Alex Kourvo

Remember:
You see someone stealing food? No, you didn't.
You see someone taking formula? No, you didn't.
You see someone slipping diapers into their bag without paying?
Quick! Make a distraction in the aisle so they can get away clean.

Broke: Using a big word in your manuscript just because it seems to fit and sounds fancy and impressive
Woke: Using a thesaurus to find a word that's an even better fit
Bespoke: Using a dictionary to make sure you have a correct understanding of the word's meaning
#amediting 💙📚🌶️

Woot! Way to go!

If you see @zzclaybourne.bsky.social today, be sure to give him a big high five and best wishes for a happy birthday!

This is what the media needs to show the American people. The people need to be mentally prepared for the false flag event.

Alex Kourvo Post by @AlexKourvo.

Writers, you don’t have to wrestle your draft alone. I’m a developmental editor who digs deep into your story with kindness, clarity, and a dash of big-sisterly love. If you’re looking for a teammate who’ll cheer you on to push your book to the next level, I’m at alexkourvo.com Come see if we click!

Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)

They’re trying really hard to make sure you don’t cancel.

Ring cameras are about to get increasingly chummy with law enforcement Amazon’s Ring partners with company whose tech has reportedly been used by ICE.

If you have a ring doorbell camera you're working for ICE.
#ISaidWhatISaid

arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025...

This looks amazing and I want to read it.

Grrrrr....

LOL!

Nice! Keep up the good work!

Our confirmed count stands at 8.1 million participants worldwide for yesterday’s No Kings protest. Thank you to everyone who helped verify the numbers through our submission website. While some MAGAs attempted to submit false or misleading data (such as reporting “one person” for major cities)

You got this!

Meet the Ann Arbor District Library’s new groundhog mascot, Akako G. Shins If you see a large rodent on your next visit to the library, that might just be Akako G. Shins.

I have no idea why my library has a mascot. I have no idea why it's a groundhog.

And yet, I am HERE FOR IT. Because it's whimsical and goodness knows we can all use more whimsy.

Akako G. Shins, you are cool.

www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...

We have a toolkit for you if Federal forces invade your city next:
bit.ly/resistancetoolkit

Woot! Way to go!

I have been saying for a few years now that people really need to take a seriously long look at the center of that venn diagram where the circles are marked "AI Culture" and "Disregard For/Violation Of Consent." The whole "AI Actress" situation is more of why.

I did my undergrad thesis on the European witchcraze, and a key motivator in accusations and arrests was to seize the property of the accused

Stoking the moral panic to continue the arrests was very profitable for those in positions of authority.

I say this for no reason …

Hey authors, the official list of Anthropic works is available for searching.

secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup

a flow-chart with 2 islands. "Do I need AI?" that flows into a final island saying "No"

Is anyone else suddenly getting lots of ads for Disney + (Hulu, ESPN) offering massive discounts? Like, suddenly they're hurting for subscribers?

I have only one thing to say.

Go fash, lose cash.

It's popular, I think, to be demure about one's own writing or to distance oneself from something well-written as if it popped into being fully formed and independent of our making it.

So before imposter syndrome returns: I have read it again, and I wrote the fuck out of this mermaid book, y'all.

Library Director Eli and staff member pose for a photo in front of a Dune-inspired Afrofuturist art piece by artist DeVaughn Collins, the winner of the AADL Awesome Art Award at Main Street Ann Arbor's first-ever Street Art Encounter.

AADL was excited to sponsor Main Street Area Ann Arbor's first-ever Street Art Encounter and present the AADL Awesome Art Award to DeVaughn Collins for his Dune-inspired Afrofuturist piece!

View more photos from the event: https://bit.ly/3KmHkdE

I got my Covid booster today! Zero side effects so far. My arm doesn't even hurt.

It wasn't hard to find a vaccine near me. Really glad the new one is being rolled out.

Woot! Keep going!

This is the way.