Alex Z
@alexzoubine.bsky.social
Writer, Author, Poet | First Reader @ The Colored Lens | Story Reviewer | Dog lover | Analytics Aficionado
"Now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good"
- East of Eden, Steinbeck
#lit #literature #booksky #fiction #inspiration #philosophy
- East of Eden, Steinbeck
#lit #literature #booksky #fiction #inspiration #philosophy
November 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
"Now that you don't have to be perfect, you can be good"
- East of Eden, Steinbeck
#lit #literature #booksky #fiction #inspiration #philosophy
- East of Eden, Steinbeck
#lit #literature #booksky #fiction #inspiration #philosophy
About 5ft tall and full of cheer
November 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
About 5ft tall and full of cheer
November 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
And there's a raven flying around the neighborhood crowing loudly
I almost wouldn't be surprised to run into a gentleman like this on a day like today
I almost wouldn't be surprised to run into a gentleman like this on a day like today
October 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
And there's a raven flying around the neighborhood crowing loudly
I almost wouldn't be surprised to run into a gentleman like this on a day like today
I almost wouldn't be surprised to run into a gentleman like this on a day like today
Cardinal Richelieu at the Seige of La Rochelle
October 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Cardinal Richelieu at the Seige of La Rochelle
Pleased to welcome this little SpiderFriend into my bathroom
Just in time for Halloween, too
How thoughtful of them to join me!
Just in time for Halloween, too
How thoughtful of them to join me!
October 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Pleased to welcome this little SpiderFriend into my bathroom
Just in time for Halloween, too
How thoughtful of them to join me!
Just in time for Halloween, too
How thoughtful of them to join me!
It's okay
to have places
that are just beautiful -- no
politics no crisis just
beautiful
to have places
that are just beautiful -- no
politics no crisis just
beautiful
October 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's okay
to have places
that are just beautiful -- no
politics no crisis just
beautiful
to have places
that are just beautiful -- no
politics no crisis just
beautiful
Hands across the water
Hands across the sky...
Live a little, be a g*sy, get around
(get around)
Get your feet up off the ground, live a little, get around
Hands across the sky...
Live a little, be a g*sy, get around
(get around)
Get your feet up off the ground, live a little, get around
October 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Hands across the water
Hands across the sky...
Live a little, be a g*sy, get around
(get around)
Get your feet up off the ground, live a little, get around
Hands across the sky...
Live a little, be a g*sy, get around
(get around)
Get your feet up off the ground, live a little, get around
Wtf is this, home depot??
October 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Wtf is this, home depot??
A bit o gym time
Not that I'm feeling it - but whatever
Not that I'm feeling it - but whatever
October 5, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A bit o gym time
Not that I'm feeling it - but whatever
Not that I'm feeling it - but whatever
"Do not be afraid of spending quality time by yourself. Find meaning or don't find meaning but "steal" some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self."
- Attributed to Albert Camus
#writingCommunity #philosophy
- Attributed to Albert Camus
#writingCommunity #philosophy
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
"Do not be afraid of spending quality time by yourself. Find meaning or don't find meaning but "steal" some time and give it freely and exclusively to your own self."
- Attributed to Albert Camus
#writingCommunity #philosophy
- Attributed to Albert Camus
#writingCommunity #philosophy
"You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it."
- Paulo Coelho, Author of "The Alchemist"
Photo by Sally Mann
#bookSky #writingCommunity #author #poetry #art #life #nature #inspiration
- Paulo Coelho, Author of "The Alchemist"
Photo by Sally Mann
#bookSky #writingCommunity #author #poetry #art #life #nature #inspiration
September 26, 2025 at 2:20 PM
"You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it."
- Paulo Coelho, Author of "The Alchemist"
Photo by Sally Mann
#bookSky #writingCommunity #author #poetry #art #life #nature #inspiration
- Paulo Coelho, Author of "The Alchemist"
Photo by Sally Mann
#bookSky #writingCommunity #author #poetry #art #life #nature #inspiration
September 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
September 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
You see how the line (the value of the market) has gone way up but the bars on the bottom have suddenly gone way down?
That's bad
That's really bad
#stock #economy #investing #equities #ai #technology
That's bad
That's really bad
#stock #economy #investing #equities #ai #technology
September 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
You see how the line (the value of the market) has gone way up but the bars on the bottom have suddenly gone way down?
That's bad
That's really bad
#stock #economy #investing #equities #ai #technology
That's bad
That's really bad
#stock #economy #investing #equities #ai #technology
What a very cool poem by Yusef Komunyakaa from the 2012 issue of the Paris Review
www.theparisreview.org/poetry/6707/...
#poetry #art #booksky
www.theparisreview.org/poetry/6707/...
#poetry #art #booksky
September 22, 2025 at 9:08 PM
What a very cool poem by Yusef Komunyakaa from the 2012 issue of the Paris Review
www.theparisreview.org/poetry/6707/...
#poetry #art #booksky
www.theparisreview.org/poetry/6707/...
#poetry #art #booksky
"In their life, a factory farm chicken experiences about 700 hours of pain. Considering that chickens raised for meat only live for around 1,100 hours, or 45 days, and sleep for a sizable portion of that, they experience some level of pain for much of their waking life"
#food #animal #recipe
#food #animal #recipe
September 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"The dreamer, then, is the only one fully awake to life"
- Maria Popova, The Marginalian
(Image: Arundhati Roy)
#story #booksky #writingCommunity #poetry #art
- Maria Popova, The Marginalian
(Image: Arundhati Roy)
#story #booksky #writingCommunity #poetry #art
September 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"The dreamer, then, is the only one fully awake to life"
- Maria Popova, The Marginalian
(Image: Arundhati Roy)
#story #booksky #writingCommunity #poetry #art
- Maria Popova, The Marginalian
(Image: Arundhati Roy)
#story #booksky #writingCommunity #poetry #art
"Embracing life is all about choosing your madness rather than having it thrust upon you"
- Benjamin McEvoy, Hardcore Literature Book Club
#story #book #lite #literature #philosophy #booklit
- Benjamin McEvoy, Hardcore Literature Book Club
#story #book #lite #literature #philosophy #booklit
September 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Embracing life is all about choosing your madness rather than having it thrust upon you"
- Benjamin McEvoy, Hardcore Literature Book Club
#story #book #lite #literature #philosophy #booklit
- Benjamin McEvoy, Hardcore Literature Book Club
#story #book #lite #literature #philosophy #booklit
"No man sees himself in a mirror as he really is; nor any woman"
- The Thorn Birds
By Colleen McCullough
#fiction #book #literature
- The Thorn Birds
By Colleen McCullough
#fiction #book #literature
September 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
"No man sees himself in a mirror as he really is; nor any woman"
- The Thorn Birds
By Colleen McCullough
#fiction #book #literature
- The Thorn Birds
By Colleen McCullough
#fiction #book #literature