Alison
@inkyali.bsky.social
You know this world is killing me. Lexington, KY.
Hi, former bookseller here, 100% this. Indie bookstores are MORE THAN HAPPY to pre-order and special order books for you!
I've found it weird that so many people I've spoken to didn't realize that indie bookstores could do preorders or easily get you books that aren't on their shelf. You just need to ask!
February 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Hi, former bookseller here, 100% this. Indie bookstores are MORE THAN HAPPY to pre-order and special order books for you!
Boy, people really don’t know how to drive, do they?*
*Rhetorical, please don’t @ me.
*Rhetorical, please don’t @ me.
January 30, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Boy, people really don’t know how to drive, do they?*
*Rhetorical, please don’t @ me.
*Rhetorical, please don’t @ me.
The only exception I’m making is a monthly donation to my friend @erinpetrey.bsky.social’s campaign for KY’s 6th district.
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 AM
The only exception I’m making is a monthly donation to my friend @erinpetrey.bsky.social’s campaign for KY’s 6th district.
This is so wholesome.
When your out of state friend checks on you and voice to text ignores your heartfelt gratitude and instead focuses on a conversation you are having with your dog when she’s dancing at you.
January 29, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This is so wholesome.
I need to brag for a second: My annual review was excellent (“exceeded expectations”), I subsequently got a raise, AND my employer is going to offset part of the cost of a certification exam for me.
The owner of the company is a woman, just putting that out there.
The owner of the company is a woman, just putting that out there.
January 29, 2026 at 3:11 PM
I need to brag for a second: My annual review was excellent (“exceeded expectations”), I subsequently got a raise, AND my employer is going to offset part of the cost of a certification exam for me.
The owner of the company is a woman, just putting that out there.
The owner of the company is a woman, just putting that out there.
Too many white people just don't (or won't) understand this.
"This is not who we are."
Yes, it is, and has been forever; you've just been protected by your whiteness.
"This is not who we are."
Yes, it is, and has been forever; you've just been protected by your whiteness.
I’m begging lefties and liberals to stop posting things that erase the reality of how violent the US has been to Indigenous people and Black people (among other US populations) ever since its inception and along the way.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
PLEASE. Do not copy conservatives by erasing history.
January 25, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Too many white people just don't (or won't) understand this.
"This is not who we are."
Yes, it is, and has been forever; you've just been protected by your whiteness.
"This is not who we are."
Yes, it is, and has been forever; you've just been protected by your whiteness.
I’m sure it makes me seem ungrateful, but man, I hate when a patient arrives just before the cutoff time. I’m thinking I get to leave, but NOPE.
January 23, 2026 at 2:56 PM
I’m sure it makes me seem ungrateful, but man, I hate when a patient arrives just before the cutoff time. I’m thinking I get to leave, but NOPE.
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It's a good time to remind each other that the paths to ending fascism are many & may intersect but are all necessary.
-elections?✅
-protecting neighbors?✅
-protest?✅
-feeding protesters?✅
-calling electeds?✅
-sharing good information?✅
-signs from overpasses?✅
-making whistles?✅
-etc?✅
All of it.
-elections?✅
-protecting neighbors?✅
-protest?✅
-feeding protesters?✅
-calling electeds?✅
-sharing good information?✅
-signs from overpasses?✅
-making whistles?✅
-etc?✅
All of it.
January 21, 2026 at 9:55 PM
It's a good time to remind each other that the paths to ending fascism are many & may intersect but are all necessary.
-elections?✅
-protecting neighbors?✅
-protest?✅
-feeding protesters?✅
-calling electeds?✅
-sharing good information?✅
-signs from overpasses?✅
-making whistles?✅
-etc?✅
All of it.
-elections?✅
-protecting neighbors?✅
-protest?✅
-feeding protesters?✅
-calling electeds?✅
-sharing good information?✅
-signs from overpasses?✅
-making whistles?✅
-etc?✅
All of it.
Am both seen and attacked.
some people will literally check social media repeatedly instead of writing their book
January 20, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Am both seen and attacked.
Fun fact: Jodie Foster dubbed her own films into French. I remember being blown away by that fact when I was still working on fluency.
Nowadays, I can hear her teeny tiny accent and the minor errors she makes when she speaks French. But! This doesn’t take away from her mastery of the language. ❤️
Nowadays, I can hear her teeny tiny accent and the minor errors she makes when she speaks French. But! This doesn’t take away from her mastery of the language. ❤️
Foster's fluency reminds us how much we can learn — and how close we can become — with a second language.
"A Private Life" is Jodie Foster's moving French masterpiece
Foster's fluency reminds us how much we can learn — and how close we can become — with a second language.
www.salon.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Fun fact: Jodie Foster dubbed her own films into French. I remember being blown away by that fact when I was still working on fluency.
Nowadays, I can hear her teeny tiny accent and the minor errors she makes when she speaks French. But! This doesn’t take away from her mastery of the language. ❤️
Nowadays, I can hear her teeny tiny accent and the minor errors she makes when she speaks French. But! This doesn’t take away from her mastery of the language. ❤️
My BFF from France visited over the holidays but didn’t take any bourbon back with her. Yesterday she picked up a bottle and when I asked her what she’d purchased, she sent me a photo of a bottle of Weller 12. 😂
January 18, 2026 at 6:33 PM
My BFF from France visited over the holidays but didn’t take any bourbon back with her. Yesterday she picked up a bottle and when I asked her what she’d purchased, she sent me a photo of a bottle of Weller 12. 😂
I tutor a young gal in French every week* and sometimes I nerd out so hard with her; I get so excited by links between languages and I go off on little tangents. She doesn't seem to mind, and I hope I'm helping her make connections and retain information.
*No, I'm not available, désolée.
*No, I'm not available, désolée.
January 17, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I tutor a young gal in French every week* and sometimes I nerd out so hard with her; I get so excited by links between languages and I go off on little tangents. She doesn't seem to mind, and I hope I'm helping her make connections and retain information.
*No, I'm not available, désolée.
*No, I'm not available, désolée.
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AI can't take my job as a writer because I don't even have one
January 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM
AI can't take my job as a writer because I don't even have one
Someone used my email address to sign up for Match dot com, and I just changed the password to the account. Her phone number is there for 2FA, of course, but I was able to do it with the email, so we may get into a situation where we just keep changing the password. 😂
January 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Someone used my email address to sign up for Match dot com, and I just changed the password to the account. Her phone number is there for 2FA, of course, but I was able to do it with the email, so we may get into a situation where we just keep changing the password. 😂
Too many cameras and not enough food….
January 14, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Too many cameras and not enough food….
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Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women
January 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Reminder that “Say her name” was developed specifically to call attention to murders of Black women
I have been meaning to post something about this, because it drives me bonkers to see phrases like “I’m going to workout,” but M-W laid it all out! 🙌🏼
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I have been meaning to post something about this, because it drives me bonkers to see phrases like “I’m going to workout,” but M-W laid it all out! 🙌🏼
I got this text too, and immediately reported it as junk.
January 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
I got this text too, and immediately reported it as junk.
I just got misgendered by a toddler on an elevator. They* were getting off and I was getting on, and they said to their parents, “Now it’s his turn!” 😂
*I am unsure of said kid’s gender, myself!
*I am unsure of said kid’s gender, myself!
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I just got misgendered by a toddler on an elevator. They* were getting off and I was getting on, and they said to their parents, “Now it’s his turn!” 😂
*I am unsure of said kid’s gender, myself!
*I am unsure of said kid’s gender, myself!
Good morning, Bluesky.
Soul II Soul - Back To Life (However Do You Want Me) (Official Music Video) ft. Caron Wheeler
YouTube video by SoulIISoulVEVO
youtu.be
January 5, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Good morning, Bluesky.
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4 January is World Braille Day!
January 5, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Happy New Year, Bluesky friends. :)
January 1, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Happy New Year, Bluesky friends. :)
Some ado.
We acknowledge that no one has the bandwidth for this, but if it helps:
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
- It’s ‘voilà,’ not ‘wallah!’
- It’s ‘a lot,’ not ‘alot.’
- It’s ‘further ado,’ not ‘farther adieu.’
- It’s ‘flesh out,’ not ‘flush out.’
- It’s ‘sneak peek,’ not ‘sneak peak.’
No worries if not!!!
December 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Some ado.
I sold Natalie Merchant a ticket to see The Icicle Thief* at The Chautauqua Cinema in 1990 or so.
*Yes, I know what you’re thinking, and no, I’m not wrong.
*Yes, I know what you’re thinking, and no, I’m not wrong.
December 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
I sold Natalie Merchant a ticket to see The Icicle Thief* at The Chautauqua Cinema in 1990 or so.
*Yes, I know what you’re thinking, and no, I’m not wrong.
*Yes, I know what you’re thinking, and no, I’m not wrong.