standalone novels planned, the original covers wouldn't do.
I'll be unveiling the new covers, and the entire series plan, on my next Medium post.
Coming soon!
(My wife even thinks they're good... So that's a plus)
If this was a regular Joe, they'd be looking at 3 squares and a cot for the foreseeable future.
I'm appalled that wealth allows one to skate by with essentially no penalty (fining the wealthy is a minor speed bump, it's not a punishment)
I'm appalled that wealth allows one to skate by with essentially no penalty (fining the wealthy is a minor speed bump, it's not a punishment)
The federal civil complaint against Justice and his wife alleged that they “neglected" notices demanding payments of unpaid federal income taxes and penalties.
GOP Sen. Jim Justice Will Pay $5 Million In Back Taxes To Settle Federal Suit
The federal civil complaint against Justice and his wife alleged that they “neglected" notices demanding payments of unpaid federal income taxes and penalties.
www.forbes.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 AM
If this was a regular Joe, they'd be looking at 3 squares and a cot for the foreseeable future.
I'm appalled that wealth allows one to skate by with essentially no penalty (fining the wealthy is a minor speed bump, it's not a punishment)
I'm appalled that wealth allows one to skate by with essentially no penalty (fining the wealthy is a minor speed bump, it's not a punishment)
I don't think I could discuss my books at all. Agency is a central theme, explored from multiple viewpoints and situations.
Censorship is fundamentally anti-agency. They don't trust YOU or the AUDIENCE.
Fuck 'em.
BTW - Destiny & its sequel Trinity are coming soon.
#booksky #agency
Censorship is fundamentally anti-agency. They don't trust YOU or the AUDIENCE.
Fuck 'em.
BTW - Destiny & its sequel Trinity are coming soon.
#booksky #agency
This week, I withdrew from a speaking engagement at a public university because they sent me a list of prohibited “words & concepts.” I will not humor this censorship. It does a disservice to the stories I’m discussing & the audience, who deserve unfettered access to information & conversation.
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 AM
So much winning!
TEN MONTHS IN:
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
The national debt is higher.
The trade deficit is wider.
The inflation rate has worsened.
The unemployment rate is up.
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
So much winning!
#amwriting #booksky
I spent the afternoon writing a complete treatment for a standalone novel in my auditor series. Events run parallel to books one& two, & follow one of the antagonists from book one who disappeared at the end of that novel. This story is where she came from & where she went!
I spent the afternoon writing a complete treatment for a standalone novel in my auditor series. Events run parallel to books one& two, & follow one of the antagonists from book one who disappeared at the end of that novel. This story is where she came from & where she went!
November 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#amwriting #booksky
I spent the afternoon writing a complete treatment for a standalone novel in my auditor series. Events run parallel to books one& two, & follow one of the antagonists from book one who disappeared at the end of that novel. This story is where she came from & where she went!
I spent the afternoon writing a complete treatment for a standalone novel in my auditor series. Events run parallel to books one& two, & follow one of the antagonists from book one who disappeared at the end of that novel. This story is where she came from & where she went!
So THAT'S why American Christianists are so anti abortion... It's because they're primarily anti health care!
Duh! So obvious!
Duh! So obvious!
By characterizing abortion as health care, international orgs have pushed back against abortion exceptionalism. The World Health Organization recognizes that “[a]bortion is a simple health care intervention.” Numerous countries have adopted laws and policies to align with WHO recommendations.
Global Approaches to Abortion as Health Care - O'Neill
The O’Neill Institute believes that the law is a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems.
oneill.law.georgetown.edu
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
So THAT'S why American Christianists are so anti abortion... It's because they're primarily anti health care!
Duh! So obvious!
Duh! So obvious!
This is good news... If it weren't for the fact that FIFA just loves it some fascists and enjoys snuggling up to authorization dictators.
Please. Do not support the next world cup. The US is not a safe place to visit.
Please. Do not support the next world cup. The US is not a safe place to visit.
BBC News - Scotland 4-2 Denmark highlights: World Cup qualification clinched after epic - BBC Sport
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Even if you you're not a fan of football, this 8 minute highlight package from last night will bring a smile to your face this morning. Pure joy.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Even if you you're not a fan of football, this 8 minute highlight package from last night will bring a smile to your face this morning. Pure joy.
Scotland 4-2 Denmark highlights: World Cup qualification clinched after epic
Watch the best of the action as Scotland beat Denmark 4-2 to reach the men's World Cup finals for the first time since 1998.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is good news... If it weren't for the fact that FIFA just loves it some fascists and enjoys snuggling up to authorization dictators.
Please. Do not support the next world cup. The US is not a safe place to visit.
Please. Do not support the next world cup. The US is not a safe place to visit.
Reposted by Grant Alba
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
You know the time to be ashamed is NOT when it's discovered by others. It's when you're considering doing a thing.
Be ashamed BEFORE then you won't do that shameful thing.
So simple even toddlers can understand it.
This is not shame for the acts. This is shame for being discovered.
Be ashamed BEFORE then you won't do that shameful thing.
So simple even toddlers can understand it.
This is not shame for the acts. This is shame for being discovered.
Epstein documents released last week showed dozens of email exchanges between Summers and Epstein from 2016 to 2019.
Epstein Files Fallout: Larry Summers Steps Back From Public Roles, Says He’s ‘Deeply Ashamed’
Epstein documents released last week showed dozens of email exchanges between Summers and Epstein from 2016 to 2019.
www.forbes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
You know the time to be ashamed is NOT when it's discovered by others. It's when you're considering doing a thing.
Be ashamed BEFORE then you won't do that shameful thing.
So simple even toddlers can understand it.
This is not shame for the acts. This is shame for being discovered.
Be ashamed BEFORE then you won't do that shameful thing.
So simple even toddlers can understand it.
This is not shame for the acts. This is shame for being discovered.
Progress report:
I think I might be able to stop procrastinating and tweaking book one soon!
Book two is about 80% written, with much tighter writing leading to a much better first draft!
I'm refining each chapter as I go, rather than just writing the draft in a span of ten days!
I think I might be able to stop procrastinating and tweaking book one soon!
Book two is about 80% written, with much tighter writing leading to a much better first draft!
I'm refining each chapter as I go, rather than just writing the draft in a span of ten days!
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Progress report:
I think I might be able to stop procrastinating and tweaking book one soon!
Book two is about 80% written, with much tighter writing leading to a much better first draft!
I'm refining each chapter as I go, rather than just writing the draft in a span of ten days!
I think I might be able to stop procrastinating and tweaking book one soon!
Book two is about 80% written, with much tighter writing leading to a much better first draft!
I'm refining each chapter as I go, rather than just writing the draft in a span of ten days!
I can guarantee that picking up 600 random people would produce many more people with a record... Almost a third of all adults in the US have a criminal record.
It appears brown people are more law abiding. Who knew?
It appears brown people are more law abiding. Who knew?
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
I can guarantee that picking up 600 random people would produce many more people with a record... Almost a third of all adults in the US have a criminal record.
It appears brown people are more law abiding. Who knew?
It appears brown people are more law abiding. Who knew?
It's telling that even when he's lambasting "insurance companies" he still thinks that the only way people will ever get healthcare is through "insurance".
#singlepayer #universalhealthcare
#singlepayer #universalhealthcare
November 18, 2025 at 10:13 PM
It's telling that even when he's lambasting "insurance companies" he still thinks that the only way people will ever get healthcare is through "insurance".
#singlepayer #universalhealthcare
#singlepayer #universalhealthcare
Reposted by Grant Alba
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
On #ephobophilia
As a kid in high school, we all knew it was seriously>ickIn college, we knew high schoolers were too young.
Now, anyone younger than thirty is a kid I might mentor, not someone to have sex with.
What the fuck is wrong with them?
As a kid in high school, we all knew it was seriously>ick
Now, anyone younger than thirty is a kid I might mentor, not someone to have sex with.
What the fuck is wrong with them?
November 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
On #ephobophilia
As a kid in high school, we all knew it was seriously>ickIn college, we knew high schoolers were too young.
Now, anyone younger than thirty is a kid I might mentor, not someone to have sex with.
What the fuck is wrong with them?
As a kid in high school, we all knew it was seriously>ick
Now, anyone younger than thirty is a kid I might mentor, not someone to have sex with.
What the fuck is wrong with them?
They'd be on their planes but they can't seem to get flight approvals.
.. something something air traffic control...
.. something something air traffic control...
Are they boarding their private jets to flee the city yet?
November 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
They'd be on their planes but they can't seem to get flight approvals.
.. something something air traffic control...
.. something something air traffic control...
Reposted by Grant Alba
📌 Kudos Rachel Maddow for
breaking this down for us 🐥
breaking this down for us 🐥
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📌 Kudos Rachel Maddow for
breaking this down for us 🐥
breaking this down for us 🐥
I think the reality is that "Women aren't usually interested in dick swinging bullshit"....which describes a lot of so-called "hard SF" , especially the "military" stuff.
Lol. I'm not interested in that shit, either.
SF is exploring "what if". Spaceships & soldiers are a tiny part of that.
Lol. I'm not interested in that shit, either.
SF is exploring "what if". Spaceships & soldiers are a tiny part of that.
"Women are not usually interested in science fiction"
What?
What?
October 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I think the reality is that "Women aren't usually interested in dick swinging bullshit"....which describes a lot of so-called "hard SF" , especially the "military" stuff.
Lol. I'm not interested in that shit, either.
SF is exploring "what if". Spaceships & soldiers are a tiny part of that.
Lol. I'm not interested in that shit, either.
SF is exploring "what if". Spaceships & soldiers are a tiny part of that.
A Proposal.
Congressional legislation should be able to be progressed by a quorum of the members present.
If half the house decides on a long vacation... Then such a shame.
And recess cannot exceed the median PTO in the US ( about 8 days, I believe). After that it's not recess, but absenteeism
Congressional legislation should be able to be progressed by a quorum of the members present.
If half the house decides on a long vacation... Then such a shame.
And recess cannot exceed the median PTO in the US ( about 8 days, I believe). After that it's not recess, but absenteeism
October 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
A Proposal.
Congressional legislation should be able to be progressed by a quorum of the members present.
If half the house decides on a long vacation... Then such a shame.
And recess cannot exceed the median PTO in the US ( about 8 days, I believe). After that it's not recess, but absenteeism
Congressional legislation should be able to be progressed by a quorum of the members present.
If half the house decides on a long vacation... Then such a shame.
And recess cannot exceed the median PTO in the US ( about 8 days, I believe). After that it's not recess, but absenteeism
I grew up poor. I've been poor as an adult. I've also been not poor.
I've always been politically engaged. I've always been engaged in world news, in global economics, in geopolitics.
But I grew up in Scotland where education was egalitarian and free.
If I'd been raised in the US?
No clue.
I've always been politically engaged. I've always been engaged in world news, in global economics, in geopolitics.
But I grew up in Scotland where education was egalitarian and free.
If I'd been raised in the US?
No clue.
there’s something distasteful in the way people describe the poor as having only their economic plight guide their values. it feels almost condescending, as though they can’t walk and chew gum and think that disrespecting an historic office is bad.
October 24, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I grew up poor. I've been poor as an adult. I've also been not poor.
I've always been politically engaged. I've always been engaged in world news, in global economics, in geopolitics.
But I grew up in Scotland where education was egalitarian and free.
If I'd been raised in the US?
No clue.
I've always been politically engaged. I've always been engaged in world news, in global economics, in geopolitics.
But I grew up in Scotland where education was egalitarian and free.
If I'd been raised in the US?
No clue.
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This is chilling. And it doesn't exist anymore except on the Internet.
October 23, 2025 at 1:06 PM
This is chilling. And it doesn't exist anymore except on the Internet.
Are we winning, yet?
October 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Are we winning, yet?
Who are the third who think these attacks are justified?
Those folks should be denied the right to vote because they are obviously traitorous scumbags.
I joke.
Also, not.
Those folks should be denied the right to vote because they are obviously traitorous scumbags.
I joke.
Also, not.
October 23, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Who are the third who think these attacks are justified?
Those folks should be denied the right to vote because they are obviously traitorous scumbags.
I joke.
Also, not.
Those folks should be denied the right to vote because they are obviously traitorous scumbags.
I joke.
Also, not.