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Alice

@wordsbyalice.bsky.social

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Midwesterner. Immigrant. Writer. Artist. Allergic to cheese. 🏳️‍🌈 she/they

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Feb 11

I love the book I wrote. At the same time, if I ever look at it again I will throw it out the window.

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · 20d

Not to be dramatic, but I've spent the past few months grappling with how I went to school next to a nuclear waste dump. The radiation exposure likely caused my parent's brain tumor and my immune disorder. I can't help but be angry at how society failed us and exposed generations of people to this.

Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · 20d

Immune system failed me again 😭

Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · 28d

Me to my cat when she can’t even kill a fly

Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · Sep 7

Star Trek The Original Series scene. Spock is outdoors in a green grassy but blurry kind of background. He's up close, making a face like he's mid-decision or maybe on the verge of a sneeze. Closed caption reads, "Logically, you should all be dead."

Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · 28d

Marriage as told through Spotify DMs:

A screenshot of Spotify DMs reading:
Alice: i love you!
Husband: [a link to Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley]
Alice: i take it back

Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · 29d

Really not sure how to put into words how many times I've nearly cried listening to this book. We're at the morning of the launch and I don't think I can hold back the tears any more.

Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Sep 3

Currently reading (listening to):

Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space.

#BookSky 📚💙

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Sep 1

It's that time of year!

Screenshot of a Facebook Messenger chat reading 'annual reminder we lose two and a half hours of daylight this month!!'

Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 30

oh apparently they think tr*mp is dead

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 30

i don’t even know!!!!

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 26

Jessica this is how i found out

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 26

At least she is beautiful?

A Blue point Siamese cat stuck on a cat tree because she forgot how to retract the claws on her recently cut nails.

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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · Aug 20

Star Trek The Original Series scene, 4 screenshots. We're on the bridge of the Enterprise and see what some would describe as an intimate conversation between famous workplace associates Kirk and Spock. (Spock in blue uniform and Kirk in gold.)
Pics 1 and 2 focused on Spock speaking.
Closed caption reads, "Captain.... You almost make me believe in luck."
Pics 3 and 4 are now focused on Kirk, who's looking like a cheekyboi. Closed caption reads, "Why Mr. Spock...You almost make me believe in miracles."

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 26

Such a great group of people and I need to get active again! Life and health has gotten in the way recently

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 21

Congrats!! Great news all around

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 21

Oh, the cover is nothing compared to the prologue

Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 21

Haven’t posted one of these in awhile but currently reading (via audiobook since I’ve had a nonstop migraine these past few days!) Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen.

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 21

Yay!!! Congratulations :))))

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 19

I am allergic to the idea of having a “natural” hair color.

A feminine-presenting person in an art studio wearing a white shirt. They have a brown shaggy hair cut with two pieces of yellow hair framing their face.

Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 18

My entire teens and 20s was people telling me what I should do to be “successful” which has only led to me being 30 and hating my career. So I’m firmly discounting advice from people now. Vibes only!

Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 17

What if I packed up and spent five weeks in the Himalayas to focus on ceramics?

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 13

O and I are watching the Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park livestream and we’re yelling at the bears catching fish like this is a sporting event.

A silhouette of a cat watching a TV with a brown bear eating a fish in a river.

Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 11

Okay, gotta be real: my Ember mug, which keeps my coffee/tea at my desired temperature?? Most unnecessary thing I own that's I use every single day.

This skeet brought to you by me forgetting my tea for thirty minutes.

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Star Trek Minus Context @nocontexttrek1.bsky.social · Aug 8

Star Trek The Original Series scene. We're in a medical looking room, with lavender and blue colors shading the walls and background. McCoy is shown closer in. He's sitting in a chair and looking up, holding hands together near his chin together like he's praying. He's looking up with bulgy wide open eyes as if he's being possessed or electrocuted. Around his head is a clear plastic deal that reminds me of when you get a perm and need to sit to let the curls set for an hour and chat with the other perm getters on all the hot pop culture goss. The clear shell around his head is large and has like 50 little silver metal tools attached to it, pointing down towards his head. Like he's part of a big science experiment. No caption.

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Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 8

(my translation is trash but c'est la vie)
Anyway, I love Radu Jude and 'Babardeală cu bucluc sau porno balamuc' is one of my favorite movies.

Alice @wordsbyalice.bsky.social · Aug 8

Sunt așezat. Angajații teatrului sunt speriați și vor să plec pentru că „încă nu e decembrie”, dar eu sunt prea așezat.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · Aug 7

Sebastian Stan will star in a new adaptation of 'Frankenstein'

• Being written and directed by Radu Jude

• Combines the idea of CIA prisons in Romania with the myth of Frankenstein