Ardyce Alspach

All of this. I am the first of my target audience.

Part of this is, if you aren't creating for someone, it's like creating for everyone, which is creating for no one.

And as a writer, that someone should be me since I HAVE to reread my work over and over and over 🫠 that's publishing, bay-bee

Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.

This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!

GILLIAN ANDERSON I’m in

There is a story the bees used to tell, which makes it hard to disbelieve. #Storytime

Tonight! Brookline Booksmith, February 5, 7pm. Winter White by Annie Cardi book launch.

TONIGHT! I'll be at @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social with the brilliant @kipwilsonwrites.bsky.social to talk about WINTER WHITE, retellings, love and hope in the face of trauma, the writing process, and how libraries are essential for our communities. Join us!

The End Times graphic featuring photos of Ben Percy and Stephen King.

There's still time to subscribe to the print version of THE END TIMES. We'll be shutting it down within the next few weeks or so. Digital subscriptions will stay open all year, but if you want print copies, time is running out.

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I just signed. #MedievalSky 🗃️ #Humanities

Every time modems connected to the internet the signal transited through Hell for a few seconds. This was because of Al Gore performing the Ritual.

2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From! This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!

Hey everyone!

Huge news! Our trans girl scout list has sold a total of 146,000 boxes as of today!

But MANY trans girl scouts only have 20, 30, 40 boxes sold.

I just resorted our list to put those on the top.

Go get your girl scout cookies and make a trans kid's day!

Did you just find out your favorite, super successful author is a piece of crap?

Good news! There are literally hundreds of other, amazing and vibrant writers out there who are pretty rad. Not perfect (who is?) but definitely worth your time.

You should go buy this because it’s excellent.

I also just finished FAMILY PLOT and omg, @cheriepriest.com, it creeped me out so much I couldn’t put it down and then I had to read a chapter of another book to be able to sleep. And that ending? Ahh!

Buy her books.

It’s 2026. There is a measles outbreak in the prison for babies

Press statement From Islip Forward: At approximately 9:30 a.m. this morning, federal agents were documented using infrastructure located on the property of the Central Islip Fire Department Station 2, at 110 Wheeler Road-without prior authorization to be on or use that space. When a volunteer with Islip Forward approached to document the activity, federal agents threatened the volunteer with arrest for alleged trespassing, despite the agents themselves operating in an area where no prior permission had been granted. Immediately following this interaction, the Central Islip Fire Department took swift action to protect its property and the public. Temporary restrictions were implemented, including closing the gate to the area being used and preventing external access. The use of municipal fire department property for federal enforcement activity—without authorization-and the subsequent threat directed at a community volunteer raise serious concerns about transparency, overreach, and respect for local institutions. We are deeply grateful to the volunteer firefighters of the Central Islip Fire Department for their decisive and responsible response.

ICE was stealing equipment from the Islip Long Island fire department and a Islip Forward member documented it. ICE tried to arrest the community member but the firemen said “I don’t think so” www.islipforward.org

A Black-capped Chickadee showcasing winter fashion by donning a snowflake accessory.

If tear gas is seeping into your home or you know tear gas is likely to be deployed in your neighborhood, you can do the following:

Set up wet towels in the doorjambs and windows. Turn off your HVAC systems, and build and use CR boxes.

This isn't perfect, but it will help.

CR box guide below:

This is a good point re: Portland today

This wasn't on federal land

It wasn't when agents were claiming to do any enforcement activity

It was federal agents shooting gas at children and union families in the streets

Im not a lawyer, but I dont see how qualified immunity counts here

It's assault

Where Can I Run by Run for Something Take the next step: Look up offices you can run for

2026 is going to be a great year to run for office. Filing deadlines are coming up fast -- in most places, it's not too late to get on the ballot. We'll help you get started. runforwhat.net

Prince and the Revolution

They’re taking kids from Minnesota and sending them to detention camps. They’re shooting American citizens in the street and locking investigators out of the crime scenes. The world is watching what happens next.

Will the SAVE Act make it harder for married women to vote? We ask legal experts Legal experts say states could help married women who have changed their last names by accepting documents like a legal decree or a marriage certificate, but it might not fix the issue for all.

People are worried about ICE or military activity suppressing Dem votes in midterms but I think SAVE Act is greater threat.

If it passes, millions of women & poorer Americans will be unable to vote.

Voting will be slower, depressing participation and widening race & income-based wait time gaps.

Joy! That is how I feel about the existence of this podcast. Take a listen; I was honored to be an early guest on the @multitudespodcast.bsky.social - sgwong.com/podcast/epis...

A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.

A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.

my hand holding 5 small whistles in cool color combos: a sweet bisexual, a northern lights, a lemon & lime, a pastel rainbow, and a flame colored one.

Okay, it took me three days to finally do this, BUT!

You can buy whistles from us now!

I stress again that getting the whistles free is the OBVIOUS OPTION but some folks want 1-5 Kit Rocha whistles instead of 100 whistles, or to support us. So. OK!

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Over a purple-tinted background photo of a laptop and beside a photo of Mary Robinette wearing a coat and holding books are the words, "Mary Robinette Kowal's Patreon Class: Using Intentions in Writing. Monday, February 2 at 8 PM ET for the 'Live-Streaming Classes' tier and above (rescheduled from January). Free 7-day trial available at patreon.com/maryrobinette." And then, in a yellow circle are the words, "Patreon tier prices increase March 1. Join now to lock in the current rate."

On Monday, 2/2, let's talk about how setting intentions guides the decision-making process of writing and generates a metric for success not based on words/time. I'm raising Patreon tier prices for the first time in two years on March 1, so join now to lock in your rate. patreon.com/maryrobinette

How to Film ICE Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...

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No.

You are going to comment this on every one of my books aren’t you. 😂

This is how we do it.

ICE is using two facial recognition programs in Minnesota, they said, including one made by the tech company Clearview AI and a newer program, Mobile Fortify. The agency is also using cellphone and social media tools to monitor people’s online activity and potentially hack into phones. And agents are tapping into a database, built by the data analytics company Palantir, that combines government and commercial data to identify real-time locations for individuals they are pursuing, the current and former officials said.

The government is using technology to identify protestors, and then using that information to track and intimidate them. The people using the devices are wearing masks, but we know the companies creating the technology.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/t...

Why "Plot" Isn't a Four-Letter Word On teaching yourself plotting and part one of an attempt to describe my "Principles of Plotting"

Wrote a little craft post on teaching yourself plotting and why plot isn't opposed to--and in fact can benefit--weird and experimental work. countercraft.substack.com/p/why-plot-i...