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Alie Dumas-Heidt, Author
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Author of the new detective novel, The Myth Maker, due out from Crooked Lane Books July 8, 2025. New tea drinker that still misses coffee. Wife, mom, dog mom, forest dweller. Forever Ally. Short but fierce. www.aliedh.com, aliedh.substack.com
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Mood...
Photo of a madrona tree and evergreens with one yellow-leafed maple in the mix on a foggy afternoon in the PNW.
November 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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I will be giving away signed copies of my BookFest award winner, The Myth Maker!
#booksky #writingcommunity #bookgiveaway
Light pink text on a bright pink background reads: next week feels like a good time to announce a book giveaway...👀😁(eyeball emoji and toothy smile emoji)
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Photo of Rafiki from The Lion King in meditation. Words from top to bottom reads: I can write my book. I should write my book. I will write my book.
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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My kid and I did a lot of concerts together when he was young. It seems impossible that this one was 20 years ago.
photo of concert tickets for Nov 12 2005 for Depeche Mode
November 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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G'night, Peeps.
At the top, in orange text reads: I love you California. Under that is an illustration of a bear standing on his hind legs, hugging a yellow form resemblance of the state of California, with the word "California" writing in the middle of the form. The image has a border of orange and yellow poppies.
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
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Torvi and her woobie sock. She actually now owns the pair, and she drags them around daily, cuddles when she needs them, and parades them around for guests. And unlike her other toys, she's never tried to tear them apart.
A fluffy black dog with white feet and a white tipped tail is in a pink and purple dog bed meant to look like an octopus, holding a thick sock printed with strawberries between her front paws, looking lost in thought.
October 29, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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#PNW Peeps! I'll be @ballastbookco.bsky.social Nov 7 for the First Friday Art Walk, signing copies of my award-winning novel, The Myth Maker! Come by and get copy signed for that book lover on your holiday shopping list!
brown paper background with a few holiday packages on the left with red and gold ribbons. The shop logo for Ballast Book Co is on the top package. At the bottom, over the packages is the cover of the detective thriller, THE MYTH MAKER, and a silver award logo for BookFest Text on the right reads: BOOKS MAKE GREAT GIFTS! MEET LOCAL AUTHOR ALIE DUMAS-HEIDT AT BALLAST BOOK CO AND GRAB A SIGNED COPY OF HER AWARD-WINNING NOVEL, THE MYTH MAKER. NOV 7, 2025 5PM-8PM BALLAST BOOK CO. 409 PACIFIC AVE #202, BREMERTON, WA MORE INFO AT ALIEDH.COM
October 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Was not expecting to wake up to this! THE MYTH MAKER won 2nd place in the detective/police procedural category at BookFest!!
#writingcommunity #booksky #bookfest #crimefiction
Image of a 2nd place silver medal award for the 2025 BookFest Awards
October 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Any of them by these guys, but let's start with this one.
Album cover for High Violet from The National showing a white background with multi-colored scribbles. A purple banner runs in the middle with the words: THE NATIONAL HIGH VIOLET EXPANDED EDITION.
October 24, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Soup, it's what's for dinner. 🍽️🥣
Photo of a bowl of sweet potato soup with crushed nuts and chili powder sprinkled on top.
October 23, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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A little protest and a little baking. G'night, Peeps.
Photo of two loaves of pumpkin bread on a cooling rack. (on the left is chocolate chip pumpkin bread, right is white chocolate chip and craisin pumpkin bread)
October 19, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Stay safe, stay peaceful, stay loud.
Yellow background with black text showing a drawing of a crow with a red X through it and the words NO KINGS underneath.
October 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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This is Astrid's "Hi , squirrel!" face.
Grey and white poodle type dog with a big smile and her tongue hang out, looking out a window at a squirrel not in frame.
October 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Hey #Tacoma Peeps! Come say hi, grab a pint and get a copy of The Myth Maker signed by me this Friday!

Sig Brewing in Tacoma, 10/10 from 6-9pm!

#BookSigning # BookSky
Curved banner reads: Pints & Pages, above a cartoon depiction of books and pint glasses. Text below image reads: Pints & Pages with Alie Dumas-Heidt, author of The Myth Maker. Come say hi, ask questions, have a pint, and get a signed copy! October 10 from 6:00-9:00pm Sig Brewing Co. 2534 Tacoma Ave S Tacoma, WA 98402 Visit aliedh.com or Sig Brewing Co for more info!
October 8, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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A photo of Jane Goodall wearing a beautiful floral shawl over a dark shirt, standing in front of muted jungle greenery.
October 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Hey #Tacoma! Come see me October 10th at Sig Brewing Company to enjoy a pint, talk books, and get your copy of The Myth Maker signed!

#TacomaEvents #Booksky
Curved banner reads: Pints & Pages, above a cartoon depiction of books and pint glasses. Text below image reads: Pints & Pages with Alie Dumas-Heidt, author of The Myth Maker. Come say hi, ask questions, have a pint, and get a signed copy! October 10 from 6:00-9:00pm Sig Brewing Co. 2534 Tacoma Ave S Tacoma, WA 98402 Visit aliedh.com or Sig Brewing Co for more info!
September 30, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Cartoon graphic of a woman in a blue dress carrying a large stack of books, the book slipping off the top of her stack has "1984" visible on the cover. Text for the graphic reads: READ WHILE IT IS STILL LEGAL
September 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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I'm playing Animal Crossing today and lounging on the couch with the dogs. Astrid is perfectly content with this.
A grey and white poodle type dog is resting her head in her human's lap with her eyes closed and her silly teeth showing.
September 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Done and done.
Photo of the author Alie Dumas-Heidt showing 2 red Walgreens band-aids where her covid-19 and flu shots went.
September 18, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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Walking in Tacoma, sometimes I forget...
Photo from an industrial area in the city of Tacoma, WA, showing the road sign that indicates the volcano evacuation route.
September 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Hey #Tacoma! The date for the Pints & Pages event at Sig Brewing Co has been moved to October 10th to avoid competing against the Seahawks! Stop by and grab a pint and get your copy of The Myth Maker signed!
Event flyer shows a pint glass and can shaped glass with orange Sig Brewing Co logo on it above 2 copies of the novel, THE MYTH MAKER by Alie Dumas-Heidt. Text on the right reads from top to bottom: Sig Brewing Co. Presents Pints & Pages with author Alie Dumas-Heidt Alie is the author of the Tacoma-based detective thriller, THE MYTH MAKER. Oct 10, 6:00-9:00pm Chat books, grab a pint, and get your copy of THE MYTH MAKER signed! Sig Brewing Co 2534 Tacoma Ave S Tacoma, Wa 98402 More info at aliedh.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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This guy... 21 years ago today he said he wasn't looking for anything serious. That was after we'd talked through closing time at a coffee shop. I asked if I could at least get a hug and he obliged. We were kids, really. Both strong and broken in our own ways. I look at where we are now and smile.
Outdoor photo of the author, Alie Dumas-Heidt and her husband Rich Heidt.
September 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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I read this in his voice.
Photoshopped image of the TV character, Detective Columbo talking to Donald Trump in the oval office. Quote reads: "Just one more thing. You said the Epstein files were a Democratic hoax - cooked up by Obama, Hillary, and Biden. But here's the part I can't figure out: You were a confidential FBI informant. So tell me, how exactly did the Democrats get you to spy on a hoax?"
September 7, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Happy Recovery month to everyone living in recovery and to everyone thinking about recovery, it's possible.
#recoverymonth
White text across offset teal, pink, and purple rectangles reads: National Recovery Month
September 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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This skull is a favorite of the squirrels in our yard and every time I walk out to it like this I imagine they're using it as an altar. 😅
Imagine of a skull of a cow with horns is tipped back so the face is pointing directly up creating a different face with the holes in the under side. The skull sits on a tree stump littered with pine nut shells and tree debris and a few rocks.
August 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM