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Alex DiFrancesco

@alessandrostardust.bsky.social

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Author of All City, Transmutation, and Breaking the Curse. Dog & cat mama-papa. Vespa rider. Professional chef. Adjunct professor. Tarot reader. Extremely amateur boxing student. Former editor. (Profile pic by Casey Hansen Conan)

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · Mar 11

"Myself?
I long for love and light.
But must it come so cruel?
And oh so bright?"

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t want to let her go yet, but I have no choice.

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 1d

Her pain has gotten really bad. We scheduled the euthanasia for tomorrow. This is the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make.

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 1d

She’s dying, we’re not worried about weight control

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 2d

She has cancer all over her abdomen. It doesn’t matter at this point. She’s just getting what she wants.

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 2d

My best girl has been eating steak and venison every day. No more kibble. Every day’s gonna be her best one until the end.

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 2d

Westies!!!!

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 3d

My perfect angel, my best girl and best friend has cancer that’s metastized all over her abdomen. She has a few months left. The last five years with her have been the best of my life and no matter how long she has left, I’ll love her forever.

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 4d

She has cancer, Bryan. She’s only got a few months. I’m a wreck. Her regular vet said it probably wasn’t super serious, but we needed an ultrasound. That test said cancer. I’m not ready to lose her.

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 4d

At the emergency vet for the second time in 2 days with Roxy. She’s not doing well. :/

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 5d

Haha, whoops, nevermind, it's in your bio!

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 5d

Where do you sell books? I worked at The Strand for yearrrrrrs (we didn't do many community events, tho, sadly).

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 5d

I also think it's not weird, and am thinking of doing it myself for future events, but just wanted to check in and see if others are like offended by it or anything!

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 5d

I'd rather get an email even if i couldn't go!

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 5d

Question for writer friends:
So many times I see a friend was in my city on tour after the fact, and I've missed the event already. Is it weird to email your friends in various cities asking them to come to your book event? I'd rather get an email than miss out.

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 5d

I never thought I'd take part in a beauty contest, but a local bar is running a vampire themed one, and while I'm an average human, I'm a smoking hot vampire.

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 7d

And it keeps a very important topic (financial privilege in the arts) from being taken seriously by anyone when it's employed this way.

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 7d

It's a shame because this is a legit topic, but it's also a dogwhistle for "why can't white men continue to dominate writing, we can be oppressed tooooooooo" sometimes.

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 7d

I am a writer from a working class background, but many times when I hear people talking about this topic, I am just reminded of the bad takes of some white cis het guy in my MFA who basically said it all the time because it wasn't socially acceptable to say "the minorities are taking my place."

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 7d

There is no way to express that feeling of having a song summon a very vivid memory without sounding like a nostalgic sap, so I won't tell you about the memory I associate with the song "Helpless," but it always makes me cry.

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 7d

When I want to look professional, I manicure my beard. This is what manhood means to me.

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 7d

You know I was excited for my class visit yesterday because I trimmed my goatee instead of having random lone facial hairs waving at each other from across the vast, hairless expanse of my cheeks.

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Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 7d

Fuck off, pos zionist troll. How's that for an answer?

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 7d

😂🤣🤣

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 7d

To celebrate a year of sobriety, I got myself an Overlook Hotel carpet patterned cardigan. Nerd nerd nerd.

Alex DiFrancesco @alessandrostardust.bsky.social · 7d

I truly don't get how a magazine that may or may not do this originated as part of and remained part for years of a much-reviled and ostracized magazine, but everyone just always gave them a pass anyway?