Allison Epstein
@rapscallison.bsky.social
cottagecore baba yaga. author of A TIP FOR THE HANGMAN and LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD. mostly on substack and insta but who knows anymore. she/they linktr.ee/allisonepstein
my cat and I have had adventures getting ready for the vet before but this is the first time I've looked in the mirror after and seen a smear of blood across my face like I'd just slain the Witch King of Angmar
(9lb cat pictured for reference)
(9lb cat pictured for reference)
November 18, 2023 at 3:44 PM
my cat and I have had adventures getting ready for the vet before but this is the first time I've looked in the mirror after and seen a smear of blood across my face like I'd just slain the Witch King of Angmar
(9lb cat pictured for reference)
(9lb cat pictured for reference)
I am generally not allowed to have much fun at work, so this is just for me I guess.
November 2, 2023 at 5:13 PM
I am generally not allowed to have much fun at work, so this is just for me I guess.
Reposted by Allison Epstein
Check out this new episode of my podcast with @rapscallison.bsky.social about her *new* historical novel of early 19th century Russia, "Let the Dead Bury the Dead."
clairepotter.substack.com/p/episode-38...
clairepotter.substack.com/p/episode-38...
October 28, 2023 at 6:37 PM
Check out this new episode of my podcast with @rapscallison.bsky.social about her *new* historical novel of early 19th century Russia, "Let the Dead Bury the Dead."
clairepotter.substack.com/p/episode-38...
clairepotter.substack.com/p/episode-38...
She's HERE!! 🦉❄️🌼 Couldn't be happier to launch my second novel, LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD, into the world. Find her wherever you buy books, including here: bookshop.org/p/books/let-...
October 17, 2023 at 2:06 PM
She's HERE!! 🦉❄️🌼 Couldn't be happier to launch my second novel, LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD, into the world. Find her wherever you buy books, including here: bookshop.org/p/books/let-...
friendly reminder that you cannot tell someone's politics from their last name and it is wild that you think you can 🤘
October 13, 2023 at 1:49 PM
friendly reminder that you cannot tell someone's politics from their last name and it is wild that you think you can 🤘
lesbian weddings should be sponsored by Google spreadsheets
October 11, 2023 at 1:37 PM
lesbian weddings should be sponsored by Google spreadsheets
one week until pub day and I've only sent one panicked email asking if I should sell all my worldly belongings and become a lighthouse-keeper on Lake Superior, so all in all a success I think
October 10, 2023 at 3:48 PM
one week until pub day and I've only sent one panicked email asking if I should sell all my worldly belongings and become a lighthouse-keeper on Lake Superior, so all in all a success I think
my book is out in 9 days so to avoid thinking about it I repotted all my plants, reorganized the bookshelf, steam cleaned the floors, set up two months of bullet journal grids, and changed the sheets, does anyone else have a stupid task I can help with it's only 3pm
October 8, 2023 at 7:57 PM
my book is out in 9 days so to avoid thinking about it I repotted all my plants, reorganized the bookshelf, steam cleaned the floors, set up two months of bullet journal grids, and changed the sheets, does anyone else have a stupid task I can help with it's only 3pm
2023 is cancelled due to ongoing mechanical problems. I will resume making an effort on 1/1/2024. Kindly adjust your expectations.
October 4, 2023 at 6:08 PM
2023 is cancelled due to ongoing mechanical problems. I will resume making an effort on 1/1/2024. Kindly adjust your expectations.
me: man, this new job is really a trip, don't like the vibes here but I'm worried about leaving because I very much need stability rn
my daily tarot draws for the last three days: I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN BE CLEARER FOR YOU KIDDO
my daily tarot draws for the last three days: I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN BE CLEARER FOR YOU KIDDO
October 2, 2023 at 2:01 PM
me: man, this new job is really a trip, don't like the vibes here but I'm worried about leaving because I very much need stability rn
my daily tarot draws for the last three days: I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN BE CLEARER FOR YOU KIDDO
my daily tarot draws for the last three days: I DON'T KNOW HOW I CAN BE CLEARER FOR YOU KIDDO
my 19th-century russia novel LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD is coming out in 19 days and it was 100% written by me, not an AI trawling the depths of the internet like a spooky tech bro parasite
(I made this lousy graphic myself too but I bet you could tell)
bookshop.org/p/books/let-...
(I made this lousy graphic myself too but I bet you could tell)
bookshop.org/p/books/let-...
September 29, 2023 at 12:34 PM
my 19th-century russia novel LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD is coming out in 19 days and it was 100% written by me, not an AI trawling the depths of the internet like a spooky tech bro parasite
(I made this lousy graphic myself too but I bet you could tell)
bookshop.org/p/books/let-...
(I made this lousy graphic myself too but I bet you could tell)
bookshop.org/p/books/let-...
I call this "the sad queer smartass with a breaking point we will discover 2/3 through the show to devastating results," aka "The Kit Marlowe Effect"
there must be a word for the sudden mortifying realization that a new character from a new thing you're enjoying is indeed just another iteration of The Same One You Always Love, Again
September 28, 2023 at 1:53 PM
I call this "the sad queer smartass with a breaking point we will discover 2/3 through the show to devastating results," aka "The Kit Marlowe Effect"
Reposted by Allison Epstein
Shawn Fain is not buying any bs about a division between the working class and the professional-managerial class.
September 27, 2023 at 2:12 PM
Shawn Fain is not buying any bs about a division between the working class and the professional-managerial class.
Or! Wild idea but hear me out with this one—
Most AI creative writing is… bad, so firms are on a spree hiring poets, novelists, and other humanities experts to try to fix it
Why Silicon Valley’s biggest AI developers are hiring poets
Training data companies are grabbing writers of fiction, drama, poetry, and also general humanities experts to improve AI creative writing.
restofworld.org
September 26, 2023 at 7:47 PM
Or! Wild idea but hear me out with this one—
names I've mentally given to chapters in Our Rotten Hearts, a serious literary book set in Regency London:
- Bad Times at TGI Friday's
- Ash Ketchum in the Safari Zone
- Cogsworth Gives Dating Advice
- Violent Theater Kids Go to Denny's
- My Fair Lady Does Crime
- Call the Midwife But Sadder Somehow
- Bad Times at TGI Friday's
- Ash Ketchum in the Safari Zone
- Cogsworth Gives Dating Advice
- Violent Theater Kids Go to Denny's
- My Fair Lady Does Crime
- Call the Midwife But Sadder Somehow
September 24, 2023 at 3:34 PM
names I've mentally given to chapters in Our Rotten Hearts, a serious literary book set in Regency London:
- Bad Times at TGI Friday's
- Ash Ketchum in the Safari Zone
- Cogsworth Gives Dating Advice
- Violent Theater Kids Go to Denny's
- My Fair Lady Does Crime
- Call the Midwife But Sadder Somehow
- Bad Times at TGI Friday's
- Ash Ketchum in the Safari Zone
- Cogsworth Gives Dating Advice
- Violent Theater Kids Go to Denny's
- My Fair Lady Does Crime
- Call the Midwife But Sadder Somehow
Reposted by Allison Epstein
Listen. If you have a baby you have an ethical obligation to put that baby in a pumpkin. I don't care what kind of pumpkin. Put them in the pumpkin. Take lots of photos. Bring joy to the world.
September 23, 2023 at 5:46 PM
Listen. If you have a baby you have an ethical obligation to put that baby in a pumpkin. I don't care what kind of pumpkin. Put them in the pumpkin. Take lots of photos. Bring joy to the world.
me yesterday: what if every word I've ever written is garbage, I should abandon writing and take to the sea
me today: BOOK THREE IS SO GOOD IT'S GOING TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY
me today: BOOK THREE IS SO GOOD IT'S GOING TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY
September 23, 2023 at 7:00 PM
me yesterday: what if every word I've ever written is garbage, I should abandon writing and take to the sea
me today: BOOK THREE IS SO GOOD IT'S GOING TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY
me today: BOOK THREE IS SO GOOD IT'S GOING TO WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY
"introduce yourself to the new platform, Allison!"
well I just spent 20 minutes singing a custom version of The Ballad of Sweeney Todd to my cat, beginning with "Attend the tale of Mina Bean, the smallest kitty you've ever seen" and ending with "the demon kitty who bites feet"
well I just spent 20 minutes singing a custom version of The Ballad of Sweeney Todd to my cat, beginning with "Attend the tale of Mina Bean, the smallest kitty you've ever seen" and ending with "the demon kitty who bites feet"
September 22, 2023 at 12:08 PM
"introduce yourself to the new platform, Allison!"
well I just spent 20 minutes singing a custom version of The Ballad of Sweeney Todd to my cat, beginning with "Attend the tale of Mina Bean, the smallest kitty you've ever seen" and ending with "the demon kitty who bites feet"
well I just spent 20 minutes singing a custom version of The Ballad of Sweeney Todd to my cat, beginning with "Attend the tale of Mina Bean, the smallest kitty you've ever seen" and ending with "the demon kitty who bites feet"
so my day job is staffed by people either age 60+ or age <25 and somehow I am now responsible for emotionally regulating all of them
in this environment, *I* am the chill and reasonable one, god help us
in this environment, *I* am the chill and reasonable one, god help us
September 21, 2023 at 5:13 PM
so my day job is staffed by people either age 60+ or age <25 and somehow I am now responsible for emotionally regulating all of them
in this environment, *I* am the chill and reasonable one, god help us
in this environment, *I* am the chill and reasonable one, god help us
hi friends my book comes out in 3.6 weeks and I'm avoiding my existential dread about it by joining a new platform, come help me hide from my fear of failure 🤘
September 21, 2023 at 1:03 PM
hi friends my book comes out in 3.6 weeks and I'm avoiding my existential dread about it by joining a new platform, come help me hide from my fear of failure 🤘