Conley Lyons

Speculative fiction writer. Opinionated Native lady of Comanche descent. Tea-drinker. Runner. Classic movie buff. Forever a mountain girl.

[Conley Lyons @conleylyons]

If you want to support WNC in the aftermath of Helene, @BlueRidgePublic has an active list of local organizations on the ground and ways to help:

https://t.co/Yz69Zb4L5E

[Aasma Shaukat MD MPH @AasmaShaukatMD]

One of my former research assistants was killed by ICE in Minneapolis today😢

Alex was the kindest, sweetest human and a ICU nurse with a bright future ahead of him
May his soul rest in peace and this senseless carnage stop💔

[Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior]

Do not fall for secessionist propaganda or “Texas is invading Illinois”! Pay attention to who is saying this and who is screwing you over. https://t.co/GL9iDDEuEk

[Reid Southen @Rahll]

Send this to everyone you know who says, "I only use AI to summarize things." It's 5 times less accurate than humans at doing so.

[Mad Men Quotes @MadMenQts]

Happy Valentine's Day

[Jasmine Crockett @JasmineForUS]

Ok I’m not clicking on anything else about the orange one… I’m protecting the last little bit of peace that I have before the next 4 years of hell is unleashed. ✌🏾

[Deb Haaland @DebHaalandNM]

I am beyond words about the commutation of Leonard Peltier. His release from prison signifies a measure of justice that has long evaded so many Native Americans for so many decades. I am grateful that Leonard can now go home to his family. I applaud President Biden for this action and understanding what this means to Indian Country. https://t.co/wzM5a2ZOGV

[Momsplaining is my job @Momsplaining101]

People who keep saying that Appalachia should’ve been prepared for this really know nothing about the area or weather. This wasn’t a “once in a lifetime” thing. This was a “this has never happened since Noah” kind of thing. It’s one thing to live below sea level and have this happen, it’s a whole other to literally live in the mountains and have your home wash away or have water covering your house. People had less than a days warning of how bad it might be and nothing said it would be this bad. On the coast people know a week ahead what will likely happen because it happens all the time. It’s not the same.

[Rowan Brighton Brown @RowanBrightonB]

I don't usually get personal here, but the hurricane took out part of my family's home, trapped my grandparents on their farm with no power or service, and completely wiped off the map the town where I *just* got married. Please don't forget Appalachia when talking about Helene.

[Shane Hawk @shanehawkk]

yo, kinsale made the antho go viral! hohóu to every new supporter/reader.

if you're NDN and want a chance to be in the sequel book, we're accepting submissions until dec 1st here: https://t.co/PbfiyziKIX

[Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior]

I’m glad Biden has left the race. I hope Harris rejects many of his policies, especially his support of Israel’s genocide. This is a chance to start over.

And I hope people do not succumb to self-censorship and sycophancy again. Both contribute to an authoritarian culture.

[Anson Mount 🖖 @ansonmount]

This is so interesting. Please tell us more about this contract I apparently signed in my sleep. I’m so curious to hear all the juicy details from a feed that is clearly not a click-farm.

[David Hines @hradzka]

funniest thing about rereading THE GREAT GATSBY for first time in ages: I have no idea how our high school class skipped over Nick Carraway absolutely getting cruised by and then obviously boning the artist dude he met at Tom Buchanan’s shindig

[Waterstones @Waterstones]

'I bet he wouldn’t cry when he couldn’t get the VPN to work'

On the blog, author Kaliane Bradley describes the genesis of her new novel and how a real-life Arctic explorer became one of her central characters: https://t.co/K6hTmnIZrt

[Taco Bell Quarterly @TBQuarterly]

Become a writer! Just squeeze it in between your two other jobs and full-time equivalent commitments!

[Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones]

Just an FYI for people referencing the Civil Rights Movement as the ideal and legal means of protesting, students sitting in at lunch counters, in movie theaters, in bus terminals and marching in public parks were violating laws and ordinances and agents of the state were also called out to violently suppress these protests.

[Taco Bell Quarterly @TBQuarterly]

The good news is you don't have to dance on tiktok anymore. You only have to be able to confess your entire life in highly relatable, humorous installments that are time consuming and emotionally exhausting to make. Also no one will care. you need 100,000 followers.

[Conley Lyons @conleylyons]

@todosBOUTi Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed it. 💙🦷