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Hi there! I don't think I've properly introduced myself. My name is Alice, and I write speculative fiction based on Chinese history, folklore & mythology, with special interest in the #wuxia & #xianxia #fantasy genre and strong female leads. My latest duology mixes wuxia & xianxia tropes/vibes.

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How to change a swastika that cant be removed

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You know what we need? A feed that is just... full-on cozy. A place where we can rest our eyes and souls. Safe, soft, relaxing, somewhat mundane. (Bonus points if there is queer stuff!)

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As an archaeologist I'm asking you...if you're eligible to vote in Germany today, go vote and do what Indiana Jones would do. 🏺💗🏳️‍⚧️ #wählliebe #GegenRechts #fckafd @luilog.bsky.social @prehistoryteller.bsky.social @drnwillburger.bsky.social

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I SUCK at following a Very Detailed™️Outline. The only thing that I can get from outlines is headaches and writer's block. My brain rebels (quite understandably, if you ask me) cause why continue writing if outline has it all?! sulks in the corner #AcademicSky #ranting #SponsoredByAcademicWriting

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Even the most disturbing RFK Jr. headline always manages to have a detail inside creepier than you could have imagined. I’m sorry, did you just say Black kids should have a chance to get “re-parented”???? Gift link wapo.st/4hW2xGI

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reskeet with Alt-Text for inclusion #ComicsGegenRechts

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We cannot erase people Trans people are here to stay and I will continue to stand up for them

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I understand metaphors but do metaphors understand me?

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Less of a #LifeHack more of an #ADHDnecessity but if you're one of us (people who need visual reminders of time passing), highly recommend making custom desktop backgrounds. Like, this is my February with exam session and beginning of classes clearly marked. Super useful! (and also cute. very.)

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Masters scholarships for Palestinian students at Sussex. Please disseminate? www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...

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this might be this sleepless night talking or maybe the entire semester of hearing from my students how the geopolitical climate is draining their mental health, but i'm tired of ppl & media framing awful stuff as "POTUS did that" instead of "the US did that." #LifeIsntAGoldenAgeComic

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Måke Califørnia Great Ægain!

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Please sign this petition to ban ‘gay conversion*’ throughout the EU. The UN considers such brainwashing as a form of mental torture. eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...

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That feeling when the monkeys are definitely not yours and yet somehow you can't escape the circus.

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I’ve had a number of US friends & collectors reach out to me, as they are so scared by the Trump/Heritage Council fascist regime. ‘What can we do?’ they ask me. I think it’s because I often right about human rights, protest & the Holocaust. So here are my suggestions.

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A reminder that fiction — books, film, games, what have you — is always political. The willful absence of “politics” in any work is itself a political choice and a political act. Who gets to tell (and sell) stories is political. It might be an undercurrent — covert, not overt. But it’s there.

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Would it be petty to not submit to a journal that is using a system of referencing that is not in the Zotero database? in other words: askjda slioawuleidhasdjahsdiauwjdiasjdlkam ja

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One hell of a moment to be working on two articles: 1st about queer disruptions of gender structures; 2nd about food as a metaphor for/marker of passing (both comic studies). The 'are there even going to be journals publishing stuff like that when I'm done' thought is not going away. #AcademicSky

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“In controlling trans people’s freedom of identity, the establishment is sending a warning shot to all of those who dare to live a life outside of prescribed gender roles and expectations. Freedom for trans people, ultimately, means freedom for everyone.” Freedoms for all of us require solidarity.

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Well, that's one way to call making up facts as you go.

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Just realized that the Life and Institutions in the US course I teach every autumn will likely require a completely new syllabus 😮‍💨 And it's already been hard to teach it in a way that's not just "Hic sunt dracones" 😬 Ngl, thinking about all the "how come" questions is not making me happy. #academia

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This goes so fucking hard dude

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I feel this might be a good week to re-post this. Data is power.

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I wrote about Neil Gaiman, and the women accusing him of sexual coercion, assault and abuse. www.vulture.com/article/neil...

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I spent last few days redoing my conference abstract so that it has at least half of the 3000 words required by the guidelines. Today I was low-key raging about it to my mom when it hit me. Checked the email again. Yep, it's 3000 characters 🙈 #AcademicSky #FridayFeels

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I'm writing about gender stuff in ODY-C and finally sat down to two last issues and wow, the House of Atreus arc is so many shapes of wrong. And in need of a family tree that covers all kinds of... acts. My notes atm are quite something 🙈 (and covered in content warnings) #AcademicSky

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Me: gets an email in Nov asking whether I wanna submit & informing abt abstract submission deadline (15 Dec) Also me: adds deadline to calendar Also also me: finishes abstract on Dec 15 only to realize that I never answered the og email 😱 Also also also me: sends abstract with a TON of apologies

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Have you ever been sitting in a talk listening, taking notes, then the slide changes or the topic moves on, and your brain just feels full? Like you just can’t take anymore in? This is cognitive load and it can wreck a presentation. 🧵👇 #PHDchat #AcademicSky #HigherEd 1/9

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#AcademicSky

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