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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I haven't been on here in... a year? Seems quieter than I remember.

Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

I always struggle in striking a balance between activism and escapism. But a Ray Bradbury book I haven't read yet definitely tips the scales. Today's a book-and-cat day. #booksky

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Cannot wait to move back to Boston.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

People in Bass Pro Shop hats honking for #NoKings. We love to see it.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

#NoKings looking good so far! Even though I'm the loser who forgot to bring her sign. 🙃

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

"More Weight" by Ben Wickey is such a feast of a book. It's not only a great depiction of the Salem witch trials, but has the reaction of Hawthorne and Longfellow almost 200 years later. My favorite September read. #booksky #graphicnovels www.barnesandnoble.com/w/more-weigh...

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More Weight: A Salem Story|Paperback

“Every word is an accusation…and every whisper kills.” This staggering graphic novel explores the infamous Salem witch trials and the long shadows they cast more than 300 years late...

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Clients always want the moon, but I have never seen such high expectations for free work from #creatives - and more disturbingly, writers offer to work for free for me 2-3x a month. The power imbalance is so stark right now. #freelance #creativelife #freelancewriter

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Jurassic Park Rebirth was so mid. I feel like a screenplay about InGen injecting Sea Monkeys with dino DNA would be better.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Home with a flat tire so it looks like it's #Caturday night in.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The energy it must take to be this cruel.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Loving Ron Chernow's Mark Twain bio so far - everything I hoped it would be. #booksky

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

There's an art to wearing a baseball cap and Kristi Noem doesn't know it. #petty

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

How embarrassing for Elon Musk that he has transformed into the out-of-touch, micromanaging Bill Lumbergh from Office Space.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Eleanor Roosevelt resigned from the DAR when they refused to let Marian Anderson perform at Constitution Hall. I really hope we can count on donors & influencers to lead with their voices in a similar fashion. This is chilling.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

#Yellowjackets coming back and delivering up a new lesbian couple is all I wanted for Valentine's Day.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Does anyone know of a progressive mentorship program? Meeting with some women this week about maybe setting one up. 1:1 mentoring will be one of the strongest ways to impart real history and actionable advice to anyone young who isn't white, straight, or male.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

CEO prospective client just told me I offer no value because "no one reads anymore, I never read anything." What a terrible #freelance timeline to be living in.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

When your suave black cat grows in white whiskers to look extra distinguished, it must be #Caturday.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

I know Shock Doctrine by Klein and On Tyranny by Snyder are recommended reading right now, but people would also be well served by reading Camus' Resistance, Rebellion, and Death. #booksky

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I really thought I was prepared for this week. I'm not.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

So Trump revoked Biden's EO on addressing AI risk. There aren't enough knots for my stomach to twist into.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Nothing like hiking a New England forest on a mild winter day.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Did someone say #Caturday? Lux was rescued from the Telegraph Wildfire as a kitten - support animal rescue teams in LA if you can!

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

These stunned LA evacuees talking numbly about grabbing their cat, a family heirloom, an elderly parent's medication... You realize what life really comes down to.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I'm starting the new year off right by watching the Merchant Ivory documentary. I thought I'd seen most of their oeuvre; it's delightful to realize how wrong I was. #filmclub #movies

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

The Jimmy Carter coverage rarely mentions his work for gender equality. He wrote a book on it, saying "I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse" - something I can hardly imagine any US politician saying today. #feminism #womensrights www.ted.com/talks/jimmy_...

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Why I believe the mistreatment of women is the number one human rights abuse

With his signature resolve, former US President Jimmy Carter dives into three unexpected reasons why the mistreatment of women and girls continues in so many manifestations in so many parts of the wor...

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

You'll be visited by three spirits. The three spirits:

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

It's so disheartening that the Barnes and Noble fiction section covers authors A-E in just 3 shelves. #booksky

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Every time I read an AI-generated holiday email that says "as we reflect on wins and losses", "a year of challenges and growth" and "our committed/dedicated/passionate team," somewhere a copywriter dies. #freelance #writer #editor

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

All this talk about Edmund White's new memoir reminds me that I need to read his book on Rimbaud. #booksky

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

There's a tiny Krampus on my shoulder urging me to ignore all these frantic last-minute client requests. #freelance

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Oops, I'm so buried in projects that I didn't even realize Best Women's Erotica of the Year came out. 😬I have a story in it. #booksky

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

I'm having the kind of December where I just want to read books by the fire and not do much else.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

It's like these AI pubs think writing is a bothersome burden we'd all skip if we could. But writers love the act of writing. It's kind of the whole point. #booksky

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I just can't with these new AI vanity presses. "You can publish a best-selling novel in 2 weeks!" Sure, Jan. #booksky

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

💙📚 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #BookChallenge Day 9

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

💙📚 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #BookChallenge Day 8

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Sarah Chauncey 🇨🇦 @sarahchauncey.com · 18/11/2024

"It’s totally fine if you need to take some time away from writing to process your emotions and regroup. But for the love of all things First Amendment, please don’t let current events stop you from writing for the next several years." #writingtips #writing #writingcommunity

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Why Writing Matters in Tumultuous Times

The world needs your words.

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

💙📚 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #BookChallenge Day 7

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

💙📚 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #BookChallenge Day 6

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Finally started reading Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel. I realize I'm a decade behind everyone else but I've been saving it for a winter season. #booksky

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

💙📚 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #BookChallenge Day 5

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

💙📚 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #BookChallenge Day 4

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

💙📚 Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers. #BookSky #BookChallenge Day 3

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Valerie Alexander @valerie333.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Today had a cartoonish quality, as if DC villains broke out of Arkham Asylum and banded together. Still hard to believe this is our reality.

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