Stephanie Allen
@stephallen.bsky.social
YA & NA fantasy writer, educator, collector of houseplants and lipstick. Former elementary school teacher and middle school library assistant, current paraeducator. Probably trying to find coffee right now. She/her.
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I see I've gotten some new followers, so hello! I guess it's time to do another intro post! 👋
✨I'm a YA & NA fantasy writer. My current WIP is full of demons and pretty dresses, and everyone is anxious and queer.
✨I, too, am queer and full of anxiety (and caffeine, usually).
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✨I'm a YA & NA fantasy writer. My current WIP is full of demons and pretty dresses, and everyone is anxious and queer.
✨I, too, am queer and full of anxiety (and caffeine, usually).
#WritingCommunity
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Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
I have a habit of starting and then not finishing shows, so I genuinely can’t think of any!
Unless we count miniseries. Because then I can say Pride and Prejudice, and North and South.
Unless we count miniseries. Because then I can say Pride and Prejudice, and North and South.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
I have a habit of starting and then not finishing shows, so I genuinely can’t think of any!
Unless we count miniseries. Because then I can say Pride and Prejudice, and North and South.
Unless we count miniseries. Because then I can say Pride and Prejudice, and North and South.
I don’t have time, I’m too busy meticulously collecting the entire Pokédex in my Pokemon Home account.
u heard sharon, everyone post about their esoteric interests right fucking now. for the good of the community, we need to be hyperfixationmaxxing.
i think this site really needs to figure out how to grow the non-politics verticals (the baseball moment was a good thing!) because i suspect a lot of the bad clusters come out of the political clusters driving 95% of ENG-lang posts
January 6, 2026 at 12:38 AM
I don’t have time, I’m too busy meticulously collecting the entire Pokédex in my Pokemon Home account.
I broke a pinky toe by tripping over the corner of my bedroom door.
So far, it’s the only broken bone I’ve had in my life.
So far, it’s the only broken bone I’ve had in my life.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
😅
😅
January 6, 2026 at 12:24 AM
I broke a pinky toe by tripping over the corner of my bedroom door.
So far, it’s the only broken bone I’ve had in my life.
So far, it’s the only broken bone I’ve had in my life.
Well, if Pete Hegseth has anything, it’s the audacity.
January 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Well, if Pete Hegseth has anything, it’s the audacity.
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it is your DUTY as a parent to be basic and cringe. if your child says "6-7" and you do not say, loud enough for their friends to hear, "8-9?", causing profound silence and intense discomfort, you are neglecting your responsibilities. being cool is for kids. your days of being laughed WITH are over
January 4, 2026 at 10:42 PM
it is your DUTY as a parent to be basic and cringe. if your child says "6-7" and you do not say, loud enough for their friends to hear, "8-9?", causing profound silence and intense discomfort, you are neglecting your responsibilities. being cool is for kids. your days of being laughed WITH are over
I caught them all.
January 4, 2026 at 11:31 PM
I caught them all.
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thinking about how, in the Russian history elective I took in HS, every time a tsar was facing domestic weakness the teacher would turn to the assembled students and ask "so what is it time for?" and we would chant "stunning territorial annexation!" and she would respond "well, DUH, girls"
January 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
thinking about how, in the Russian history elective I took in HS, every time a tsar was facing domestic weakness the teacher would turn to the assembled students and ask "so what is it time for?" and we would chant "stunning territorial annexation!" and she would respond "well, DUH, girls"
Timeline cleanse 😌
Hiked to the highest point on Outer Cape Cod this morning. Which means you get another quick #OceanDevotion!
January 3, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Timeline cleanse 😌
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AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
January 3, 2026 at 6:52 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
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I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 AM
I feel like I haven’t even been properly lied to about the purposes of this war
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what the fuck did I just wake up to
January 3, 2026 at 1:03 PM
what the fuck did I just wake up to
I used the 5 Calls app on my phone (5calls.org), but Greg also has great resources and advice in the thread, per usual.
All right. There's the confirmation. Call your US reps and tell them to impeach. Call your US senators and tell them to publicly support impeachment. blacksky.community/profile/did:...
#BREAKING from me and Jennifer Jacobs - additional reporting on the strikes in Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I used the 5 Calls app on my phone (5calls.org), but Greg also has great resources and advice in the thread, per usual.
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Saving this screenshot from Threads as a new reaction image
January 3, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Saving this screenshot from Threads as a new reaction image
Already doing it
January 1, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Already doing it
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Them: “no one had pronouns in my day”
A TV Character from their day:
A TV Character from their day:
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Them: “no one had pronouns in my day”
A TV Character from their day:
A TV Character from their day:
Because we were child-free last night, Husband and I observed NYE by going out for a nice dinner and then coming home and being asleep by 11pm.
It was nice.
It was nice.
January 1, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Because we were child-free last night, Husband and I observed NYE by going out for a nice dinner and then coming home and being asleep by 11pm.
It was nice.
It was nice.
I didn’t change my last name when I got married last year, so it’s hilarious when I started getting mail addressed to “Mrs. Allen” because, please, that’s my mother.
December 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I didn’t change my last name when I got married last year, so it’s hilarious when I started getting mail addressed to “Mrs. Allen” because, please, that’s my mother.
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THE DAY CARES ARE LOCKED BECAUSE YOU MADE A GENERATION-LONG EFFORT TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO KILL THE CHILDREN INSIDE THEM YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING GHOULS
these fucking people. they pass laws to make sure every person with a screw loose who wants an Armalite can show up to the day care armed & ready to kill, then complain that the day cares are locked to protect the children inside
CNN: “Surely you don’t think a daycare should be unlocked.”
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
SHIRLEY: “There should be a reception area.”
CNN: “No, every day care is locked.”
SHIRLEY: “Fair point.” 🤔
He shows up to a day care with masked men and wonders why they don’t let him in.
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
THE DAY CARES ARE LOCKED BECAUSE YOU MADE A GENERATION-LONG EFFORT TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE TO KILL THE CHILDREN INSIDE THEM YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING GHOULS
I have A LOT of coloring books because people kept gifting them to me while I was in grad school.
I want to finally finish one of them.
I want to finally finish one of them.
okay let's do a thread of FUN ONLY, no-stress, low-stakes New Year's Resolutions that are designed not to make you become a Better™️ Person™️ but purely to increase the amount of happiness in your life in 2026
I'm going to learn Polish folk embroidery and I want to DM at least a one-shot of something
I'm going to learn Polish folk embroidery and I want to DM at least a one-shot of something
December 31, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I have A LOT of coloring books because people kept gifting them to me while I was in grad school.
I want to finally finish one of them.
I want to finally finish one of them.
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Your local librarian here to say that it’s great if you read lots of books this year, alright if you read barely anything, that audiobooks, romance and graphic novels are all valid formats and genres, and that some authors suck but we’re still not stopping you from reading them.
December 29, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Your local librarian here to say that it’s great if you read lots of books this year, alright if you read barely anything, that audiobooks, romance and graphic novels are all valid formats and genres, and that some authors suck but we’re still not stopping you from reading them.
Children, in response to my music selections which include Taylor Swift, Bastille, and the 2004 classic Hot Fuss (aka the best Killers album): "Can we listen to something else?"
Me, remembering my children hate music with lyrics: "Bet."
open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
Me, remembering my children hate music with lyrics: "Bet."
open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
This Is Shostakovich
open.spotify.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Children, in response to my music selections which include Taylor Swift, Bastille, and the 2004 classic Hot Fuss (aka the best Killers album): "Can we listen to something else?"
Me, remembering my children hate music with lyrics: "Bet."
open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
Me, remembering my children hate music with lyrics: "Bet."
open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
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On-field interviews in the NFL are the most useless conversations in all of football.
What is your strategy for winning?
Well we gotta move the ball downfield and get touchdowns.
Thanks so much for your insight.
What is your strategy for winning?
Well we gotta move the ball downfield and get touchdowns.
Thanks so much for your insight.
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 PM
On-field interviews in the NFL are the most useless conversations in all of football.
What is your strategy for winning?
Well we gotta move the ball downfield and get touchdowns.
Thanks so much for your insight.
What is your strategy for winning?
Well we gotta move the ball downfield and get touchdowns.
Thanks so much for your insight.