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Alyson Tait

@rudexvirus.bsky.social

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Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Nov 12

I haven't properly introduced myself:

🐝 My name is Aly/Alyson/Bee
🐝 I write a lot of mermaids, selkies, and ghosts.
🐝I live in Maryland, but my home will always be the Arizona desert.
🐝Wife. Mother. A little queer and always too loud.
🐝Horror movies and vodka are the fastest way to my heart.

Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · 3d

Hey I don't know who needs to hear this but please just shut the hell up if you are watching a movie in a theater with other people in it.

Thank you :)

Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · 6d

Hey all! It's been a crazy, busy week or so for me, publishing and story-wise. I think this is the last for a minute but its certainly not least. If you have a moment, I would love you to have a look at this story that has one of my favorite titles ever:

www.thepinkhydra.com/issues/02022...

The Pink Hydra | I’m Just a Ghoul–I’d Rather Not Be - Alyson Tait

I’m Just a Ghoul–I’d Rather Not Be by Alyson Tait

www.thepinkhydra.com

Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · 13d

I am beyond happy to share this link. There are some truly wonderful authors in it and it i clues one my favorite stories I've written from the last year in it.

TL;DR Press @tldrpress.bsky.social · 13d

You can find the eBook on Amazon now. Like the competition proceeds, all profits of the book will go to Trans Lifeline: a.co/d/a09dx1c

Daydreaming of Other Worlds: Winners of the 2025 1,000 Word Herd Competition

Amazon.com: Daydreaming of Other Worlds: Winners of the 2025 1,000 Word Herd Competition eBook : Press, TL;DR: Kindle Store

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MM Schreier, author @mmschreier.bsky.social · 14d

Bruised, Resilient is turning one year old!

For tomorrow only, you can get a FREE ebook at Smashwords as my book birthday gift to you! (Use the coupon code at checkout.)

Happy reading!

#shortstories #feministfiction #amwriting #litfic #speculative #collections #readmorewomen #freebooks

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Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · 14d

September has been crazy and I missed the launch day of this, but I'm so happy to share it now!

A story originally written as an adventure story for a contest that I fell in love with. I'm so happy for it to have a home and I hope yall enjoy it too <3
hollowoakpress.com/of-lost-boys...

Of Lost Boys and Stars and Sharks and Other Impossible Things

hollowoakpress.com

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Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · 17d

Either you have too much time on your hands or folks are being slow to submit today

Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · 17d

I like the image of you checking your email and just freezing in place with a gentle "god dammit."

Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · 26d

Day two of Fright Reads 2025 and I will be at my table with alllll my books

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Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · 28d

Friends in the Maryland / Virginia / surrounding areas! I'll be at Fright Reads this weekend at the Howard County Fairgrounds. I'll be selling copies of my books, two of which are no longer available online.

Come say hi, and look around. There'll be a lot of cool folks there.

www.frightreads.com

Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · 29d

My entry into the Augur micro comp <3
The Myths of What Will Be
@augursociety.bsky.social
#AugurMicros2025

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The Myths of What Will Be
by Alyson Tait

I recount ancient myths until they sour on my tongue, then I do what I must—fulfill the prophecy. I find a sun-haired woman strong enough to shoulder the coming war and give myself to her—flesh and soul—realizing too late it binds me to being the first to die.

But that's okay. I wouldn't want to be Achilles anyways; to bear such grief, such guarded love.

All I want is her love, her breath against my skin. To watch the stars together as they fall closer toward us. Maybe, there in the dark, we measure the few days left to us.

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Aggie Novak @aggie-novak.bsky.social · Sep 11

Excited to share my piece for Augur's micro fiction contest!
@augursociety.bsky.social l
#AugurMicros2025

Soothsayer for the 21st Century
by Aggie Novak

You come to me—
(fabric draped, costume jewelled, incense clouded).
You ask me real questions, but you don’t seek real answers.
You want—
Comfort. Platitudes.
It’s not your fault, there was nothing you could do.
Tell me, you ask—
What the future holds. Where I will be in 20 years.
How successful. How loved. How normal.
I draw the cards—
The Star, reversed. All hope gutters out.
The Tower. Cities, fire in their bones.
The World, reversed. The circle breaks.
Well? Your eyes wide, full of—
Hope, I say.
New constellations. Collapse clears the way.
The world resets.

@augursociety
#augurmicros2025

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Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Sep 10

This week I am feeling a lot of anxiety about not really being sure I belong places/ feeling very left out and I don't know how to shake it.

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Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Sep 10

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Jaime Gill @jaimegill.bsky.social · Sep 9

This makes me so happy I could cry. Black Sky, Blue Earth - my aching story about climate collapse & personal rebirth - is the lead story in this year’s @oysterriverpages.bsky.social. It has a lot of my soul in it. Please read it & all of Oyster River’s work

www.oysterriverpages.com/black-sky-bl...

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Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Sep 9

I just want somewhere to throw a bunch of mythic fic stories and have people love me

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Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Sep 8

Its a life saver for me tbh. A Chance to reset and relax and figure out the next goal, etc

Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Sep 8

step back from subs, and refocus any writing far away from anything craft focused. Movie reviews vs short stories, fan fic and reddit prompts and silliness.

I'm getting soul crushed at results at the moment.

Its time.

Bring on Halloween.

if you see me veering otherwise, please bonk.

Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Sep 8

I am so so ready for October. Its become a small tradition for me to take a writing break in the fall. A month where as it approaches, I stop signing up for stuff (which is a bummer as there is some really cool stuff being announced) --

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Ben Daggers @bendaggerswrites.bsky.social · Sep 7

My story "It Takes a Village" won the 2025 microfiction Writing Battle!

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Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Sep 6

Pink hair, who dis?

Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ahhhh, I'm trying not to jinx myself but im pretty happy no matter what happens from here

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Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hair is pink, need to find energy to style then can post new pics :D

Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Aug 25

Home from NYC and watching Hadestown and y'all, I'm so so happy I got to go and see it and walk around the city and just be there. The musical was great, the whole 2nd act just wrecked me.

I feel refilled creatively and want to just... be obnoxious again.

Alyson Tait @rudexvirus.bsky.social · Aug 23

In New York for the first time thanks to some kind friends willing to plan the trip and drive up so we can see Hadestown tonight.

a brown teddy bear with a smile on its face

ALT: a brown teddy bear with a smile on its face

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