Alyce Reese
@alycereese.bsky.social
I love reading and birdwatching & pics of cute cats and dogs. I'm a fan of books of all sorts, but especially SFF and nonfiction. I have a degree in Linguistics, and like learning about different languages.
I finished this book last week, and it’s terrific. It hits all those great European history things — Anatolia, steppe nomads, Mycenaeans, Etruscans, etc. — while also bringing in some Central Asia and India history and a great linguistic mystery story as well. Highly recommended.
Did you know that a word for honey but not for bees has been reconstructed for Proto-Indo-European, leading to theories that they traded for honey?
Honey apricot with Proto: How one ancient language went global by @lauraspinney.bsky.social
Day 13 of #BooksAreMyJam
Honey apricot with Proto: How one ancient language went global by @lauraspinney.bsky.social
Day 13 of #BooksAreMyJam
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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My love for em dashes is as old as the hills and as mighty as my inability to make a transition between thoughts literally any other way and I will be damned if I let the clankers take that from me
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 AM
My love for em dashes is as old as the hills and as mighty as my inability to make a transition between thoughts literally any other way and I will be damned if I let the clankers take that from me
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Saving this for later because I love linguistics!
Wow, the latest edition of @superlinguo.bsky.social's Linguistics and Language Podcast list has over 100 different shows! I've been watching this list grow since it was just a dozen or so podcasts, so great to see! www.superlinguo.com/post/1584480...
Linguistics and Language Podcasts
Looking for podcasts about language and linguistics? Here’s a comprehensive list with descriptions! I’ve also mentioned if shows have transcripts. If there are any I missed, let me know!
If you woul...
www.superlinguo.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Saving this for later because I love linguistics!
My September reads - all were enjoyable, but my favorites were: A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna, A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen, and Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz. #booksky
October 2, 2025 at 2:51 AM
My September reads - all were enjoyable, but my favorites were: A Witch's Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna, A Fate Inked in Blood by Danielle L. Jensen, and Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz. #booksky
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New achievement unlocked! A new way to win ebooks has arrived on Booktrovert and so has Dungeon Crawler Carl!
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Act fast! ⏲️ Head over to Booktrovert.com to level up your TBR and start the Dungeon Crawler Carl series!
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September 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
New achievement unlocked! A new way to win ebooks has arrived on Booktrovert and so has Dungeon Crawler Carl!
Act fast! ⏲️ Head over to Booktrovert.com to level up your TBR and start the Dungeon Crawler Carl series!
#Booktrovert @berkleypub.bsky.social @acebookspub.bsky.social
Act fast! ⏲️ Head over to Booktrovert.com to level up your TBR and start the Dungeon Crawler Carl series!
#Booktrovert @berkleypub.bsky.social @acebookspub.bsky.social
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Congratulations to this year's Hugo winners, and to the Lodestar and Astounding winners, too!
locusmag.com/2025/08/hugo...
locusmag.com/2025/08/hugo...
Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners
The winners of the Hugo Awards, the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, and the Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book were announced on August 16, 2025 by Seattle Worldcon 2025, the 83rd World…
locusmag.com
August 17, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Congratulations to this year's Hugo winners, and to the Lodestar and Astounding winners, too!
locusmag.com/2025/08/hugo...
locusmag.com/2025/08/hugo...
Star Trek: Lower Decks is such a great series!
Lower Decks’ win is the first time in 30 years that a Star Trek story has won a Hugo Award.
The last one was “All Good Things” in 1995.
The last one was “All Good Things” in 1995.
August 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Star Trek: Lower Decks is such a great series!
The Incandescent by Emily Tesh is one of my top reads of the year so far - might end up being my favorite of the year - such a great book! Compelling academic fantasy from a teacher's POV #booksky
#booksky this is a blockbuster year for WLW fantasy romance and no one’s talking about it
please read all these and get excited about them with me 🧵
The Incandescent is one of my few ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ novels so far
please read all these and get excited about them with me 🧵
The Incandescent is one of my few ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ novels so far
July 24, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The Incandescent by Emily Tesh is one of my top reads of the year so far - might end up being my favorite of the year - such a great book! Compelling academic fantasy from a teacher's POV #booksky
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Josh Johnson is the new comedy superstar, and his incredible skill is somehow crafting perfect longform, topical routines in a matter of days
Finally got a chance to watch the @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social routine about Trump and Epstein that came out a few days ago.
I am blown away that he managed to put together a full hour of stand-up about breaking news and it's somehow polished and funny as hell.
Give it a watch and share it.
I am blown away that he managed to put together a full hour of stand-up about breaking news and it's somehow polished and funny as hell.
Give it a watch and share it.
Trump VS MAGA? The Epstein Crashout Explained
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
www.youtube.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Josh Johnson is the new comedy superstar, and his incredible skill is somehow crafting perfect longform, topical routines in a matter of days
New book giveaway site! #booksky
What’s Booktrovert Day? Oh, only the launch of your new favorite place for ebook giveaways, coming June 23rd! Swipe to see a super special sneak peek of some of our first giveaways 👀
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June 18, 2025 at 4:05 AM
New book giveaway site! #booksky
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June 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Create, Share, and Play on Booktrovert.com!
Join the waitlist now to be among the first to explore it on June 23rd!
#Booktrovert #BooktrovertDay #ShareAShelf #BookishBingo
Join the waitlist now to be among the first to explore it on June 23rd!
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June 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Create, Share, and Play on Booktrovert.com!
Join the waitlist now to be among the first to explore it on June 23rd!
#Booktrovert #BooktrovertDay #ShareAShelf #BookishBingo
Join the waitlist now to be among the first to explore it on June 23rd!
#Booktrovert #BooktrovertDay #ShareAShelf #BookishBingo
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I can’t believe how stupid everything is
April 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I can’t believe how stupid everything is
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WOW: Thousands are currently protesting in Boston. This is just one of more than 1200 'Hands Off' protests underway today across the nation as people rise up against the Trump-Musk regime. (via Rob Way)
April 5, 2025 at 4:06 PM
WOW: Thousands are currently protesting in Boston. This is just one of more than 1200 'Hands Off' protests underway today across the nation as people rise up against the Trump-Musk regime. (via Rob Way)
Hey, I can see myself in the crowd - had a great time at their talk today! Excited to read my copies of When the Moon Hits Your Eye & The Martian Contingency soon! #booksky
Update: event with @maryrobinettekowal.com went well!
March 24, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Hey, I can see myself in the crowd - had a great time at their talk today! Excited to read my copies of When the Moon Hits Your Eye & The Martian Contingency soon! #booksky
Had a great time listening to John Scalzi and Mary Robinette Kowal talk about their books and writing today in Columbus, OH #booksky @scalzi.com @maryrobinettekowal.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Had a great time listening to John Scalzi and Mary Robinette Kowal talk about their books and writing today in Columbus, OH #booksky @scalzi.com @maryrobinettekowal.com
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“I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there.”
A must-read.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A must-read.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
I’m the Canadian who was detained by Ice for two weeks. It felt like I had been kidnapped
I was stuck in a freezing cell without explanation despite eventually having lawyers and media attention. Yet, compared with others, I was lucky
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 10:41 AM
“I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me. Yet, I was still detained for nearly two weeks. Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there.”
A must-read.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
A must-read.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"Science fiction lends itself readily to imaginative subversion of any status quo. Bureaucrats and politicians, who can't afford to cultivate their imaginations, tend to assume it's all ray-guns and nonsense, good for children."
- Ursula K. Le Guin (2012)
[Anthology idea: Ray-guns and Nonsense]
- Ursula K. Le Guin (2012)
[Anthology idea: Ray-guns and Nonsense]
February 22, 2025 at 11:21 PM
"Science fiction lends itself readily to imaginative subversion of any status quo. Bureaucrats and politicians, who can't afford to cultivate their imaginations, tend to assume it's all ray-guns and nonsense, good for children."
- Ursula K. Le Guin (2012)
[Anthology idea: Ray-guns and Nonsense]
- Ursula K. Le Guin (2012)
[Anthology idea: Ray-guns and Nonsense]
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Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Democracy is Crumbling. Is Anybody Doing Anything?
Yes. And You Can Too.
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Yes. “People are doing things. You will meet them when YOU start doing things.”
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Lots of information and resources in this one.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
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This cannot be posted enough!
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This cannot be posted enough!
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Here are some otter bleps to start your week off right
February 3, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Here are some otter bleps to start your week off right
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My top reads of January. So glad to get the additional parts of Elma's story in The Lady Astronaut of Mars! Excellent backstory of Nadya in Seanan McGuire's most recent book in the Wayward Children series, and very much enjoying making my way through Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series.
#BookSky
#BookSky
February 2, 2025 at 3:28 PM
My top reads of January. So glad to get the additional parts of Elma's story in The Lady Astronaut of Mars! Excellent backstory of Nadya in Seanan McGuire's most recent book in the Wayward Children series, and very much enjoying making my way through Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan series.
#BookSky
#BookSky
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Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.
5 Calls
Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.
5calls.org
January 30, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Okay, I cannot recommend 5calls.org enough. Enter your address and it will find all your reps (federal and state). AND give you a list of issues to call about AND which reps to call about each of them AND a little script for each, in case it's helpful. They have an app, too.