Alyson Tait
@rudexvirus.bsky.social
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Alyson Tait
@rudexvirus.bsky.social
· Nov 12
I haven't properly introduced myself:
🐝 My name is Aly/Alyson/Bee
🐝 I write a lot of mermaids, selkies, and ghosts.
🐝I live in Maryland, but my home will always be the Arizona desert.
🐝Wife. Mother. A little queer and always too loud.
🐝Horror movies and vodka are the fastest way to my heart.
🐝 My name is Aly/Alyson/Bee
🐝 I write a lot of mermaids, selkies, and ghosts.
🐝I live in Maryland, but my home will always be the Arizona desert.
🐝Wife. Mother. A little queer and always too loud.
🐝Horror movies and vodka are the fastest way to my heart.
Today theres a lot of "what am i even doing here? what is this shit Ive written?" in the air and I think I've breathed in most of it.
November 19, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Today theres a lot of "what am i even doing here? what is this shit Ive written?" in the air and I think I've breathed in most of it.
Alright @notquitewrite.com , you have my final entry of the year. Now we wait and see if I end another year without hitting that longlist :p
October 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Alright @notquitewrite.com , you have my final entry of the year. Now we wait and see if I end another year without hitting that longlist :p
I have written wrods today despite having no inclination to do so all weekend. I deserve a reward.
October 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
I have written wrods today despite having no inclination to do so all weekend. I deserve a reward.
Hey I don't know who needs to hear this but please just shut the hell up if you are watching a movie in a theater with other people in it.
Thank you :)
Thank you :)
October 8, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Hey I don't know who needs to hear this but please just shut the hell up if you are watching a movie in a theater with other people in it.
Thank you :)
Thank you :)
Hey all! It's been a crazy, busy week or so for me, publishing and story-wise. I think this is the last for a minute but its certainly not least. If you have a moment, I would love you to have a look at this story that has one of my favorite titles ever:
www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...
www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...
The Pink Hydra | I’m Just a Ghoul–I’d Rather Not Be - Alyson Tait
I’m Just a Ghoul–I’d Rather Not Be by Alyson Tait
www.thepinkhydra.com
October 5, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Hey all! It's been a crazy, busy week or so for me, publishing and story-wise. I think this is the last for a minute but its certainly not least. If you have a moment, I would love you to have a look at this story that has one of my favorite titles ever:
www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...
www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...
I am beyond happy to share this link. There are some truly wonderful authors in it and it i clues one my favorite stories I've written from the last year in it.
You can find the eBook on Amazon now. Like the competition proceeds, all profits of the book will go to Trans Lifeline: a.co/d/a09dx1c
Daydreaming of Other Worlds: Winners of the 2025 1,000 Word Herd Competition
Amazon.com: Daydreaming of Other Worlds: Winners of the 2025 1,000 Word Herd Competition eBook : Press, TL;DR: Kindle Store
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September 27, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I am beyond happy to share this link. There are some truly wonderful authors in it and it i clues one my favorite stories I've written from the last year in it.
Reposted by Alyson Tait
Bruised, Resilient is turning one year old!
For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)
Happy reading!
#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks
For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)
Happy reading!
#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks
September 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Bruised, Resilient is turning one year old!
For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)
Happy reading!
#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks
For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)
Happy reading!
#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks
September has been crazy and I missed the launch day of this, but I'm so happy to share it now!
A story originally written as an adventure story for a contest that I fell in love with. I'm so happy for it to have a home and I hope yall enjoy it too <3
hollowoakpress.com/of-lost-boys...
A story originally written as an adventure story for a contest that I fell in love with. I'm so happy for it to have a home and I hope yall enjoy it too <3
hollowoakpress.com/of-lost-boys...
Of Lost Boys and Stars and Sharks and Other Impossible Things
hollowoakpress.com
September 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
September has been crazy and I missed the launch day of this, but I'm so happy to share it now!
A story originally written as an adventure story for a contest that I fell in love with. I'm so happy for it to have a home and I hope yall enjoy it too <3
hollowoakpress.com/of-lost-boys...
A story originally written as an adventure story for a contest that I fell in love with. I'm so happy for it to have a home and I hope yall enjoy it too <3
hollowoakpress.com/of-lost-boys...
Day two of Fright Reads 2025 and I will be at my table with alllll my books
September 14, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Day two of Fright Reads 2025 and I will be at my table with alllll my books
Friends in the Maryland / Virginia / surrounding areas! I'll be at Fright Reads this weekend at the Howard County Fairgrounds. I'll be selling copies of my books, two of which are no longer available online.
Come say hi, and look around. There'll be a lot of cool folks there.
www.frightreads.com
Come say hi, and look around. There'll be a lot of cool folks there.
www.frightreads.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Friends in the Maryland / Virginia / surrounding areas! I'll be at Fright Reads this weekend at the Howard County Fairgrounds. I'll be selling copies of my books, two of which are no longer available online.
Come say hi, and look around. There'll be a lot of cool folks there.
www.frightreads.com
Come say hi, and look around. There'll be a lot of cool folks there.
www.frightreads.com
My entry into the Augur micro comp <3
The Myths of What Will Be
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#AugurMicros2025
The Myths of What Will Be
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#AugurMicros2025
September 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
My entry into the Augur micro comp <3
The Myths of What Will Be
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#AugurMicros2025
The Myths of What Will Be
@augursociety.bsky.social
#AugurMicros2025
Reposted by Alyson Tait
Excited to share my piece for Augur's micro fiction contest!
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September 11, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Excited to share my piece for Augur's micro fiction contest!
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#AugurMicros2025
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#AugurMicros2025
This week I am feeling a lot of anxiety about not really being sure I belong places/ feeling very left out and I don't know how to shake it.
September 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This week I am feeling a lot of anxiety about not really being sure I belong places/ feeling very left out and I don't know how to shake it.
Reposted by Alyson Tait
This makes me so happy I could cry. Black Sky, Blue Earth - my aching story about climate collapse & personal rebirth - is the lead story in this year’s @oysterriverpages.bsky.social. It has a lot of my soul in it. Please read it & all of Oyster River’s work
www.oysterriverpages.com/black-sky-bl...
www.oysterriverpages.com/black-sky-bl...
September 9, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This makes me so happy I could cry. Black Sky, Blue Earth - my aching story about climate collapse & personal rebirth - is the lead story in this year’s @oysterriverpages.bsky.social. It has a lot of my soul in it. Please read it & all of Oyster River’s work
www.oysterriverpages.com/black-sky-bl...
www.oysterriverpages.com/black-sky-bl...
I just want somewhere to throw a bunch of mythic fic stories and have people love me
September 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I just want somewhere to throw a bunch of mythic fic stories and have people love me
I am so so ready for October. Its become a small tradition for me to take a writing break in the fall. A month where as it approaches, I stop signing up for stuff (which is a bummer as there is some really cool stuff being announced) --
September 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
I am so so ready for October. Its become a small tradition for me to take a writing break in the fall. A month where as it approaches, I stop signing up for stuff (which is a bummer as there is some really cool stuff being announced) --
Reposted by Alyson Tait
My story "It Takes a Village" won the 2025 microfiction Writing Battle!
September 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
My story "It Takes a Village" won the 2025 microfiction Writing Battle!
Pink hair, who dis?
September 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Pink hair, who dis?
Ahhhh, I'm trying not to jinx myself but im pretty happy no matter what happens from here
September 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Ahhhh, I'm trying not to jinx myself but im pretty happy no matter what happens from here
Hair is pink, need to find energy to style then can post new pics :D
September 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Hair is pink, need to find energy to style then can post new pics :D
Home from NYC and watching Hadestown and y'all, I'm so so happy I got to go and see it and walk around the city and just be there. The musical was great, the whole 2nd act just wrecked me.
I feel refilled creatively and want to just... be obnoxious again.
I feel refilled creatively and want to just... be obnoxious again.
August 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Home from NYC and watching Hadestown and y'all, I'm so so happy I got to go and see it and walk around the city and just be there. The musical was great, the whole 2nd act just wrecked me.
I feel refilled creatively and want to just... be obnoxious again.
I feel refilled creatively and want to just... be obnoxious again.
In New York for the first time thanks to some kind friends willing to plan the trip and drive up so we can see Hadestown tonight.
a brown teddy bear with a smile on its face
ALT: a brown teddy bear with a smile on its face
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August 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
In New York for the first time thanks to some kind friends willing to plan the trip and drive up so we can see Hadestown tonight.
Today we are ✨️ disappointed ✨️ and wishing we could all do better next time.
August 19, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Today we are ✨️ disappointed ✨️ and wishing we could all do better next time.
Uh hi, hello, its me in that list!
16th: The Taste of Success by Bryony Ellporth
17th: The Ever-Wanting by William Peregrine
18th: The Spoils of Peace by Alyson Tait
19th: Describing the Ruckus by Emily Deutsch
20th: Hare and the Seven Loaves by Mike Edbury
21st: Odds and Ends by Noah Fitzgerald
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17th: The Ever-Wanting by William Peregrine
18th: The Spoils of Peace by Alyson Tait
19th: Describing the Ruckus by Emily Deutsch
20th: Hare and the Seven Loaves by Mike Edbury
21st: Odds and Ends by Noah Fitzgerald
#1KWHC
August 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Uh hi, hello, its me in that list!
Update they got us together on both planes there and pre assigned our seats for the flights back for me. Many anxieties eased this morning
Trying to get the customer service folks to adjust my seats for tomorrow because the computer decided me and my daughter should be halfway across the plane from each other and I dont particularly want to anxiously sit on this for 24 hours and hoping the gate can fix it.
Wish me luuuck
Wish me luuuck
August 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Update they got us together on both planes there and pre assigned our seats for the flights back for me. Many anxieties eased this morning