Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 12/06/2024“We use our words and ritual gestures to imbue our modest beverages with intention and power. The drink in your hand becomes a potion that contains the qualities that matter to you, the memories that define you, the ambitions that grip you by the breastbone and yank you through your life” Must read 1134
Reposted by AlyshondraKate M (they/she) @katemontgomery.bsky.social · 11/06/2024Just bought this in audio and I can’t wait to dive in! An amazing price for an incredible book. 164
Reposted by AlyshondraSunny Moraine @dynamicsymmetry.bsky.social · 11/06/2024Honestly I fucking love that the conclusion starts with very simple, basic statements of fact. “Gender identity is real”. More of this 114644
Reposted by AlyshondraAmal El-Mohtar @amalelmohtar.com · 09/06/2024Truly amazing to see the Nebulas open with a tremendously comprehensive land acknowledgment, which I applaud, & hold in stark contrast to SFWA’s truly astonishing commitment to saying not one fucking thing about Palestine in 8 months, BUT ALSO GAILEY IS TOASTING & WEARING A KEFFIYEH WHAT A BABE 120014
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 02/04/2024This is about Sarah Gailey’s SURPRISE new serialized novella! And also is a whole just….oof. 020
Reposted by AlyshondraJohn Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 02/04/2024I worked my whole life to get to this day. My monster has escaped into the world. SOMEONE YOU CAN BUILD A NEST IN is out now! Shesheshen is a shapeshifting monster with a big problem: she's fallen for a human. This human is so kind and thoughtful, but also? This human is hunting her.penguinrandomhouse.comSomeone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell: 9780756418854 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: BooksA Most-Anticipated Book of 2024: LitHub, Polygon, Apple, Goodreads ⭐ 68510206
Reposted by AlyshondraDrew Broussard @drewsof.bsky.social · 02/04/2024SURPRISE SERIALIZED GAILEY?!? Today's an even better new-release day than I knew it would be!!! 1188
Reposted by AlyshondraGailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 02/04/2024HAVE YOU EATEN has been years in the making, and a huge team of people have worked incredibly hard to pull it off. I couldn't be more thrilled to finally get to share this with you all. I hope you love it as much as I do ❤️🍽️reactormag.comHave You Eaten? Part 1: Daneka’s Birthday - ReactorIntroducing a new serialized novella from Hugo Award-winning author Sarah Gailey... 24111
Reposted by AlyshondraAli Trotta @alwayscoffee.bsky.social · 26/03/2024Darlings, I wish you a sky brilliantly full of stars. (My favorite.) Quiet that gives peace, not questions. A kind word, a soft touch. A heart that is lit up by hope and curiosity—a reminder that there is room for expansion. May you yield yourself to something beautiful. May you receive in turn. 1406
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 23/02/2024A new frame I’m working on: what I’ve been told is “””too much””” is, in fact, a glorious abundance. Now I’m watching for where that shows up in my life. 152
Reposted by AlyshondraCourtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 23/02/2024I spent…a lot of years…making myself do more work after I was more efficient, and the end result was that I was negatively reinforcing my own efficiency: if the thing you get for efficiency is always more work, you’re punishing efficiency. 78710
Reposted by AlyshondraMary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 23/02/2024Dear friends, if you would be so kind as to consider "Cold Relations" published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social for short story award nominations this year, as well as @writingexcuses.bsky.social for the fancast category, I would be so very grateful. 13614
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 23/02/2024STARTER VILLAIN has come up on my TBR and I am LAUGHING, it’s excellent Scalzi. “When people name cats, they usually do it in one of three categories: food, physical characteristics, or mythology.” @maryrobinette.bsky.social does Elsie fit under characteristics because of Queen of the Hurricanes? 191
Reposted by AlyshondraAnn Leckie @annleckie.com · 20/02/2024Plus, btw, although it's fun to do the horserace "what will the result be" thing and get all dressed up, it's also super stressful and maybe you could have the party without it? I know there are awards that do. The Otherwise, for instance, which I've been to and had fun. 2441
Reposted by AlyshondraAndrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 19/02/2024Telling people in oppressive geographies to "just move" is not organizing and it is not activism, but it *is* the political philosophy of people who misunderstand the value of community, and who devalue the incredible, decades-long work of American resistance movements. 241346337
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024And then the shenanigans start all over again with who has what in stock and where can I find it. It truly feels like all these regulations have been specifically targeted to hurt brains like mine while we try to get the help and support we need. It’s obscene. 13/13 010
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024This is just this month’s story. Last month it was something different. Even if next month goes perfectly, I then have to hope that my dr has availability in the exact right time, because it is required for me to be seen every three months for ADHD meds. 12/ 100
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024And truly? This is pretty much the best case scenario! I HAVE insurance. I HAVE a life that has space for multiple hours every. single. month. tracking down the resources that my kids and I need to function (this is just the story of MY meds, I have to do similar things for each of my kids) 11/ 100
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024So far *today* I have spent an hour+ on this. We were 10 min late to a dentist appt because all those people came on the line right when I needed to mush kids to the car. 10/ 100
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024Called Store back, they ran it again, now it’s only (!) $290 after INS. Waiting for them to call and say it’s filled because I do not have meds for tomorrow. I also need to call my doctor to re-issue the prescription to Mail-Order for brand OR generic so that I can get my meds next month. 9/ 110
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024I asked the Pharmacy team if there was a better way to do this next time and she said these are pretty much the steps. They did in fact had Vyvance in stock at Mail-Order, but because my prescription was written only for the generic, that’s all they could fill, even though INS will cover it. 8/ 210
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024Called the Med/RX Advocate number on the membership card, and was on hold for 25 mins while this was escalated from agent to her supervisor, who contacted the clinical team, who contacted the Pharmacy team. They all came on the line with me and we were able to get the prescription canceled. 7/ 110
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024Tried to cancel the order online - I can’t from my insurance website, and I can’t create a mail-order account - got an error message of “Are you an [INS] member? Use the website on the back of your member card!” There is no website on the back of my member card. 6/ 110
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024This morning I took my last pill, so now things are Urgent. It’s Presidents Day, so fingers crossed things are open. Called Store - they had it filled, but because Mail-Order had already started the process, Aetna wouldn’t cover it. I could pay the $450 or get Mail-Order to cancel the order. 5/ 110
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024Yesterday I remembered that I hadn’t heard back, but Store pharmacy doesn’t open until 11 on Sundays. I set a reminder on my phone, but it didn’t go off in a way that reminded me, so I forgot. Because even medicated I still have ADHD. 4/ 110
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024Remembering that, I called another pharmacy and asked about both generic and name brand, they had the name brand in stock. Yay! I called my dr back and asked them to send the RX to Store. 3/ 120
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024Because a generic version of Vyvance has recently come out, most insurances will no longer cover the name-brand (which is $450 a month, $200ish after insurance), so most people have had to switch to the generic, which hasn’t had enough manufactured. 2/ 120
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 19/02/2024A thread of the shenanigans that I have gone through to get my ADHD meds this month: My drs office called a week ago: my mail-order pharmacy told them that Vyvance was on backorder, with no idea when it’d be back in stock. I called a couple of local pharmacies, who all said the same thing. 1/ 150
Reposted by AlyshondraThe Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 15/02/2024We're 63% funded! And we use regular people math to count votes and have no interest in capitulating to paternalistic or state-sponsored censorship. Just by the way. 1177127
Reposted by AlyshondraThe Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 15/02/2024We're also working to expand the team if you'd like to help out with some of the labor that goes into being an award that doesn't piss everyone off every year.💞 03738
Reposted by AlyshondraMary Robinette Kowal @maryrobinettekowal.com · 16/02/2024It is award eligibility time, and I would be grateful for your consideration of "Cold Relations" published in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social and @writingexcuses.bsky.social Season 18 as you make your nominations. Here is my 2023 eligibility: maryrobinettekowal.com/journal/2023... 12410
Reposted by AlyshondraBecca 🇵🇸 NYCC K34 @rfarrowster.bsky.social · 18/07/2023the star stitcher (my first new art on bluesky pls be gentle with me) 18324120
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 26/10/2023Look at my fantastic ink caps! They are gross and spooky and I love them 060
Reposted by AlyshondraGailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · 11/10/2023Read Brandon Crilly's powerful reflection on what it's like to cook in different kitchens, with different people, in different lives. This essay about recovering from abuse comes with @brandoncrilly.bsky.social's exceptional recipe for jelly doughnut muffins.stone-soup.ghost.ioInnocuous Comments on MuffinsA Personal Canons Cookbook Feature by Brandon Crilly 43522
Reposted by AlyshondraMartha Wells @marthawells.com · 11/10/2023Half Price Books workers union is negotiating their first contract and the company will only give them 1% raises, not enough for the cost of living. The company has stated that it can afford to pay higher wages, but it just won't. You can support the workers union here: p2a.co/ua5jyxrp2a.coHalf Price Books, Pay Workers a Living Wage!Join me in telling @halfpricebooks to pay their booksellers a living wage! 8721411
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 11/10/2023Absolutely, Dirty Computer the Barbie soundtrack Hoizer’s Unreal Unearth, too. (This is discounting musicals- but even those sometimes just get a listen of favorite songs, and others ask for the whole experience) 000
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 11/10/2023Even different times of day will give more variations of those colors, it keeps me endlessly engaged 110
Alyshondra @alyshondra.bsky.social · 11/10/2023I also want to see! (Did I think “ooh I should get on Bluesky more” after hearing about mooncat love? Yes yes I did.) 020
Reposted by AlyshondraNothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 07/10/2023The Illustrated Book of Manners: A Manual of Good Behavior and Polite Accomplishments, 1866 twitter.com/yesterdayspr... 101019366
