Alyx Hanson (they/them)
@restlesscourage.bsky.social
Nerdy, queer, neurospicy, nonbinary TTRPG enthusiast, tarot reader, and dabbler in many hobbies. Agnostic animist and spiritual companion. ✨https://restlesscourage.com 🎶https://alyxanderjames.bandcamp.com 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ they/them
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
November 20, 2025 at 2:21 PM
On this Trans Day of Remembrance, I would have you remember that there are trans people alive who need your action now, not your reflective words later.
Remembering us is not enough.
Remembering us is not enough.
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i'm a trans tarot reader and i write weekly newsletter pieces featuring essays, tarot spreads, and tips for building a tarot practice that reflects who you actually are.
if you're looking to give your $$ to a trans creator today, a paid newsletter subscription would make my day:
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devils & fools
devils & fools: a newsletter exploring tarot, numerology, creativity & community
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November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
i'm a trans tarot reader and i write weekly newsletter pieces featuring essays, tarot spreads, and tips for building a tarot practice that reflects who you actually are.
if you're looking to give your $$ to a trans creator today, a paid newsletter subscription would make my day:
3amtarot.ghost.io
if you're looking to give your $$ to a trans creator today, a paid newsletter subscription would make my day:
3amtarot.ghost.io
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Trans Day of Remembrance is today.
The link below gives details of just some of the #trans, #nonbinary and gender nonconforming people we have lost in the past year.
#SayTheirNames #TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025
tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/tdor...
The link below gives details of just some of the #trans, #nonbinary and gender nonconforming people we have lost in the past year.
#SayTheirNames #TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025
tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/tdor...
Remembering Our Dead - Reports - TDoR 2025
1 Oct 2024 to 30 Sep 2025
tdor.translivesmatter.info
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Trans Day of Remembrance is today.
The link below gives details of just some of the #trans, #nonbinary and gender nonconforming people we have lost in the past year.
#SayTheirNames #TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025
tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/tdor...
The link below gives details of just some of the #trans, #nonbinary and gender nonconforming people we have lost in the past year.
#SayTheirNames #TransLivesMatter #TDoR #TDoR2025
tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports/tdor...
Holy hell, last night was incredible. Thanks to @davedraeger.bsky.social for the heads up that it was still going in our neighborhood last night! I’d seen the aurora faintly at summer camp years ago; my partner was pretty sure they’d never seen it. Such an incredible thing to witness!
November 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Holy hell, last night was incredible. Thanks to @davedraeger.bsky.social for the heads up that it was still going in our neighborhood last night! I’d seen the aurora faintly at summer camp years ago; my partner was pretty sure they’d never seen it. Such an incredible thing to witness!
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the muppets are enduring cast of characters because each of them represents the duality of man
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
October 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
the muppets are enduring cast of characters because each of them represents the duality of man
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
kermit is nervous but charming
fozzie is confident but untalented
gonzo is deranged but dignified
miss piggie is rude but elegant
sam eagle is socially liberal but fiscally conservative
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When transphobes talk about "basic biology" like they're experts, it always reminds me of a seven year old who declares they know all the numbers that exist because they learned to count to 100.
October 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
When transphobes talk about "basic biology" like they're experts, it always reminds me of a seven year old who declares they know all the numbers that exist because they learned to count to 100.
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LMAOOO ily Merriam-Webster
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
LMAOOO ily Merriam-Webster
The Horrors persist, and so this week I decided, kind of on a whim, that it’s about damn time I did something with some of the 300+ songs I’ve written in the last 10+ years, because if not now, when? So…this happened: open.spotify.com/track/6L7HF5...
Wishes - Demo
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September 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
The Horrors persist, and so this week I decided, kind of on a whim, that it’s about damn time I did something with some of the 300+ songs I’ve written in the last 10+ years, because if not now, when? So…this happened: open.spotify.com/track/6L7HF5...
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We should not care or reward Disney for this. We must make their bottom line hurt for even considering doing something like this. Don't let up. Other companies need to see that bowing to fascism is not something you can do without consequence.
!!!
*DISNEY SAYS JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE SHOW TO RETURN ON TUESDAY
*DISNEY SAYS JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE SHOW TO RETURN ON TUESDAY
September 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We should not care or reward Disney for this. We must make their bottom line hurt for even considering doing something like this. Don't let up. Other companies need to see that bowing to fascism is not something you can do without consequence.
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So excited for this book! Meg’s first book is one of my favorite tarot references, and I expect this one will join that list as well!
today is pub day for TAROT SPREADS, my second book with @weiserbooks.bsky.social! i'm so proud to share this book filled with advice on reading tarot spreads with confidence, writing original spreads that work for you, and revising spreads to ensure that they're just what you need.
Tarot Spreads: How to Read Them, Create Them, and Revise Them
How to Read Them, Create Them, and Revise Them
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July 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
So excited for this book! Meg’s first book is one of my favorite tarot references, and I expect this one will join that list as well!
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'Hope is a hammer. It is valuable only if you do something with it.'
This, now, is the thing I needed to read and it might be what you need to read too.
This, now, is the thing I needed to read and it might be what you need to read too.
Last night, I had the privilege of delivering a keynote speech at the Locus awards. You can view the speech and read the full text here.
stone-soup.ghost.io/hammer-speech/
stone-soup.ghost.io/hammer-speech/
Hammer Speech
Last night, I got to stand up in front of the audience at the Locus Awards ceremony. I wound up presenting the Locus Award for Best Short Story (congratulations, Isabel J. Kim!) – but first, I deliver...
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June 22, 2025 at 10:02 PM
'Hope is a hammer. It is valuable only if you do something with it.'
This, now, is the thing I needed to read and it might be what you need to read too.
This, now, is the thing I needed to read and it might be what you need to read too.
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"Queering the Runes" is a course based on the book, and we go DEEP into these powerful magical tools.
Register here until July 22nd: lore-academy.teachable.com/p/queering-t...
Register here until July 22nd: lore-academy.teachable.com/p/queering-t...
Queering the Runes
lore-academy.teachable.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
"Queering the Runes" is a course based on the book, and we go DEEP into these powerful magical tools.
Register here until July 22nd: lore-academy.teachable.com/p/queering-t...
Register here until July 22nd: lore-academy.teachable.com/p/queering-t...
Well, fuck.
Breaking: The Trevor Project received a stop-work order last night on its contract with the national 988 suicide prevention hotline. The Trump administration is eliminating the option for LGBTQ callers to the hotline to press 3 and connect with someone who specializes in LGBTQ mental health.
June 18, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Well, fuck.
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Hiiii! Monday reminder that I have a new book out! That I edited! And I am so proud of! Plz buy it!
And help me spread the word!
And review it even on the evil places bc I know it sucks but it really helps sales so so so much.
bookshop.org/shop/cassandrasnow to buy if ya don't have a spot
And help me spread the word!
And review it even on the evil places bc I know it sucks but it really helps sales so so so much.
bookshop.org/shop/cassandrasnow to buy if ya don't have a spot
May 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Hiiii! Monday reminder that I have a new book out! That I edited! And I am so proud of! Plz buy it!
And help me spread the word!
And review it even on the evil places bc I know it sucks but it really helps sales so so so much.
bookshop.org/shop/cassandrasnow to buy if ya don't have a spot
And help me spread the word!
And review it even on the evil places bc I know it sucks but it really helps sales so so so much.
bookshop.org/shop/cassandrasnow to buy if ya don't have a spot
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If you abduct someone and send them involuntarily and without recourse to a country where they've never lived to be imprisoned, that isn't deportation, it's human trafficking
April 9, 2025 at 2:23 PM
If you abduct someone and send them involuntarily and without recourse to a country where they've never lived to be imprisoned, that isn't deportation, it's human trafficking
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HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.
"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"
YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.
"So we can believe the big ones?"
YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.
"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"
YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.
"So we can believe the big ones?"
YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.
March 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
HUMANS NEED FANTASY TO BE HUMAN. TO BE THE PLACE WHERE THE FALLING ANGEL MEETS THE RISING APE.
"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"
YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.
"So we can believe the big ones?"
YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.
"Tooth fairies? Hogfathers? Little—"
YES. AS PRACTICE. YOU HAVE TO START OUT LEARNING TO BELIEVE THE LITTLE LIES.
"So we can believe the big ones?"
YES. JUSTICE. MERCY. DUTY. THAT SORT OF THING.
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I published my capstone project for my degree last week! *insight checks* is a collection of five meditative journaling games that can be played solo or with a friend. I’m really proud of how they turned out! Free to download here: restlesscourage.itch.io/insight-checks
insight checks by restlesscourage
a collection of meditative journaling games
restlesscourage.itch.io
February 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I published my capstone project for my degree last week! *insight checks* is a collection of five meditative journaling games that can be played solo or with a friend. I’m really proud of how they turned out! Free to download here: restlesscourage.itch.io/insight-checks
This morning I’m working; this afternoon I’m presenting at my seminary’s symposium about a game I designed; tonight I’m performing in the end-of-symposium seminary talent show. Tomorrow I’m running games for fellow students. I am both excited and terrified by all of this (minus the work part lol).
February 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
This morning I’m working; this afternoon I’m presenting at my seminary’s symposium about a game I designed; tonight I’m performing in the end-of-symposium seminary talent show. Tomorrow I’m running games for fellow students. I am both excited and terrified by all of this (minus the work part lol).
*Someone* is pointedly ignoring Dad, as well as denying the allegations that she snuck up on them while they were vacuuming, started barking very loudly directly behind them, and nearly made their soul leave their body. Nova would *never*.
February 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
*Someone* is pointedly ignoring Dad, as well as denying the allegations that she snuck up on them while they were vacuuming, started barking very loudly directly behind them, and nearly made their soul leave their body. Nova would *never*.
The world is on fire and a lot of things suck but I’ve written four songs in three days and I…actually kind of like them all? So that’s something. Grateful for @fawmchallenge.bsky.social and the joy and community it brings to every February!
February 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The world is on fire and a lot of things suck but I’ve written four songs in three days and I…actually kind of like them all? So that’s something. Grateful for @fawmchallenge.bsky.social and the joy and community it brings to every February!
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In my years of reporting on LGBTQ news this was by far the hardest.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
January 31, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In my years of reporting on LGBTQ news this was by far the hardest.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
But we are still here. You made it to Friday. You lived. Good job. That wasn’t easy.
Through a diversity of tactics, we will continue to live.
Rest up, drink water, find community, so that we can all be here tomorrow too.
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‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
January 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
‼️ The State Department has REMOVED TQIA+ on their page of recommendations for queer travelers. This page yesterday said "LGBTQIA+" and now just says "LGB".
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.
The federal government is trying to erase trans people from existence.