😬

I want this story, Kirsti

update to no one in particular: I did it!! I practiced a tiny bit of zen by blocking the mansplainer and deleting his annoying comments!!

realized that the thing that would be most annoying to someone like that is zero engagement 😌 and protected my peace!

oh great, a class A mansplainer jumped on my comment in a random LinkedIn thread 🙅🏻‍♀️

how do I say fuckoff in corporate speak?

you don’t need chatGPT i will hallucinate and talk a lot if you ask me questions

ohhh that makes sense, hence why the patriarchy is so threatened

ahahahaaaaa omg so exorcisms are really just good boundary-setting and communication? 😂

why do White House press briefings feel like being bullied in high school 😩

umm nerds and poets ARE the resistance! 🙌🏼

asking my parents if they’re luxury goods cuz they were made in China

LinkedIn is my new Twitter and Facebook, I can’t explain it

i took a ukulele nap this weekend to your video 😁

wait how did u know i needed this 😍

BOTH of my chapbooks are now available to order!

They even feature my photography as their covers 🖤

Thanks so much to CutBank Books and @finishinglinepress.bsky.social for believing in these projects!

www.allisonfieldbell.com/books

Today on LinkedIn, I described the tech industry as a bunch of coked up hamsters running faster and faster on the same giant hamster wheel in order to ship more AI features, and that was my act of resistance for the day.

🐹🎡🐹

not even resetting since they shifted even more wealth to greedy soulless mf’ers

now I need a baby

I found a cool YouTube channel, Steve Shives, who posts character monologues from the perspective of support staff in the Star Trek universe… you might find those interesting!

New: training AI to take vacations on our behalf 🥲

US political: SAVE Act (voter suppression) just got passed by House of Reps —> action: call your senators to vote NO (bill number S.128)

I’m trying to think of something global and positive to share too… will be back!

Okayyy back on Bluesky to gently shift off other social media!

What. What’s happening?

uh oh i am this 🫣

perhaps naively, i think not giving credit is a symptom of imposter syndrome

this sort of thing eats away at you… if you think you have to have all the answers or figure it all out alone, simply not true

the act of researching and quoting other writers is an act of community

i’m reading a piece that (among many other amazing things) demonstrates the power of a simple credit:
1. explains a concept with words of an expert
2. shows research by writer

it’s not the main thing about this essay, but it stood out ❤️

sonorareview.com/2022/06/26/i...

@alansquirepub.bsky.social

excited to see submissions coming in for The ASP Bulletin!!

we are open until Dec 25 so burn those holiday calories by umm, typing furiously on your keyboard and high fiving yourself for sharing your work 🥰

@alansquirepub

theaspbulletin.com/submissions/

Home - Alan Squire Publishing Bulletin "These works are rich with searing meditations, stunning lines, and compelling endings that lived with us long after the first reading. The poets below have a

The ASP Bulletin will open for general subs on Monday, November 27th! @irleywrites.bsky.social, @cameronecclarke.bsky.social, Liz Hazen, @nazbk.bsky.social, and Ashley Espinoza are eagerly awaiting your work!!

theaspbulletin.com

great writers steal

into your chest

incubate

burst out when the transformation is complete in the host body

aaahhh yes!! I love this piece!

just thinking about the mundane parts of the multiverse… like oh, this email was meant for me in a different reality, weird *deletes