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Alice
@wordsbyalice.bsky.social
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Midwesterner. Immigrant. Writer. Artist.
Allergic to cheese.
🏳️‍🌈 she/they
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Marriage as told through Spotify DMs:
A screenshot of Spotify DMs reading: Alice: i love you! Husband: [a link to Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley] Alice: i take it back
September 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Currently reading (listening to):

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.

#BookSky 📚💙
September 3, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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It's that time of year!
Screenshot of a Facebook Messenger chat reading 'annual reminder we lose two and a half hours of daylight this month!!'
September 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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At least she is beautiful?
A Blue point Siamese cat stuck on a cat tree because she forgot how to retract the claws on her recently cut nails.
August 26, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Haven’t posted one of these in awhile but currently reading (via audiobook since I’ve had a nonstop migraine these past few days!) Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen.
Cover of Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen.
August 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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I am allergic to the idea of having a “natural” hair color.
A feminine-presenting person in an art studio wearing a white shirt. They have a brown shaggy hair cut with two pieces of yellow hair framing their face.
August 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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O and I are watching the Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park livestream and we’re yelling at the bears catching fish like this is a sporting event.
A silhouette of a cat watching a TV with a brown bear eating a fish in a river.
August 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Look what arrived in the mail yesterday! So excited to be part of the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social anthology and to dig in to all these works 🤩
A hand holds a the National Flash Fiction Day Anthology 2025. Behind the hand is a blue point Siamese looking out a window onto a European street.
June 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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They’re judging.
Two Siamese cats sitting on a brown table. The left one is a blue point, so she is lighter in color with grey points, and the right one is a seal point, meaning she is darker with dark brown points. They both have vibrant blue eyes.
May 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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I love being a writer.
A hand holding a brown sugar boba in front of some houses.
April 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Highly recommend getting a tiny treat each time a rejection appears in the inbox. I’ve Pavloved myself and it’s great.
Screenshot of a conversation: For a person who hates rejection, I sure put myself in a place to get rejected a lot. But I got boba, so maybe I’m the winner here
April 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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#CurrentlyReading
East of Eden by John Steinbeck

Someone left this on my building’s bookshelf (basically a little free library). The spine is cracked, the cover battered, the pages are stained and tear with every turn. I couldn’t resist grabbing it.

#BookSky 📚💙
A hand holding “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck. The cover is yellow and the front has illustrations of James Dean, Julie Harris, and Raymond Massey, who are in the film adaption of the novel.
April 24, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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Just remembered writing is a career built on constant rejection and telling strangers my deepest insecurities. 10/10, thriving, no notes.
A pixelated screenshot of Pedro Pascal inside a gray room with wood exposed beams. He is holding two hands in the sign of the horns, and his expression looks vaguely pained due to when the screenshot was taken.
April 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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Spending some time in the desert and making new friends. Did not try to make friends with the wild boars.
Outside in a rocky desert-like terrain covered with desert fauna: a chestnut horse with a black mane is behind a tree. Outside, a black cow stands on a highway.
April 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Currently (re)reading: Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica (Translated by Sarah Moses).

I haven't posted my reading list lately, but after a conversation with a friend I picked this back up.

#BookSky #CurrentlyReading 💙📚
The cover for Nineteen Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica. A sepia hand holding a pink, outlined crow.
April 5, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Sorry to everyone on Discord who just found out I'm the EIC of The Atlantic
A screenshot from Discord (white text on a grey background) reading: WHY DID YOU CHANGE THE AVATAR WHO IS THIS CHANGE IT BACK
March 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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I’ve heard being in your thirties is fun, so I’m excited to be starting that today.
A feminine presenting person with blonde hair with pink ends smiling at the camera while holding up a peace sign. They are wearing an olive beanie, a white undershirt, a navy sweater, and a denim jacket with fleece lining. They are standing in a mall with vibrant signs.
March 18, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Excited to have this little guy on @paragraphplanet.bsky.social today ❤️

#WriterSky #WritingCommunity 📚💙
A screenshot from a Paragraph Planet reading “Today’s 75-word Paragraph.” In a box is blue typewriter style text on white background: “Deathbed confessions should be more fun. A celebration secrets held close until they spill out in a death rattle. A white elephant-type situation could be a blast. Passing around our regrets and lies in cheesy, crinkly wrapping paper: 'I hated my job! You have an entire missing family out there!' But no, it's me holding her clammy hand in a sterile hospital room, while I wait for my mother to confess she did actually love me.” By Alice Lyon
March 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Mă uit la Columbo cu următoarea generație.
A blue point Siamese cat watching the beginning of the first episode of Columbo, where a blonde man is on the phone. Behind him is a lake.
February 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I got some great, actionable feedback on my novel. Too bad my brain is refusing to work despite wanting to edit.

#amWriting #WritingCommunity
Pingu, an angry looking clay penguin, sitting with their arms crossed.
February 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Had to google and ok the resemblance is uncanny ??
Gwenpool, a young, feminine presenting person, sitting on a subway bench. Their hair is blonde fading out to a hot pink. They have blue eyes and a contemplative look on their face.
February 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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Time for my annual announcement that I have, once again, changed my hair.
A selfie of a person with mid neck-length hair. The roots are brown, and fade into a light, almost white blonde, which then turns into a hot pink. The hair is wavy and texturized. They are holding an iPhone with one hand and are wearing a white t-shirt.
February 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Currently Reading:

The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo

Super excited to finally get this off the library queue. (Remember: sign up for a library card. Even if you don't use it - it helps their budget!)

#CurrentlyReading #BookSky 💙📚
The book cover for The Witches of El Paso by Luis Jaramillo, featuring the title in white text over a green stem with flowers blooming from it.
February 13, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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There is one brain cell in this photo and it belongs to the seal point Siamese cat.

(The cats and the dog are pretending they weren’t all cuddling seconds before.)
The interior of an apartment. A goldendoodle dog is lying on a dog bed covered in a fuzzy pink blanket. Also on the dog bed are two Siamese cats, one seal point and the other blue point. They are all looking at the camera.
February 3, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Currently Reading:

Catherine House - Elisabeth Thomas

On recommendation from @martasrsly.bsky.social ❤️

#BookSky 📚💙
The cover of CATHERINE HOUSE by Elisabeth Thomas. Part of a pink, wrought iron gate over a blue-black background.
January 24, 2025 at 1:05 PM