Alys Mackyntoich
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Alys Mackyntoich
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Lawyer, Writer, Reader, Medievalist, Nerd, Lover of Farscape, Bablyon5, Supernatural, TheExpanse, Critical Role, TTRPGs, The Boys, dogs, and smart people; Unashamed Liberal; She/Her
SPN Boston, SPN NJ 2026
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So this is me, here, where the skies are bluer and the Not!zis fewer (I hope).
I'm a fat, very liberal white woman with CPTSD who talks about ridiculous TV shows, TTRPGs, and Jensen Ackles as much as I ever talk about anything serious. I try to write fiction sometimes.
You tell em, Leo
Pope Leo: “Creation is crying. But many powerful people do not hear this cry: the wealth of the earth is in the hands of a few, very few, increasingly concentrated – unjustly – in the hands of those who often do not want to hear the groaning of the earth and the poor.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
December 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Happy #ThighHolsterThursday, better late than never!
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate!
a couple of muppets are sitting at a table with a menorah and candles and they are saying shalom .
ALT: a couple of muppets are sitting at a table with a menorah and candles and they are saying shalom .
media.tenor.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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We're having a little kindness fest!

❄️ Find a fic with no comments

❄️ It can be written by a friend or stranger

❄️ Fics should be more than a few days old

❄️ Choose one you genuinely enjoy & can comment on sincerely

❄️ Let the author know something you liked
December 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
On this first night of Hanukkah, just a reminder that I wrote a Destiel Hanukkah fic:
archiveofourown.org/works/62086249
Light One Candle - AstroLass - Supernatural (TV 2005) [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 14, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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U.S. pals:
Do. Not. Donate. To. Salvation. Army.

There are better charities out there. Much better.
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A wonderfu case study in why lawyers hate what they do.
So as you know, I am having surgery next month, and I filed motions for continuances in my cases as a result.

Most of them were granted. Of those, about half gave me less time than I asked for. Three were outright denied.
December 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
This is a good list.
Pam’s pyramid of political needs:

#1 (and substantially above ALL others), MUST reject corporate PAC, AIPAC, special interest lobby money. This is the issue that forms the foundation for all others. We simply cannot afford any more leaders whose votes and actions are determined by patronage of
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Happy #ThighHolsterThursday to all those who celebrate!
December 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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There is no “war on Christmas” & no one is banning “merry Christmas"

I'm Muslim—saying "Merry Christmas" to me isn't offensive. Offensive is when MAGA cuts food stamps, healthcare, & education while giving trillions in tax cuts to billionaires

If you don't get why that's a problem—y'all need Jesus
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, Marvel, Disney animated, or Pixar.
December 8, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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I don't believe "everything happens for a reason."

But I do choose to believe everything that happens to me & all of my responses, even the very imperfect ones, can teach me something I can use to strengthen & stabilize my trauma recovery.

I'm not wasting this pain.
December 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I wrote 2100 words of fiction yesterday. I'm feeling unduly proud of myself.
December 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Last year his estate donated the royalties for Last Christmas to his charity that offers funding for LGBTQIA+ orgs and they said they'd do it again this year. Listen to it loads!
Listening to Last Christmas because it is an all-time banger and George didn't die on Christmas Day for you to disrespect his memory by participating in Whamageddon
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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If you're a fan of Ann Leckie and/or Arkady Martine (and why wouldn't you be), and/or discussions of empire and imperialism in science fiction, let me point you towards this conversation between the two on that very topic:

www.speculativeinsight.com/extras/leckie-and-martine
December 1, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I finally finished the DeanCas fic I put down in 2021! It's not to everyone's taste, but I'm celebrating that it's finally DONE.

Now to work on the sequel. . . .
archiveofourown.org/works/259782...
Devil in a Green Dress - AstroLass - Supernatural [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Happy Thanksgiving and Happy #ThighHolsterThursday to all who celebrate!
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore

I feel like we need this
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Better late than never! Happy #ThighHolsterThursday!
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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The fact that no one in the room stood up for her says a lot about how we got here bsky.app/profile/pale...
"Quiet! Quiet, Piggy."
November 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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We're primarying John Fetterman.

Last week, Fetterman again sold out working Pennsylvanians. He was the deciding vote for a Republican budget bill that will strip healthcare from over 400,000 Pennsylvanians.

We deserve real working class leadership in the Senate, not a Trump-enabling Democrat.
November 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Being a lawyer for the last 298 days:
What a terrible day to know how to read
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM