Reposted by Alison StineMxnty 🍉🍉🍉 @hearts4mxnty.bsky.social · 14/10/2026And not to mention that using ableist language is not precise at all. 011
Reposted by Alison StineDaniel Kibblesmith @kibblesmith.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Every movie, song, and book that you love was made without the technology that people who don’t make art are now insisting is necessary for making art. 3151372137
Reposted by Alison Stinejess m. ☕🍂 @jametc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Something AI is responsible for that doesn't get enough talk: How, when it scrapes a website to illegally steal everything on it, it uses up a ton of its bandwidth allotment, crashing it or racking up massive fees for site owners. 1087924014
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Some people don't think it's a big deal. Those people are very stupid (and probably have even more COVID-caused brain damage than I do). Ignore them. Stay in bed. Listen to audiobooks. Do not work. Do not exercise. Sleep to survive. 020
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Take off work and rest. Do not work remotely. If you can't sleep, take sleeping aids (from your dr, if you have one). COVID causes brain damage. Full stop. Take it from your neighborhood friend with Long COVID, do everything in your power to avoid this. Rest like it's your job. 250
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026I've been seeing people post they have COVID for the first time. First of all, it's likely not the first time. It may be the first time it's shown up on a test, but you probably had an infection. But most importantly, please take it seriously. Get paxlovid (from telehealth, if you don't have a dr). 161
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026That's very true. And although I like horror a lot, I do not like those hopeless, all-is-lost, nihilistic endings. I like the main characters wrapped in emergency blankets and the big bad dealt with appropriately. 000
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The CSA has given me radishes three weeks in a row so tonight I roasted radishes and it did NOT go over well with the teen. I thought it was hard to mess up roasted vegetables but I was wrong. 030
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026It's surprisingly scary, but it has a "happy" ending with justice served, if that helps! My son and I really liked it. The End of Oak Street is another one I really enjoyed, that isn't very scary (not nearly as much as Hokum). 110
Reposted by Alison StineBanned Books @banned-books.org · 09/10/2026📚 Banned book of the day My Maddy — Gayle E. Pitman (2020) Banned for LGBTQ+ content and immorality in the United States · 2 recorded bans. banned-books.org/books/my-maddy 📚💙banned-books.orgMy Maddy by Gayle E. PitmanBanned for LGBTQ+ content and immorality. See the full censorship record. 0209
Reposted by Alison StineOlivia Campbell @oliviacampbell.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"If you can't be bothered to write it, why should I be bothered to read it?" is my essential stance against GenAI. 093
Reposted by Alison StineAndrew Deck @andrewdeck.bsky.social · 05/10/2026ChatGPT is adding the signatures of real New Yorker cartoonists to its AI-generated images. So far, I've found the signatures of more than 15 contributors. "It’s slop, and unlike the other slop that I’ve encountered, this is slop that’s pretending to be me." www.niemanlab.org/2026/10/chat... 9042491699
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Today I took my kid to school; had breakfast with my parents; went food shopping; dropped off books at the library and returns to the post office; worked 9 hours; cooked meatloaf, green beans, and mashed potatoes for dinner; cleaned up from dinner; applied for a grant; continued to battle an illness 040
Reposted by Alison StineNPR @npr.org · 06/10/2026Activists have spent the last 70 days camped around and inside a cottonwood tree right along the border, the last of a grove estimated to be up to 250 years old. (via @kjzz.org) n.pr/4hKJ79Bn.prAt least 10 arrested at Arizona-Mexico border as 250-year-old cottonwood tree cut down for wallActivists have spent the last 70 days camped around and inside a cottonwood tree right along the border in the tiny town of Lochiel. The tree was the last of an old grove estimated to be up to 250 years old. 40630290
Reposted by Alison StineCasey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 30/09/2026Just a reminder that you can have a PhD and also be an idiot 2953573
Reposted by Alison StineRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156165205566
Reposted by Alison StineChris Polley @the-mirage-fades.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Trying to imagine someone writing an anti-plagiarism think piece 10 years ago that is promptly found out to be plagiarized (and the author claiming a lack of awareness of the publication’s anti-plagiarism policy) 05611
Reposted by Alison StineStephanie King @stephstephking.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Writers, if you are against AI, do not put your writing into ANY tool that is itself AI. Not to check grammar, not to "prove" you wrote it yourself. Everything you give them becomes part of their data, even if it's only to "improve their service" or whatever BS they tell you. 7616231
Reposted by Alison StineSinners Phan @cindyphanauthor.com · 26/09/2026Me, a human woman in the ER: I’m in a lot of pain. Them: No. You’re not. 320457
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Bestseller lists are astrology for publishing folks, except astrology is much more accurate 020
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026All job ads should list the salary. Failure to do so is unethical. It's one of the things Colorado did well: it's the law there. Why does it matter? Money is time, esp if you're disabled, poor, a parent. Making someone jump through hoops to apply to a job that wouldn't even pay their bills is wrong 040
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026This is extremely disrespectful of someone who has passed away. 031
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We're also raising children alone which is so so difficult. I feel like I'm drowning. 120
Reposted by Alison StineJames West @jamespwest.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The quotes in this are totally bonkers. We sued OpenAI. Now, court documents are revealing what AI execs apparently knew and when—about the meaning and scale of their “astonishing theft" (their words), and what it would do to publishers. 👀motherjones.comAI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening. 019677
Reposted by Alison StineRyan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW BRAIN DROPPEDmed.stanford.eduHuman brain is two separate organs, Stanford Medicine-led research findsStanford Health Care delivers the highest levels of care and compassion. SHC treats cancer, heart disease, brain disorders, primary care issues, and many more. 232602780
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It's here, the cover of my next book THE RAVEN ENGAGEMENT ⤵️ 330
Reposted by Alison StineNPR @npr.org · 21/09/2026NPR and our Member stations will continue to uphold First Amendment rights, and to stand with any news organization targeted for its reporting.n.prStatement on White House bans from Tommy Evans, NPR's Editor in ChiefNPR and our Member stations will continue to uphold First Amendment rights, and to stand with any news organization targeted for its reporting. 26767146
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Last night my son was at a sleepover so I made a baked potato and watched Rabbit Trap (2025). I didn't think I liked it at the time. The actors' performances were great and it was beautiful, but boring. But I do keep thinking about it now. And that to me is a sign of good art. 020
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Get a cover in your inboxes here: alisonstine.substack.com 010
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026TOMORROW! I'll be doing a cover reveal for my next novel THE RAVEN ENGAGEMENT over at my newsletter. Listen, every writer wants you to think theirs is the book you need. But the truth is, this is the book *I* needed. Writing it healed something in me. And the (human-made) cover is lovely. 141
Reposted by Alison Stinelukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Touching grass is not enough I need to fight a raccoon over a pizza crust 28746120
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I desperately need more money. I got the idea last night to return to very old essays of mine that were never published in hope of possibly submitting them now, and damn, I was good. 040
Reposted by Alison StineMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I have not responded to the email that you sent me and which you probably spent awhile writing Forgive me it was so long and my executive functioning is completely shot 1847182
Reposted by Alison StineTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Semi regular reminder that when (white) men declare the end of humanity they usually mean the end of their dominance. 9798195
Reposted by Alison StineCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026The truth was that if United Health had an AI that was accepting a shitload of claims with a 90% error rate, United Health would stop using the AI in about 0.2 seconds. 52127474
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It's this one! Walmart apparently has one too but it's smaller, plastic, and well, Walmart. smithclarkcastiron.com/products/5-q...smithclarkcastiron.com5-Quart Cauldron Slow Cooker | Smith & ClarkCast a spell in the kitchen! Brew up tasty treats, soups, stews, big-batch drinks, and more with this cauldron slow cooker from Smith & Clark. This slow cooker combines the iconic silhouette and s... 120
Reposted by Alison StinePoPville @popville.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“These are dark times, everything feels urgent, and we’re exhausted but we just cannot let them do this.” - Rally at the Kennedy Center Friday www.popville.com/2026/09/kenn...popville.com“These are dark times, everything feels urgent, and we’re exhausted but we just cannot let them do this.” Rally at the Kennedy Center Friday - PoPvillephoto by Olaf Zerbock "Dear PoPville, We are watching as Donald Trump destroys the most treasured and historic parts of our city. We couldn't stop the destruction of the East Wing but we have to stop ... 16127
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Just want to thank my slow cooker for breaking irrevocably mere days before a witch's cauldron-shaped slow cooker came back in stock. 170
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026It goes without saying, but I'm going to say it, that my book cover was designed by a human artist, as every single word I have written or will write for the rest of my life solely came from my human brain with no "assistance" from AI. Get your stolen unethical BS away from me forever, thanks. 090
Reposted by Alison StineRyan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social · 18/09/2026a bumper sticker that said "KENNEDY CENTER NOT DATA CENTERS" would do numbers right now 11452110
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So, I have it on good authority that I will be able to share a *new book cover* very soon. Is it my favorite book cover I've ever had? I think it might be. First reveal going out to newsletter subscribers. alisonstine.substack.comalisonstine.substack.comThe Village Witch | Alison Stine | SubstackArt is magic. Click to read The Village Witch, by Alison Stine, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers. 021
Reposted by Alison Stinejj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 18/09/2026- multiple jobs because nobody can afford shit … if you’re lucky because job searching is the most hostile it’s been in my lifetime - worrying about finances - earth on fire, nobody’s doing a thing about it - lmao i’m trans - health insurance? be lucky if it covers anything at all 1706
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Did you guys see Hokum? My son and I were really surprised by it. And The End of Oak Street was also surprisingly good! 110
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Agree. I don't understand what people see in this franchise. It's so boring and obvious. Side note, I'm excited about these posts from you because you and A always introduce me to new horror movies! 110
Alison Stine @alisonstine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I don't "like" this, but I like your book reference. 010