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Award-winning NC Writer/artist married to novelist Grace Marcus. Under contract to Regal House. www.alsirois.com MURDER IN MENNEFER published 6/2024 IMHOTEP AND THE QUEST TO KUSH coming June 2025 Banner art: me NO CHAT
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Weโ€™ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably wonโ€™t share intel with us. Because people couldnโ€™t vote for a woman.

After the unconstitutional strikes on Iran tonight, it is impossible to look at our countryโ€™s government as anything other than a fascist regime. The American people do not condone this. The American people do not want war. The American people demand Trumpโ€™s impeachment, conviction, and removal.

How much of the process do you show in your work? Particularly for larger, sweeping events, a blow by blow may not be necessary, but capturing some of the smaller moments can add richness and texture. Where is the line? #Writing #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #NoKings

This is brilliant. :)

Juneteenth is about JOY, and I have always loved the joy and laughter shared between these two great friends, Presidents Obama and Biden. President Biden will be commemorating Juneteenth today at African Methodist Episcopal church in Galveston, TX. Happy Juneteenth!!!๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’™

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If Bluesky is so dead and terrible, why are the Nazis trying so hard to get here and create drama? Is it because without normal people dunking on them and spreading their propaganda they're impotent? Yes, methinks so. Keep blocking and ignoring them.

The "Starving artist" trope was started by ppl who didn't wanna pay artists (writers, painters, musicians, etc) & wanted it to seem a good thing. Artists suffering for art, starving artists, doing it for love only/shunning money - All myth turned folklore as reason to NOT FUCKING PAY US OUR DUE.

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This is absolutely censorship, and should be vigorously repudiated and protested.

I was recently interviewed for The Write Focus. Here's the link for the podcast on Spotify. It' also available wherever you get your podcasts. open.spotify.com/episode/78V0...

โ€œBook Propaganda Iโ€™m Not Falling Forโ€ has been all over social media lately and I thought it would be the perfect topic for #tuesdaystabulations Post 3 of 5 #booksky

โ€œBook Propaganda Iโ€™m Not Falling Forโ€ has been all over social media lately and I thought it would be the perfect topic for #tuesdaystabulations Post 2 of 5 #booksky

It's in the trees! It's coming! The deadline for Regular Submissions is JUNE 30th! Prices go up afterwards. If you've got a genre short/feature you'd like us to consider, now is the time! filmfreeway.com/AnomalyFilmF... #AnomalyFilmFest #filmfestival #filmsubmissions #indiefilmmaker #movies

#fictionwriter #novelist #writer #authorcommunity #writingcommunity One reason why I have become so adamant about outlining my work before I write it is that as I go over the outline (which I do, several times), I become more familiar with the characters & plot, and can see potential trouble spots.

I'm 1 #book away from reaching my 100th sale of my indie book, Harry Windzor and the Stone of Scone. It's on #Kindle #sale for 99p until tomorrow. It's part of the set book list for Balmoral School of Monarchy and Majesty. Grab it here: mybook.to/HarryWindzor #author #reading #satire

NAMASTE, BITCHES!

just watched this netflix documentary on the oklahoma city bombing and once again i'm struck by how so many of the popular media takes on this event just avoid entirely the connection to organized white supremacism

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They told Minnesotans to stay home. After the murder of Speaker Hortman and her husbandโ€”and the failed attempts on Senator Hoffman and his wifeโ€”fear was the official message. But the people came anyway. In defiance. In grief. In purpose. This was the #NoKings rally in MN. #BlueSky #MedSky #NewsSky

when no one attends your shitty dictator parade

Okay, here's mine: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2HHDW9...

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ It's Friday the 13th, and I can't think of a better day to make my first submission for THE LEGACY OF SYCORAX.

William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) whose voice sought to capture the Irish character with all its contradictions and aspirations. "People who lean on logic and...rational exposition end by starving the best part of the mind." "In dreams begin responsibilities." #booksky #writingcommunity #authors

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ FEAR ME: I completed the synopsis for my historical fantasy, THE LEGACY OF SYCORAX in one day. I will now die.

Also, I did my regular "release and abandon" this week with the 10th book in my campy sci-fi romance series. It has a helpful "previously in the universe" for new or returning readers. If you like Doctor Who, Lower Decks, and Galaxy Quest, it's that vibe. #Ad #Booksky www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

I have to write a synopsis. This is probably my least favorite writing-adjacent chore. #writingcommunity

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ. ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐œ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž. Lethal Abduction explores the fine line between power and possession. Danger. Desire. Darkness. Start your descent at www.fehupress.com #bookrecs #booksky #bookstagram #booktok

RIP Brian WIlson. www.cnn.com/2025/06/11/e...

W&N has acquired Go Gentle by Maria Semple, the โ€œexuberant and life-affirmingโ€ new novel from the author of Where Dโ€™you Go Bernadette. Publication is scheduled for April 2026 ๐Ÿ‘‡ #BookSky

I'm attending No Kings's event, โ€œNO KINGS Danville Virginiaโ€ - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ June has been a good month for my writing. The 2nd book in my YA trilogy debuts in 2 weeks; the 1st of my 5-book cozy mystery series will be released; I have sold a story to an anthology; and the 2nd draft of my historical fantasy is coming along nicely. Thanks, universe! Keep 'em coming!

๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™ - Author, poet, artist, blogger Linda Sienkiewicz is featuring me on her blog today. lindaksienkiewicz.com/what-why-how...

At Xitter and Facebook, scammers claiming to offer โ€œmarketing servicesโ€ to writers are rampant โ€“ and like vermin sneaking aboard a ship they're following us here. Letโ€™s stop โ€˜em with this handy moderation list! #authorsky bsky.app/profile/inventingrea...

81 years ago, America's bravest generation stormed the beaches of Normandy in hopes of freeing Europe from the clutches of a brutal authoritarian. Today, we face authoritarianism on our shores. We owe it to ourselves, our country, and that great generation to fight for freedom here at home.

Pete Hegseth is so homophobic he wants to eliminate the the Department of Transportation because it has the word Trans in it.

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2025 has been a productive year, with more to come! So far in 2025: A fantasy thriller; a collection of speculative short stories, novellas, and poetry; and a short story in a Kaiju anthology. Check out my recent writing (or my older work) through the link in my profile! ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿช #IndieAuthor