Alice Tirzah Allkins
@allkins.bsky.social
Interested in books, films, politics, horror, fantasy , action figures and writing. Gradually Transitioning Owned by 2 black cats. She/her
Greebo waiting for the French door to be opened #caturday #catsky #catsofbluesky #blackcats #blackcatsofbluesky
September 18, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Greebo waiting for the French door to be opened #caturday #catsky #catsofbluesky #blackcats #blackcatsofbluesky
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Ted Chiang's fav writing quote is from her essay 'Write till you drop'
"There is something you find interesting, for a reason hard to explain. It is hard to explain because you have never read it on any page; there you begin. You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment."
"There is something you find interesting, for a reason hard to explain. It is hard to explain because you have never read it on any page; there you begin. You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment."
I will just add that when I wrote about being Annie Dillard's student, I tried to rescue her class from being lost, as it were. Such as I could. I've taught a lot of what she taught me over the years and most of it has held up.
I wrote about being Annie Dillard's student at Wesleyan in the spring of my last year in college for Elizabeth Benedict's Mentors and Monsters anthology, and The Morning News: themorningnews.org/annie-dillar...
September 16, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Ted Chiang's fav writing quote is from her essay 'Write till you drop'
"There is something you find interesting, for a reason hard to explain. It is hard to explain because you have never read it on any page; there you begin. You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment."
"There is something you find interesting, for a reason hard to explain. It is hard to explain because you have never read it on any page; there you begin. You were made and set here to give voice to this, your own astonishment."
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Happy Birthday, Anne Bancroft. 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) is a real charmer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3nN...
84 Charing Cross Road
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September 17, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Happy Birthday, Anne Bancroft. 84 Charing Cross Road (1987) is a real charmer. www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3nN...
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I was worried if my comic is perhaps too self indulgent, but then I remembered the words of Björk and now I need to make it even more self indulgent 🥰
September 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I was worried if my comic is perhaps too self indulgent, but then I remembered the words of Björk and now I need to make it even more self indulgent 🥰
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My favorite adaptation of the Narnia books. Pagan and wild with the Sunday School preaching thankfully sanded down.
Snow day watch, the genuinely magical 1979 version of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. youtu.be/oKKo4x1x2mA?...
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 1979 American version - 4K UHD with English subtitles
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September 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
My favorite adaptation of the Narnia books. Pagan and wild with the Sunday School preaching thankfully sanded down.
September 17, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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La Mulata de Córdoba was a legendary woman accused of witchcraft in colonial Veracruz. One famous tale says she drew a ship on her prison wall, stepped aboard, and vanished. When the authorities returned, only the drawing remained. #WyrdWednesday
September 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
La Mulata de Córdoba was a legendary woman accused of witchcraft in colonial Veracruz. One famous tale says she drew a ship on her prison wall, stepped aboard, and vanished. When the authorities returned, only the drawing remained. #WyrdWednesday
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As a footnote, if a mechanism exists to deprive ANY group of civil rights—no matter how reviled they are, and by however many—then that mechanism WILL eventually be weaponized against YOU.
You do not have to be trans or pro-trans to be against deprivation of anyone's rights.
(PS: I am pro-trans.)
You do not have to be trans or pro-trans to be against deprivation of anyone's rights.
(PS: I am pro-trans.)
Trans rights is inherently a bodily autonomy issue. Just like abortion rights is. We can't have gender equity or reproductive freedom without trans rights. Full stop.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
You can yell at me and make up shit that you claim I've said if it makes you feel better. I don't care. I'm right. And you know it.
September 16, 2026 at 8:07 PM
As a footnote, if a mechanism exists to deprive ANY group of civil rights—no matter how reviled they are, and by however many—then that mechanism WILL eventually be weaponized against YOU.
You do not have to be trans or pro-trans to be against deprivation of anyone's rights.
(PS: I am pro-trans.)
You do not have to be trans or pro-trans to be against deprivation of anyone's rights.
(PS: I am pro-trans.)
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The legend of La Planchada haunts Mexican hospitals. She is often described as an impeccably dressed nurse who appears at night to tend patients, sometimes after neglectful staff have failed them. The unsettling part is learning the helpful nurse died long ago. #WyrdWednesday
September 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The legend of La Planchada haunts Mexican hospitals. She is often described as an impeccably dressed nurse who appears at night to tend patients, sometimes after neglectful staff have failed them. The unsettling part is learning the helpful nurse died long ago. #WyrdWednesday
Another great episode with the female lead being brilliant in both stories. At under 30 minutes each, they manage to stand head and shoulders above 'Tales of the Unexpected' #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Another great episode with the female lead being brilliant in both stories. At under 30 minutes each, they manage to stand head and shoulders above 'Tales of the Unexpected' #TheFilmCrowd
The Alfred Hitchcock show had to do these 'No they didn't get away with it honest' lines at the end as well #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:51 PM
The Alfred Hitchcock show had to do these 'No they didn't get away with it honest' lines at the end as well #TheFilmCrowd
''By the way Mrs Quimby, get rid of the untraceable poison in the desk and the axe on the carpet.' #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:42 PM
''By the way Mrs Quimby, get rid of the untraceable poison in the desk and the axe on the carpet.' #TheFilmCrowd
'You thoroughly hate me don't you?'
'Well me and the audience.' #TheFilmCrowd
'Well me and the audience.' #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
'You thoroughly hate me don't you?'
'Well me and the audience.' #TheFilmCrowd
'Well me and the audience.' #TheFilmCrowd
'I shall be the supreme head librarian. ' #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:36 PM
'I shall be the supreme head librarian. ' #TheFilmCrowd
'How will the methods be updated?'
'Not my problem.' #TheFilmCrowd
'Not my problem.' #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
'How will the methods be updated?'
'Not my problem.' #TheFilmCrowd
'Not my problem.' #TheFilmCrowd
'I am basically an A-hole.' #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:31 PM
'I am basically an A-hole.' #TheFilmCrowd
Well that's an understandable motive already #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Well that's an understandable motive already #TheFilmCrowd
She should have grabbed him as she fell over #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
She should have grabbed him as she fell over #TheFilmCrowd
This of course is from the days when actors had learned to do monologues in single takes. #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:22 PM
This of course is from the days when actors had learned to do monologues in single takes. #TheFilmCrowd
'I'm going to give you a chance. If you can just perform a tracheotomy on yourself before the acid hits....' #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:21 PM
'I'm going to give you a chance. If you can just perform a tracheotomy on yourself before the acid hits....' #TheFilmCrowd
'And now she thinks that we are both looking for each other in the woods.' #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:20 PM
'And now she thinks that we are both looking for each other in the woods.' #TheFilmCrowd
'What are you thinking? Oh I don't care.' #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:17 PM
'What are you thinking? Oh I don't care.' #TheFilmCrowd
Mounted goat suddenly gets Black Philip vibes #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Mounted goat suddenly gets Black Philip vibes #TheFilmCrowd
That's assuming she doesn't get them out of her pocket #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:13 PM
That's assuming she doesn't get them out of her pocket #TheFilmCrowd
She's fallen in the water #TheFilmCrowd
September 16, 2026 at 7:12 PM
She's fallen in the water #TheFilmCrowd