Alyssa Shang Li
@alyssashangli.bsky.social
Writer
TikTok/Instagram: @alyssa_writes_stuff
💌 [email protected]
Managing Editor of Existere: Journal of Arts and Literature
Works in Progress:
- “Death Itself” (current)
- “The Runaways”
- “Murder of Crows”
- “Bluebird”
TikTok/Instagram: @alyssa_writes_stuff
💌 [email protected]
Managing Editor of Existere: Journal of Arts and Literature
Works in Progress:
- “Death Itself” (current)
- “The Runaways”
- “Murder of Crows”
- “Bluebird”
I wish “trust me bro, I hyperfixated on this for years” was an acceptable form of academic citation.
October 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
I wish “trust me bro, I hyperfixated on this for years” was an acceptable form of academic citation.
Reading week come back 😭 the children miss you!
October 20, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Reading week come back 😭 the children miss you!
I want to write, and I ALSO want to read, and I ALSO want to edit, and I ALSO have school, and I ALSO want to work, and I ALSO want to watch my shows, and I, and and—
September 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I want to write, and I ALSO want to read, and I ALSO want to edit, and I ALSO have school, and I ALSO want to work, and I ALSO want to watch my shows, and I, and and—
I feel I am a generally lazy person. But every once in a while I have a day where I’m awake well before noon, and manage to accomplish around a million tasks before it’s even dinner. Then I think… that’s enough productivity for one month. Then the cycle repeats.
September 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
I feel I am a generally lazy person. But every once in a while I have a day where I’m awake well before noon, and manage to accomplish around a million tasks before it’s even dinner. Then I think… that’s enough productivity for one month. Then the cycle repeats.
Happy birthday Percy Jackson! I wouldn’t have nearly the level of sass nor pettiness that I do today if it weren’t for you 💙
August 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Happy birthday Percy Jackson! I wouldn’t have nearly the level of sass nor pettiness that I do today if it weren’t for you 💙
Found a can of Nestea in the work cupboard and it’s taking every morsel of willpower in me to not abandon all my morals and steal it.
I miss Nestea so much.
Nestea, please come home. The kids miss you.
I miss Nestea so much.
Nestea, please come home. The kids miss you.
July 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Found a can of Nestea in the work cupboard and it’s taking every morsel of willpower in me to not abandon all my morals and steal it.
I miss Nestea so much.
Nestea, please come home. The kids miss you.
I miss Nestea so much.
Nestea, please come home. The kids miss you.
Past me: “I need this semester to be over so I can finally rest. I feel so burnt out and exhausted”
Current me: two jobs, managing editor of a journal, running multiple social media accounts, planning an international trip, reading and writing multiple books at the same time, editing manuscripts…
Current me: two jobs, managing editor of a journal, running multiple social media accounts, planning an international trip, reading and writing multiple books at the same time, editing manuscripts…
April 15, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Past me: “I need this semester to be over so I can finally rest. I feel so burnt out and exhausted”
Current me: two jobs, managing editor of a journal, running multiple social media accounts, planning an international trip, reading and writing multiple books at the same time, editing manuscripts…
Current me: two jobs, managing editor of a journal, running multiple social media accounts, planning an international trip, reading and writing multiple books at the same time, editing manuscripts…
WHY on this blue earth does God keep sending me, his sleepiest soldier, to do early morning shifts?!
April 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
WHY on this blue earth does God keep sending me, his sleepiest soldier, to do early morning shifts?!
I love Canadian Literature! That exam on the other hand… was a dumpster fire.
April 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I love Canadian Literature! That exam on the other hand… was a dumpster fire.
Like Macbeth, I too would throw my morals out the window if a beautiful woman asked me to.
March 13, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Like Macbeth, I too would throw my morals out the window if a beautiful woman asked me to.
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happy international women’s day!
March 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
happy international women’s day!
3 years later… finally caught up on the One Piece anime 🏴☠️🔥
March 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
3 years later… finally caught up on the One Piece anime 🏴☠️🔥
Dipped into my stash of Nestea. Life is good again.
March 4, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Dipped into my stash of Nestea. Life is good again.
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Had an interview today on 2 hours of sleep. Thought it went pretty well. 12 hours later and I’ve now convinced myself there’s no way I’ll ever get this position 🥹 somebody sedate me
February 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Had an interview today on 2 hours of sleep. Thought it went pretty well. 12 hours later and I’ve now convinced myself there’s no way I’ll ever get this position 🥹 somebody sedate me
I have come to the unfortunate realization that—while, yes, I am the kind of English nerd who enjoys reading Shakespeare for pleasure—I cannot STAND any of his histories. Looking at you Richard III with your 52 NAMED CHARACTERS!!!
January 30, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I have come to the unfortunate realization that—while, yes, I am the kind of English nerd who enjoys reading Shakespeare for pleasure—I cannot STAND any of his histories. Looking at you Richard III with your 52 NAMED CHARACTERS!!!
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Editing books like
a cat is sitting at a desk in front of a computer monitor
ALT: a cat is sitting at a desk in front of a computer monitor
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January 30, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Editing books like
Pretty edges appreciation post. My sibling spoiled me with these beautiful books.
January 22, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Pretty edges appreciation post. My sibling spoiled me with these beautiful books.
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I'm spending the rest of the day writing a fanfic about Vine and TikTok boinking each other in every single way.
January 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I'm spending the rest of the day writing a fanfic about Vine and TikTok boinking each other in every single way.
Guess who’s on RedNote📕 是时候拥抱我的根源了
January 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Guess who’s on RedNote📕 是时候拥抱我的根源了
Went way too hard with my OC playlists and now I’m in my feels over a character that isn’t even canon 😭
December 14, 2024 at 6:47 AM
Went way too hard with my OC playlists and now I’m in my feels over a character that isn’t even canon 😭
Sick during exam season (because of course I am!) and rewatching the early 2000s OG Justice League animated series. The nostalgia is hitting HARD.
December 10, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Sick during exam season (because of course I am!) and rewatching the early 2000s OG Justice League animated series. The nostalgia is hitting HARD.
Shakespeare exam on Thursday 💀 In the words of Hamlet, “To fail or not to fail… that is the question”
November 26, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Shakespeare exam on Thursday 💀 In the words of Hamlet, “To fail or not to fail… that is the question”
Submissions to Existere are open until January 1st! We’re accepting works of art, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
I don’t normally post plugs but my nephew (Awsie the cat) insisted.
I don’t normally post plugs but my nephew (Awsie the cat) insisted.
November 9, 2024 at 3:56 AM
Submissions to Existere are open until January 1st! We’re accepting works of art, poetry, fiction, and nonfiction.
I don’t normally post plugs but my nephew (Awsie the cat) insisted.
I don’t normally post plugs but my nephew (Awsie the cat) insisted.
Feeling like an academic victim right about now… 🥲
November 5, 2024 at 9:07 AM
Feeling like an academic victim right about now… 🥲