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Aly(ria)

@alyalyoops.bsky.social
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Sci-fi and fantasy, prog metal, and education. Boy, do I like a good creature. I teach special education full time at a middle school somewhere in Appalachia. Sometimes I write reviews on NetGalley and for Fantasy-Faction.

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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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A drawing of a kitten sitting among candles. The caption reads, "let's prioritize comfort for now"
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I just discovered the Understory book tracking app & I might already be hooked. An indie team who plants trees to support your reading habits? Sign me up. Would love to see a collab or syncing system with @libro.fm in the future👀syncing trackers w/ audiobooks is one feature I miss from big A apps
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Got my stickers from the Wild Green Future charity battle. God, I fucking love the internet. If you have a Facebook, you should really be in Wild Green Memes for Ecological Fiends so you can participate in our charity battle this year!!
A line of four square stickers, each displaying a different strange collection of flora and fauna. Left to right: a sticker showing raptors of both the dinosaur and bird variety with #GBRC representing team Girl Boss Raptor Chapter, a purple sticker covered with moths and dark colored animals for Goth Gang, a blue sticker with silly doodles of sharks on it for At Least 67 Practicing Shark Experts, and a sticker showing a trash can with animals notorious for eating trash for Trash Mob. These all come from the Wild Green Future charity battle hosted by the Wild Green Memes for Ecological Fiends group on Facebook.
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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I am not first and will be far from the last to say this: I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS. I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 27/09/2026
SUPER excited for this, after a year of chasing the angle, 30 minutes of waddling around up and down a parking garage, and over 6 hours of editing: A murder of crows flies towards the camera, in front of the full Moon, set to Blind Guardian's "Nightfall" and the sound of the crows themselves. 🪶 🐦‍⬛
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Incredible game design!!! Chef's kiss literally
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How freaking cool!!!
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Happy 3k Subs On Youtube Day to @feltcrowd0955.bsky.social everyone should celebrate by coming to watch him stream the new Control: Resonant over on twitch!
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Sleestak @sleestak.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
and behold a pale horse. and the name that sat on him was death. and hell followed with him
cat on a statue
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
@feltcrowd0955.bsky.social a tingler for you
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"The two things you never stress about in life are dick and money, cause one will always get you the other." ~ My MOTHER
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
An og favorite. <3 My original online alias was always Zanna because of this series.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I am in such a bad reading slump. :( I'm hoping the weather changes that soon.
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Fantasy-Faction @fantasyfaction.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Attention Science Lovers!! #Drexel University is planning on closing the oldest natural history museum in the Americas as of Sept 30th, which is next Wednesday! Please sign this petition to let them know the Academy of Natural Sciences of #Philadelphia needs to stay open!! - JI 🐉 💙📚🪐 #science
Save the Academy of Natural Sciences Museum of Philadelphia! QR code 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxyfBfCrbDw QR code 2: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-to-keep-the-academy-of-natural-sciences-open-to-the-public
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Bro imagine having a social media account with like 30 posts and all 30 of your posts is you embarrassing yourself by harassing an author for *checks notes* writing about a character you like in a way you didn't like. 😭
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felt @feltcrowd0955.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
beginner's guide to wraith in deadlock youtu.be/DebrTyCIShg
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A Beginner's guide to Wraith
YouTube video by feltcrowd0955
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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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A drawing of a dragons enjoying apples. The caption reads, "I can respect my need for fun and my need for rest."
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do NOT play with your sleep. I narrowly avoided killing myself or others by falling asleep behind the wheel numerous times. Sleep apnea (the other sleep disorder you should worry about, which I have) also LITERALLY causes brain and heart damage. Don't lose your intelligence over sleep.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm so tired of getting sick.
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EVR//DFT @everdrift.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
[OC] Vain - Had an idea of integrating a Weapon of Sorrow directly into an exo. #destiny2
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Dredgen Sale 🔜 GCX (2027) 🟪⬜️⬛️ @destinythememe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If you are excited by the Bungie post today, you need to make sure you act on it. Even if you just talk to Zevala and pull an emote in the tower, EVERYONE needs to log into Destiny 2. Our numbers and metrics made a difference, and we should continue using them.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I am excited for the future and very optimistic, but so many devs that made Destiny deserve to have a pathway back to the team.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We are so fucking back. I hope this speaks positive things for the devs that lost their jobs - I know everybody can't be brought back all at once, but it sounds like the future is looking brighter.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We love the Scholastic book fair in this house. 😤
The 1st graphic novel for Warriors: The New Prophecy and the 2nd graphic novel for Warriors: The Prophecies Begin frame a scholastic book fair receipt. Various papers are scattered behind it with student hand writing.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Insane behavior.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I made @feltcrowd0955.bsky.social dinner for once. And in case you didn't know, I only know how to cook like 4 things and only this one looks fancy. :3c
A bowl of ramen with spam, corn, spicy edamame, and shaved purple carrot.A bowl of ramen with spam, corn, spicy edamame, and shaved purple carrot.
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felt @feltcrowd0955.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
gaming twitch.tv/feltcrowd0955
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trying to take care of myself, wild.
A very tired 30 something year old with eye masks on under her glasses.
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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 29: The best way to promote your books isn't to spend money on ads. It's to get people interested in YOU. Engage. Comment on topics that interest you. Write blog posts on the themes of your books. If those things interest you, they may do the same for others.
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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Parody] @nintendooamerica.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
We're gonna start ranking Nintendo Switch Online users by toxicity and punishing them thusly. For example, if you play Fox in Smash Ultimate, you'll get limited visibility and lose out on Nintendo Gamecube - Nintendo Classics.
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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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A drawing of a dragon warming up a slice of pie with its breath. The caption reads, "doin' my best to make my own joy today"
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What is with middle aged men on facebook and wanting to lick Amazon's feet over everything. 🤢 Buddy, I hate to break it to you but thinking you should own things you paid to explicitly own is... normal? Not exactly a radical take.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I did it. I caved and bought shoes meant for fat 30 something year olds with plantar fasciitis. But I got it with Velcro straps cause show strings are harbingers of the plague.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nobody warned me I would become obsessed with edamame. Made a sauce with chili garlic oil, Japanese bbq sauce, sesame oil, and furikake seasoning. It is soooo good.
Shelled edamame in a spicy looking, dark colored sauce with seaweed and sesame seeds.
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 12/09/2026
Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I always forget that plantar fasciitis is one of the worst pains in the world (/dramatics) until mine flares up again.
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 12/09/2026
There is apparently no more searing hurt than an "AI" fluffer discovering their favorite science fiction writer disdains their beloved spicy autocorrect, it's a pain only matched by a conservative learning that their favorite rock band has been Marxist the whole time
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Okay genuinely who is holding a gun to WOTC's head that convinced them to make a decision that is *this* good for the health of the game? We need to send that person flowers. Rest in pieces Paq I fucking hated you in Brawl.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If you think AI is going to kill us all soon, send me $1,000. If you’re right, you don’t need it. If I’m right, you’ll have learned a valuable lesson.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
When people were first getting angry about Taipei's Story, I had a gut feeling that they were missing the point. Now that it has actually released, it is very clear that the people who criticize Kuang for holding the reader's hand desperately need their hand held to understand the usage of metaphor.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
My Pappaw is very lucky to be alive. He lost his Buddy dog, and we hope with how catastrophic the fire and explosions were that it was without suffering. My family has lost the home that raised and hosted us all for over 30 years, the home that Mammaw filled. Devastated doesn't touch the surface.
A decimated property burned so thoroughly you can barely tell a house once stood there. A happy, hand built mountain home.
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The Latest Kate @thelatestkate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
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A drawing of a crow standing in the rain. The caption reads, "It's okay to just muddle through right now. "Good enough" is, in fact, good enough."
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
ITT: Fantastic Children's lit recommendations
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
@feltcrowd0955.bsky.social turned around while I was discussing (see also: arguing) about quality in published modern literature in the fantasy faction FB group and now he is making fun of me for typing internet essays. I can't help it these old white guys won't read new books.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
There’s a species of shark called the ninja lanternshark. It glows in the dark, like all lantern sharks. It’s called ninja because the scientist who discovered it was explaining her discovery to family at Thanksgiving and then her young cousin shouted “ninjas are cool, call it the ninja shark!”
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If there is ever a day I stop hating on the HP series, somebody needs to do a wellness check on me.
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I genuinely wish people would find a better book series instead of trying to hide poison with sugar. The books are of average quality, include an entire race of people that are enslaved that every character defends as "happier that way", includes numerous racial stereotypes, and features...
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Aly(ria) @alyalyoops.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I hate having to mute people I adore and admire on bsky. But jesus christ, I am here to get away from the twitter slop politics posting. I have no interest in your resharing of the ai slop posted by the pants shitter in chief - you're just giving him more attention and spreading the content further.
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 04/09/2026
In Fields of Mistria, the pleasures are in the details: aftermath.site/in-fields-of-m...
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