Alison Langley
@langleyshields.bsky.social
📚Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets A Phone published 2024 by Dedalus Books 📕 Short Stories @thepigsback @frazzledlit @bournemouthwritingprize @InsurgentPress
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Reposted by Alison Langley
While traveling across the US after 40 years abroad, Alison Langley @langleyshields.bsky.social meditates on myth & reality, listening to ordinary Americans at a Kansas brewery share conspiracy theories and fears for their loved ones' safety: compass.icwa.org/p/postcard-f...
Postcard from Topeka
Listening to ordinary Americans.
compass.icwa.org
October 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
While traveling across the US after 40 years abroad, Alison Langley @langleyshields.bsky.social meditates on myth & reality, listening to ordinary Americans at a Kansas brewery share conspiracy theories and fears for their loved ones' safety: compass.icwa.org/p/postcard-f...
BOYCOTT DISNEY
September 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
BOYCOTT DISNEY
Since Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t, I wrote his monologue for him. … let me know what you think
open.substack.com/pub/langleys...
open.substack.com/pub/langleys...
So, you may have heard… apparently, I’ve been suspended by ABC
Since Jimmy Kimmel no longer has a voice, allow me to write his monologue.
open.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Since Jimmy Kimmel couldn’t, I wrote his monologue for him. … let me know what you think
open.substack.com/pub/langleys...
open.substack.com/pub/langleys...
Chuffed to be highlighted in this issue
A showcase in the link below of some more talented writers from Issue 3.
@langleyshields.bsky.social @judybirkbeck.bsky.social
Seamus Scanlon
Seamus Moran
@langleyshields.bsky.social @judybirkbeck.bsky.social
Seamus Scanlon
Seamus Moran
I’m feeling a little less frazzled after my break, and am ready to bring you our first showcase of those stories you might have missed from Issue 3 of @frazzledlitmag!
Featuring:
@langleyshields
Seamus Scanlon
@judybirkbeck
Seamus Moran
www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-3-sh...
Featuring:
@langleyshields
Seamus Scanlon
@judybirkbeck
Seamus Moran
www.frazzledlit.com/p/issue-3-sh...
September 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Chuffed to be highlighted in this issue
Humble brag
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August 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Humble brag
Wordle 1,520 2/6*
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So glad you liked it!
Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets a Phone captivated me with its intricate layers and emotional depth. Each page felt like a cozy embrace, leaving me pondering its themes long after. A true gem for those who seek connection in stories. #booksky #
I finished Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets a Phone a few days ago, and now I can say that this is a definite must read. It's an amazing & well thought-out piece w/ an emotional ending that's been simmering in my mind for days. I highly recommend it, this is one I'll be going back to over & over. #booksky
July 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
So glad you liked it!
I’m blushing. Thank you for the kind words
I finished Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets a Phone a few days ago, and now I can say that this is a definite must read. It's an amazing & well thought-out piece w/ an emotional ending that's been simmering in my mind for days. I highly recommend it, this is one I'll be going back to over & over. #booksky
Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets A Phone|Paperback
In Budapest Noir 1945, 1956 and 1974 merge into 1991 and a nation is allowed to remember the dark days of its past and come to terms with its history before seeking to move on to a different future. T...
www.barnesandnoble.com
July 25, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I’m blushing. Thank you for the kind words
Let’s see. He’s young, social media savvy, talks about affordable housing and other issues people actually care about. And democrats are worried???
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Mamdani’s defeat of Cuomo offers Democrats a path out of the wilderness
Mamdani signifies a generational change and rebuke to a party establishment grown complacent and hypocritical
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Let’s see. He’s young, social media savvy, talks about affordable housing and other issues people actually care about. And democrats are worried???
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
To anyone cheering the Trump policies on trying to entice women to have more babies: they are the same as Hungarian policies and the birth rate there hit a negative record in 2024.
If you want more babies, make child care and housing affordable and increase incomes.
If you want more babies, make child care and housing affordable and increase incomes.
June 20, 2025 at 5:11 AM
To anyone cheering the Trump policies on trying to entice women to have more babies: they are the same as Hungarian policies and the birth rate there hit a negative record in 2024.
If you want more babies, make child care and housing affordable and increase incomes.
If you want more babies, make child care and housing affordable and increase incomes.
Excited for the US launch of my book Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets A Phone at Parkside Bookshop in Boston!
I’ll be in conversation with @grubwriters Michelle Hoover who is also starting the next season of her @7amNovelist podcast. See you there!
I’ll be in conversation with @grubwriters Michelle Hoover who is also starting the next season of her @7amNovelist podcast. See you there!
June 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Excited for the US launch of my book Budapest Noir: Ilona Gets A Phone at Parkside Bookshop in Boston!
I’ll be in conversation with @grubwriters Michelle Hoover who is also starting the next season of her @7amNovelist podcast. See you there!
I’ll be in conversation with @grubwriters Michelle Hoover who is also starting the next season of her @7amNovelist podcast. See you there!
So excited for the US launch of my book!
June 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
So excited for the US launch of my book!
Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid. (Source Guardian).
Tell me why this is okay. Govts must stop this cruelty now.
Tell me why this is okay. Govts must stop this cruelty now.
June 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Palestinians gunned down while trying to reach food aid. (Source Guardian).
Tell me why this is okay. Govts must stop this cruelty now.
Tell me why this is okay. Govts must stop this cruelty now.
14,000 children are at risk of dying of starvation in Gaza.
How can anyone whose people themselves were once a target of genocide allow this to happen?
How can anyone whose people themselves were once a target of genocide allow this to happen?
May 28, 2025 at 9:01 AM
14,000 children are at risk of dying of starvation in Gaza.
How can anyone whose people themselves were once a target of genocide allow this to happen?
How can anyone whose people themselves were once a target of genocide allow this to happen?
Susan Brownmiller, Who Reshaped Views About Rape, Dies at 90
www.nytimes.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Fun fact: the word ‘overmorrow’ is the Middle English term meaning ’day after tomorrow’. Its etymology is a direct translation of the German übermorgen.
I, for one, believe we should bring it back to life, along with ‘ye’, the plural form of ‘you’.
I, for one, believe we should bring it back to life, along with ‘ye’, the plural form of ‘you’.
May 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Fun fact: the word ‘overmorrow’ is the Middle English term meaning ’day after tomorrow’. Its etymology is a direct translation of the German übermorgen.
I, for one, believe we should bring it back to life, along with ‘ye’, the plural form of ‘you’.
I, for one, believe we should bring it back to life, along with ‘ye’, the plural form of ‘you’.
First it’s 20% but lowers to 10% until July so both sides could talk. Now he says 25% starting next week. Can’t take this guy at his word. He makes things up as his mood suits.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump threatens tariffs on Apple iPhones and EU products
Shares in the US and Europe fall after the US president says trade talks with the EU are "going nowhere".
www.bbc.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
First it’s 20% but lowers to 10% until July so both sides could talk. Now he says 25% starting next week. Can’t take this guy at his word. He makes things up as his mood suits.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Republicans cannot couple work to food stamps without providing day care.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
Trump Administration Highlights: U.S. Welcomes White South Africans Given Refugee Status
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Republicans cannot couple work to food stamps without providing day care.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
This is correct. The Pope leads a worldwide church of 1.3 billion catholics. He is everyone’s leader. Who has asked for peace and unity around the world.
May 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
This is correct. The Pope leads a worldwide church of 1.3 billion catholics. He is everyone’s leader. Who has asked for peace and unity around the world.
Nuclear exchange? Who cares? Noted.
US VP Vance says war between India and Pakistan will be 'none of our business' - www.reuters.com/world/us-vp-...
US VP Vance says war between India and Pakistan will be 'none of our business' - www.reuters.com/world/us-vp-...
US VP Vance says war between India and Pakistan will be 'none of our business'
U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Thursday that India and Pakistan should de-escalate tensions, but he added that the U.S. cannot control the nuclear-armed Asian neighbors and a war between them would be "none of our business".
www.reuters.com
May 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Nuclear exchange? Who cares? Noted.
US VP Vance says war between India and Pakistan will be 'none of our business' - www.reuters.com/world/us-vp-...
US VP Vance says war between India and Pakistan will be 'none of our business' - www.reuters.com/world/us-vp-...
Sorry @nyt three is a trend. Two is a coincidence. Romania voted far right….
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/w...
A New Trend in Global Elections: The Anti-Trump Bump
In voting in Canada and Australia, right-wing parties that borrowed from the MAGA playbook were punished. Elsewhere, President Trump is having a more complex impact.
www.nytimes.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Sorry @nyt three is a trend. Two is a coincidence. Romania voted far right….
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/04/w...