Alia Volz

Chonky day at Nazaré

She's a little much sometimes 🇵🇹

Thanks, Karen! Your project sounds stellar as well. What stories we have!

And that, beloveds, is a full draft of my forthcoming memoir. 🫠
Bizarrely, it was New Year's 2018 when I finished my 1st draft of Home Baked. Here we are again. A pattern, an echo, a haunting.
So much work ahead, but this mess will soon be strange and beautiful book.

The fireplace screen exploded! Fireworks on a different order

I've never been one to any from drama 👀 Happy new year to you, Lee!

Fireplace screen. Which I thought was meant to withstand heat, but who the hell knows.

The new year is off to a smashing start

Boa tarde 🇵🇹

A wee little man on a cliff in pretty light

My old man and the sea 🌊🇵🇹

Portugal is all about simple pleasures

Well this is a wild ride

Boa onda.🤙🇵🇹

It's so beautiful. I'm awed every time I step outside. Of course, a photo doesn't capture how freaking chilly the wind is, but that's Portugal for you

Beach in central Portugal just before sunset

Boa tarde 🇵🇹

Bom dia 🇵🇹

Out of the ashes: Popular Oakland bookstore reopens after devastating fire After a devastating fire destroyed East Bay Booksellers in July, it was the pandemic-era all over again for owner Brad Johnson. He set up shop in a cramped break room offered by a fellow bookseller…

I do not remember what I said to this reporter, and I do not have a subscription to see what was quoted. But I suspect it’s the same one who asked “What are the silver linings about having to go completely online with the store for a while?” & I said, “None.”

www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/16/o...

If I turn 46 next year, I'll have to stop pretending it's a surprise and just go with it

My favorite birthday surprise has been learning that I'm turning 47, instead of 48,like I've been thinking for months. I'm aging backward

Always choose the cheap edition.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
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Moving house, so the one per day thing isn't happening. Who cares! 13/20

I miss it too, Bob. I miss it too.

History Will Absolve Me by Fidel Castro in both Spanish and English

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.
#BookSky #Booksky💙📚
12/20

Oooh, moving internationally is extra stressful. And extra rewarding. I'm not saying it's easy, though I do find it fun

If you need me, I'll be over here 🇵🇹

Right. That part. 🫠

I killed a spider Not a murderous brown recluse Nor even a black widow And if the truth were told this Was only a small spider Sort of papery spider Who should have run When I picked up the book But she didn't And she scared me And I smashed her I don't think I'm allowed To kill something Because I am Frightened.

"I don't think I'm allowed to kill something because I am frightened."
—Nikki Giovanni 💔

#poem #poems #poetry

Forthcoming-books starter pack is still growing--so many new books to look forward to! Please reply if your publisher is putting out a new title of yours in 2025 and you want to join us. We 💖 reposts too! go.bsky.app/3HKczok.

Let’s start a fancy literary prize called Medicare for All.

Anyone else LOVE moving house?
Yeah, it's a hassle, but it gives you the chance to reflect on who you've been and decide what version of self you want to make in the new space

Call to acknowledge all writers behind celebrity books - The Society of Authors The Society of Authors is calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly for children

The @societyofauthors.bsky.social is calling for celebrities, publishers and agents to acknowledge the writers behind celebrity books, particularly for children
societyofauthors.org/2024/12/09/c...