iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Big-city bootleggers. Small-town secrets. Twin private eyes with hearts as big as their trust funds, facing down danger from Chicago’s backroom gin joints to Indiana Klan country. Welcome to the Jazz Age, where freedom costs--and what matters most is who you owe... bookshop.org/p/books/prac...

bookshop.org

010

Reposted by @cianllyr.bsky.social

Captain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Jim Henson was born on this day in 1936.

Edward Hopper's 'Nighthawks', but the man and woman at the counter of the diner are now Fozzie and Miss Piggy. The guy with his back to us is now Bert, but Bert is being operated by Frank Oz, who is crouched down in front of the counter. The waiter/server is now Jim Henson who is looking intently at Kermit, and Kermit, who is occupying half of Jim's right arm, is looking intently at Jim. The diner is now called "JIMMYS".

513202552

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Huzzah! Just finished the final edit pass on acknowledgments and Historical Note for my (upcoming) historical mystery. One more step to publication is DONE! I think I deserve a glass of wine tonight. :)

010

Reposted by @cianllyr.bsky.social

The Angry Squirrel 🐿 🌰🥜 @theangrysquirrel.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Happy #WorldTurtleDay to those who celebrate. Party like these #turtles.

0101

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

I am honestly surprised this headline hasn't been written/printed yet. Sigh.

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Just a reminder...like everything else screwed up in government right now, it's the GOP's fault.

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Protests are a tactic. They're one step in a larger process. By themselves, they don't do a thing. In concert with demands and other concrete action (educating, organizing, voting), they have power. Thanks for reminding us of this.

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I've been waiting for a new book from you (full disclosure: huge fangirl here)! And a giveaway too???? (swoons) Fingers crossed, can't wait to read it either way. 💙📚

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

(sigh) Yeah, that's America for you... or at least a certain version of it. I prefer the diverse, inclusive, decent one.

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

As a Shakespeare nerd, I love this. And also because it so meets the moment. Bravo, Sir Ian.

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

"Restrictions are all we have until we get the majority." Gospel right there, for the "why bother voting" crowd and the "DO SOMETHING!" screamers who forgot basic civics. If you want good things to get done in govt., you have to elect a party MAJORITY that can do it.

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

This needs to go viral. Abolish ICE, prosecute the murderers, and haul Bovino, Noem, Stephen Miller, and whoever else set this system of state terror in motion into criminal court as well. No more terrorizing U.S. citizens and our immigrant neighbors. No more.

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Wait...I thought it was the "woke" who wanted to "erase history" (by taking down statues of Confederate traitors/renaming military bases for someone else). Clearly, I was misinformed... (h/t to Humphrey Bogart, "Casablanca")

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

THIS. Train your (metaphorical) fire on the right targets, folks.

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Wait, wait...this is a real headline, right? /s

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Eight Republican electeds. That's all it would take. Eight. Let that sink in the next time you're wondering who to blame the most.

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Dead on target *again*! (eyeroll)

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

R. F. Kuang's trilogy is fantastic. I have volume 3, THE BURNING GOD, in my to-read pile. Can't wait!

110

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Watch, and circulate this far and wide. Stand up for the truth in this age of lies.

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Because of course they effing were. I don't recognize my country anymore.

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Thank you, Rebecca Solnit. Point #4 especially sticks out. Read this piece. Spread it far and wide.

020

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Doing my bit. (For all those who scream "DO SOMETHING!!!" at the Dems in DC... take note, maybe?) Oh, and once again, Comb-over Caligula is a &$@*#! liar.

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Because I am a writer, and an editor, and I cannot resist sharing this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxfx...

youtube.com

Where Is The Comma In "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen" Supposed To Go?

YouTube video by RamsesThePigeon

020

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I feel so sorry for the baby. Hopefully, its mother is...smarter than Daddy? Like, a LOT smarter??? God's teeth, but the "masters of the universe" are idiots...

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

New euphemism for misogyny getting a test run?

020

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Okay, that is TOO on the nose... Do I laugh, cry, or scream?

020

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

She combined the green beans and carrots...and are there any herbs/spices on those veggies at ALL??? Okay, half a point for not doing the horrendous green bean casserole, I guess...🤷‍♂️ But minus points for the boring pre-fab crescent rolls...

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Saints preserve us, Mrs. Betty Bowers--are you writing NYT headlines now??? 😅 (Spoiler alert: America's Best Christian is NOT writing NYT headlines. But well done anyway.)

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

As an editor (fiction, not news stories), I approve this message. And as a writer, I hugely appreciate *my* editors!

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Well, yes, there is that. (eye roll)

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

To @senate.durbin.gov, because I called your office but couldn't leave a message earlier today. DO. NOT. CAVE. ON. HEALTHCARE. Any promise of a Senate vote on extending the ACA subsidies is worthless, because a) These guys lie like rugs, and b) Mike Johnson won't hold a House vote. DON'T GIVE IN!

110

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

That closing line...well done. No notes. :)

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Oh lord, spot on... (giggles hysterically, also buries head in hands)

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Stop lying, Mr. Emmer. The GOP has the majority; you guys can reopen the government any damn time you want. Do it and quit whining. Or sit your asses down and negotiate with Senate Dems to keep the ACA subsidies intact and reverse the ugly Medicaid cuts. Your choice, cowards.

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

But, ya know, which party is laser-focused on "kitchen table issues" and "lowering the cost of living"? Making life better/less expensive for "average Americans"? Tell me again, pundits? (Or you could just go again with, "Joe Biden old/Kamala Harris laughed too much.")

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The old "deserving vs. undeserving poor" trick. Nice. (Not.)

000

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Thank you for this, sir. You've put into better words than I can, something that I've sensed for a while but couldn't quite put my finger on.

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Very on-brand for Trump, malignant narcissist that he is. Thanks for all you do, Congresswoman Crockett. Where the h*ll are your colleagues in the GOP???

010

cianllyr.bsky.social @cianllyr.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

That is *exactly* how the Gray Lady would put it. Sigh.

010