Lifebykev
@lifebykev.bsky.social
Reader, beachgoer, biker, comic book nerd 🏳️🌈 | Writing about life, leadership & finding serenity (and shit) 💬
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
TIL: Coal doesn’t magically become a diamond under pressure — only pure carbon does.
Picked up that little fact from The Midnight Library (and yes, I double-checked it). Honestly, this is why I love reading: you end up learning things that have nothing to do with the plot, but still stick with you.
Picked up that little fact from The Midnight Library (and yes, I double-checked it). Honestly, this is why I love reading: you end up learning things that have nothing to do with the plot, but still stick with you.
November 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
TIL: Coal doesn’t magically become a diamond under pressure — only pure carbon does.
Picked up that little fact from The Midnight Library (and yes, I double-checked it). Honestly, this is why I love reading: you end up learning things that have nothing to do with the plot, but still stick with you.
Picked up that little fact from The Midnight Library (and yes, I double-checked it). Honestly, this is why I love reading: you end up learning things that have nothing to do with the plot, but still stick with you.
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Anybody else ready for this work day to be over!
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Anybody else ready for this work day to be over!
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Apparently writing in your books is controversial now. My friend was horrified when he found out I do it. Who knew marginalia was such a moral divide? #booksky
October 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Apparently writing in your books is controversial now. My friend was horrified when he found out I do it. Who knew marginalia was such a moral divide? #booksky
August reading recap:
• Throne of Glass series → my new favorite thing, honestly
• Love & Other Disasters → cute, light, loved the non-binary rep
• House of Earth & Blood → dragged at first but ended up delivering
#booksky
• Throne of Glass series → my new favorite thing, honestly
• Love & Other Disasters → cute, light, loved the non-binary rep
• House of Earth & Blood → dragged at first but ended up delivering
#booksky
September 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
August reading recap:
• Throne of Glass series → my new favorite thing, honestly
• Love & Other Disasters → cute, light, loved the non-binary rep
• House of Earth & Blood → dragged at first but ended up delivering
#booksky
• Throne of Glass series → my new favorite thing, honestly
• Love & Other Disasters → cute, light, loved the non-binary rep
• House of Earth & Blood → dragged at first but ended up delivering
#booksky
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i need politicians to be as mad at housing prices as they are about cracker barrel's new logo
August 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
i need politicians to be as mad at housing prices as they are about cracker barrel's new logo
Only 367 pages to read by Monday… good thing the beach is my library today 📚☀️ #BookClubProblems #BeachReads #ProcrastinatorLife #booksky
August 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Only 367 pages to read by Monday… good thing the beach is my library today 📚☀️ #BookClubProblems #BeachReads #ProcrastinatorLife #booksky
I can’t explain why, but Cape May feels like the straight version of Rehoboth Beach.
August 16, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I can’t explain why, but Cape May feels like the straight version of Rehoboth Beach.
I used to think AA was the only way to stay sober. It worked—until it didn’t.
This is my story of what came next, and how I’ve learned recovery doesn’t look the same for everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/grantmes...
This is my story of what came next, and how I’ve learned recovery doesn’t look the same for everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/grantmes...
When “Powerless” Didn’t Fit Anymore
What I Learned When I Walked Away from AA
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August 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I used to think AA was the only way to stay sober. It worked—until it didn’t.
This is my story of what came next, and how I’ve learned recovery doesn’t look the same for everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/grantmes...
This is my story of what came next, and how I’ve learned recovery doesn’t look the same for everyone.
open.substack.com/pub/grantmes...
It’s not about escape—it’s about the parts of life that save you.
#SoberAndProud #BookishLife #MindfulMoments #QueerCommunity
#SoberAndProud #BookishLife #MindfulMoments #QueerCommunity
What I’m Holding Onto Right Now
I’m sitting on the beach, staring at the ocean, and for the first time in what feels like forever, I take a deep breath.
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August 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It’s not about escape—it’s about the parts of life that save you.
#SoberAndProud #BookishLife #MindfulMoments #QueerCommunity
#SoberAndProud #BookishLife #MindfulMoments #QueerCommunity
Anyone else using StoryGraph instead of Goodreads these days? I’m loving how thoughtful (and ad-free 👀) it is.
Would love to connect with fellow readers—here’s my profile: @lifebykev
Let’s swap vibes, challenge lists, and moody reads 📚💫
Would love to connect with fellow readers—here’s my profile: @lifebykev
Let’s swap vibes, challenge lists, and moody reads 📚💫
Sign In | The StoryGraph
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August 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Anyone else using StoryGraph instead of Goodreads these days? I’m loving how thoughtful (and ad-free 👀) it is.
Would love to connect with fellow readers—here’s my profile: @lifebykev
Let’s swap vibes, challenge lists, and moody reads 📚💫
Would love to connect with fellow readers—here’s my profile: @lifebykev
Let’s swap vibes, challenge lists, and moody reads 📚💫
August 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I’m totally counting the beach as the floor today, and therefore listing to my horoscope
August 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’m totally counting the beach as the floor today, and therefore listing to my horoscope
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Morning y'all! ☕️
Happy Augtober 1st! 😜🎃
Happy Augtober 1st! 😜🎃
August 1, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Morning y'all! ☕️
Happy Augtober 1st! 😜🎃
Happy Augtober 1st! 😜🎃
This one’s a little raw.
I wrote about trying to build community in my 30s as a queer, sober introvert in a beach town that often feels like a high school reunion I wasn’t invited to.
Loneliness is real—but I’m working on it.
I wrote about trying to build community in my 30s as a queer, sober introvert in a beach town that often feels like a high school reunion I wasn’t invited to.
Loneliness is real—but I’m working on it.
📝 On Being Queer, Sober, and Awkward (and Trying Anyway)
Earlier this year, things were looking up.
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August 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
This one’s a little raw.
I wrote about trying to build community in my 30s as a queer, sober introvert in a beach town that often feels like a high school reunion I wasn’t invited to.
Loneliness is real—but I’m working on it.
I wrote about trying to build community in my 30s as a queer, sober introvert in a beach town that often feels like a high school reunion I wasn’t invited to.
Loneliness is real—but I’m working on it.
just launched a substack:
grant me serenity (and shit)
it’s for the moments when i actually have something to say — about life, queerness, burnout, growth, all the messy human stuff. occasional essays, heavy on honesty, light on pretense.
#writing #queerwriters #substack #essays #gayinternet
it’s for the moments when i actually have something to say — about life, queerness, burnout, growth, all the messy human stuff. occasional essays, heavy on honesty, light on pretense.
#writing #queerwriters #substack #essays #gayinternet
Kevin | Grant Me Serenity (and Shit) | Substack
Click to read Kevin, by Grant Me Serenity (and Shit), a Substack publication. Launched 14 minutes ago.
grantmeserenityandshit.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
just launched a substack:
grant me serenity (and shit)
it’s for the moments when i actually have something to say — about life, queerness, burnout, growth, all the messy human stuff. occasional essays, heavy on honesty, light on pretense.
#writing #queerwriters #substack #essays #gayinternet
it’s for the moments when i actually have something to say — about life, queerness, burnout, growth, all the messy human stuff. occasional essays, heavy on honesty, light on pretense.
#writing #queerwriters #substack #essays #gayinternet
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how I feel since 2016 or so
July 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
how I feel since 2016 or so
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Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
June 12, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Kristi Noem must resign. She has deported a four year old with cancer, detained a U.S. marshal, and arrested two members of Congress. She’s lost the confidence of the American people. ICE must stop terrorizing our communities.
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Thousands of people marching through Lower Manhattan now demanding ICE get out of New York City.
June 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Thousands of people marching through Lower Manhattan now demanding ICE get out of New York City.