Aly S 📚🐈⬛🐈😸
@alysummers.bsky.social
Writer, author*, reader, cat lady, paranormal investigator. Sometimes I knit.
*not of books yet, but I'm working on correcting this error in the space-time continuum.
*not of books yet, but I'm working on correcting this error in the space-time continuum.
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I’M LOSING MY SHIT THIS IS SO FUNNY
December 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I’M LOSING MY SHIT THIS IS SO FUNNY
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Amazingly, instead of getting paid a billion for the license to their characters, Disney is instead *investing* a billion. Thus inflating the AI bubble to Epcot-sized proportions — and further shackling our economy to this stupid boat anchor most people hate.
December 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Amazingly, instead of getting paid a billion for the license to their characters, Disney is instead *investing* a billion. Thus inflating the AI bubble to Epcot-sized proportions — and further shackling our economy to this stupid boat anchor most people hate.
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This is why hating and mocking AI relentlessly and publicly is vital work.
McDonald's has taken down a Christmas ad made with AI following online backlash
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
McDonald's pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald's said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI".
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is why hating and mocking AI relentlessly and publicly is vital work.
(My dad, playing with his cat)
Me: have her chase it a little. Walk back towards the room.
Dad: takes one step back but stretches his torso so the toy doesn't move.
Me: walk backwards
Dad: does the same thing but more dramatically
Me: have her chase you
Dad: she's not following!
Me: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Me: have her chase it a little. Walk back towards the room.
Dad: takes one step back but stretches his torso so the toy doesn't move.
Me: walk backwards
Dad: does the same thing but more dramatically
Me: have her chase you
Dad: she's not following!
Me: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
December 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
(My dad, playing with his cat)
Me: have her chase it a little. Walk back towards the room.
Dad: takes one step back but stretches his torso so the toy doesn't move.
Me: walk backwards
Dad: does the same thing but more dramatically
Me: have her chase you
Dad: she's not following!
Me: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Me: have her chase it a little. Walk back towards the room.
Dad: takes one step back but stretches his torso so the toy doesn't move.
Me: walk backwards
Dad: does the same thing but more dramatically
Me: have her chase you
Dad: she's not following!
Me: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Lawmakers and bible thumpers don't want you to understand the people they're demonizing are doing more good for society than they ever would
Tatas for Toys benefit has made it rain $183,000 over the past 14 years.
Strippers Are Now No. 1 Donor of Toys to Children’s Hospital
Rachel Saslow
www.wweek.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lawmakers and bible thumpers don't want you to understand the people they're demonizing are doing more good for society than they ever would
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So here's what I wish for us:
* we give books as holiday gifts
* we get them from our local indie bookstores
* we spend time reading with the people and pets we love
* when we feel the call, we write
* we get enough sun, nutrients, movement, and sleep
* we bloom again in springtime & kick ass. 11/11
* we give books as holiday gifts
* we get them from our local indie bookstores
* we spend time reading with the people and pets we love
* when we feel the call, we write
* we get enough sun, nutrients, movement, and sleep
* we bloom again in springtime & kick ass. 11/11
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
So here's what I wish for us:
* we give books as holiday gifts
* we get them from our local indie bookstores
* we spend time reading with the people and pets we love
* when we feel the call, we write
* we get enough sun, nutrients, movement, and sleep
* we bloom again in springtime & kick ass. 11/11
* we give books as holiday gifts
* we get them from our local indie bookstores
* we spend time reading with the people and pets we love
* when we feel the call, we write
* we get enough sun, nutrients, movement, and sleep
* we bloom again in springtime & kick ass. 11/11
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So here comes the encouragement:
* you are not alone
* this, too, shall pass
* keep writing because someone needs your story
* keep writing because you love the craft
* you have survived 100% of the times that felt impossible
* art is rebellion
* art feeds your soul
* winter is for lying fallow 8/
* you are not alone
* this, too, shall pass
* keep writing because someone needs your story
* keep writing because you love the craft
* you have survived 100% of the times that felt impossible
* art is rebellion
* art feeds your soul
* winter is for lying fallow 8/
December 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
So here comes the encouragement:
* you are not alone
* this, too, shall pass
* keep writing because someone needs your story
* keep writing because you love the craft
* you have survived 100% of the times that felt impossible
* art is rebellion
* art feeds your soul
* winter is for lying fallow 8/
* you are not alone
* this, too, shall pass
* keep writing because someone needs your story
* keep writing because you love the craft
* you have survived 100% of the times that felt impossible
* art is rebellion
* art feeds your soul
* winter is for lying fallow 8/
Me, if I were a cat.
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Me, if I were a cat.
Make sure your pets send in their letters to Chewy-Clause!
Every letter helps pets in need. Send yours and spread the joy!
www.chewy.com/education/ch...
Every letter helps pets in need. Send yours and spread the joy!
www.chewy.com/education/ch...
Chewy Claus | Chewy.com
Chewy Claus is here to make your pets' holiday wishes come true. Pen a letter to Chewy Claus and your wish may get fulfilled at Chewy's workshop.
www.chewy.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Make sure your pets send in their letters to Chewy-Clause!
Every letter helps pets in need. Send yours and spread the joy!
www.chewy.com/education/ch...
Every letter helps pets in need. Send yours and spread the joy!
www.chewy.com/education/ch...
Writing Update: I'm pleased to report that I've been very consistent this past week and I'm sitting at just below 16,000 words on the first draft of my current project.
I'm going to see if I can hit 20k by the end of the day.
#amwriting
I'm going to see if I can hit 20k by the end of the day.
#amwriting
December 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Writing Update: I'm pleased to report that I've been very consistent this past week and I'm sitting at just below 16,000 words on the first draft of my current project.
I'm going to see if I can hit 20k by the end of the day.
#amwriting
I'm going to see if I can hit 20k by the end of the day.
#amwriting
It's snowing. I want to go outside and make a snow angel. HOWEVER I am not 12 so a trust fall into 10 inches of snow does not sound appealing.
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
It's snowing. I want to go outside and make a snow angel. HOWEVER I am not 12 so a trust fall into 10 inches of snow does not sound appealing.
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Batma Returns is a Christmas movie.
December 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Batma Returns is a Christmas movie.
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My year-end THINGS WHAT I LIKED over yonder hill and dale to terribleminds house we go -- books, movies, TV, games.
Things What I Liked This Year, 2025
I liked a lot of cool stuff this year! I liked books, movies, music, games! The end! Huzzah. We did it. I’m going to go eat an apple now. *stares* *waits* Ugh, fine. Fine. You probably want m…
terribleminds.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
My year-end THINGS WHAT I LIKED over yonder hill and dale to terribleminds house we go -- books, movies, TV, games.
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When the Moon Hits Your Eye shows up on this list from @sciam.bsky.social, which absolutely delights me, come see what else made the list
www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
Scientific American’s Best Fiction of 2025
The 10 best fiction books of 2025, explore far-off planets, future climate catastrophes and more
www.scientificamerican.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
When the Moon Hits Your Eye shows up on this list from @sciam.bsky.social, which absolutely delights me, come see what else made the list
www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
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I made another batch o’ granola and dang the house smells good now.
Also, hey: I got a wee notice that KILL THE FARM BOY went back for another reprinting so thanks, y’all, for reading that & spreading the word. Writing it with @delilahsdawson.bsky.social was so honkin’ fun & I’m glad folks dig it
Also, hey: I got a wee notice that KILL THE FARM BOY went back for another reprinting so thanks, y’all, for reading that & spreading the word. Writing it with @delilahsdawson.bsky.social was so honkin’ fun & I’m glad folks dig it
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I made another batch o’ granola and dang the house smells good now.
Also, hey: I got a wee notice that KILL THE FARM BOY went back for another reprinting so thanks, y’all, for reading that & spreading the word. Writing it with @delilahsdawson.bsky.social was so honkin’ fun & I’m glad folks dig it
Also, hey: I got a wee notice that KILL THE FARM BOY went back for another reprinting so thanks, y’all, for reading that & spreading the word. Writing it with @delilahsdawson.bsky.social was so honkin’ fun & I’m glad folks dig it
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It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Someone posted on here recently about how they don't like when people say they hate a book and that people should instead just share books they love.
But I think hating a book is totally valid. The author was successful in that they inspired a strong emotion. Also art is subjective, and... /1
But I think hating a book is totally valid. The author was successful in that they inspired a strong emotion. Also art is subjective, and... /1
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Someone posted on here recently about how they don't like when people say they hate a book and that people should instead just share books they love.
But I think hating a book is totally valid. The author was successful in that they inspired a strong emotion. Also art is subjective, and... /1
But I think hating a book is totally valid. The author was successful in that they inspired a strong emotion. Also art is subjective, and... /1
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Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!
Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
December 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Never believe the fuckers who say "why bother, they already won"
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December 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Genuinely terrifying. Healthcare (really, health insurance) costs skyrocketing. Then complicated by these fuckers wanting us all to be more sick, all the time. Our kids, sick. Our elders, sick. All of us, sicker and sicker, and paying more for it.
If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
FDA official proposes ‘impossible’ standards for vaccine testing that could curtail access to immunizations
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Genuinely terrifying. Healthcare (really, health insurance) costs skyrocketing. Then complicated by these fuckers wanting us all to be more sick, all the time. Our kids, sick. Our elders, sick. All of us, sicker and sicker, and paying more for it.
Pancake Update: we went to the vet today to follow up on her ears. Not infected but might just be a dirty girl and I need to clean them once a week. Gotta keep an eye on them. If all goes well she won't go back to the vet until her annual check up next fall 🙌 puma gave her a bath when she got home
December 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Pancake Update: we went to the vet today to follow up on her ears. Not infected but might just be a dirty girl and I need to clean them once a week. Gotta keep an eye on them. If all goes well she won't go back to the vet until her annual check up next fall 🙌 puma gave her a bath when she got home
Writing Update: after a really long, mentally messed up year, with lots of desperation and attempts to write, I have finally broken through. I've written almost 6k in the last 2 days. I'm really jazzed about my project. Obviously it'll need lots of edits, but I feel good about it!
Cat tax below.
Cat tax below.
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Writing Update: after a really long, mentally messed up year, with lots of desperation and attempts to write, I have finally broken through. I've written almost 6k in the last 2 days. I'm really jazzed about my project. Obviously it'll need lots of edits, but I feel good about it!
Cat tax below.
Cat tax below.
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Uh. Hi.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Leaving this here.
Please preorder. Preorders tell my publisher that you're excited about my next release and helps me get a contract to write more books.
My editor says this might be her favorite book I've ever written & I love it too, SO much.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Leaving this here.
Please preorder. Preorders tell my publisher that you're excited about my next release and helps me get a contract to write more books.
My editor says this might be her favorite book I've ever written & I love it too, SO much.
The Hocus Pocus Handbook
Check out The Hocus Pocus Handbook - <p><strong>For readers of <em>The House in the Cerulean Sea</em> comes a fantastical story of found family, love, and acceptance from <em>New York Times</em> and <...
bookshop.org
December 1, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Uh. Hi.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Leaving this here.
Please preorder. Preorders tell my publisher that you're excited about my next release and helps me get a contract to write more books.
My editor says this might be her favorite book I've ever written & I love it too, SO much.
bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Leaving this here.
Please preorder. Preorders tell my publisher that you're excited about my next release and helps me get a contract to write more books.
My editor says this might be her favorite book I've ever written & I love it too, SO much.
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ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
November 30, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ANYWAY
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!
Buy from small businesses
Buy from independent creators
Buy passion projects
Buy commissions
Buy art
In a society that's decided that money is final word, be aware of where yours goes and to support what
Yes it sucks, I don't like it either, but pretending it's not a thing does not help!