Nora 🐝
@elanorjb.bsky.social
PDX, some kind of forest gremlin.
also a trans femme mom lawyer writer.
2023 Literary Arts Fellow, words at Slate, Rumpus, Catapult (RIP), etc. More charming irl
also a trans femme mom lawyer writer.
2023 Literary Arts Fellow, words at Slate, Rumpus, Catapult (RIP), etc. More charming irl
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Reminder that TRANSplants Zine Issue 4 is available for pre-order! This is a limited print run and if past Issues are a predictor, is likely to sell out <3.
Really excited about this one!
asterolsen.bigcartel.com/product/tran...
Really excited about this one!
asterolsen.bigcartel.com/product/tran...
TRANSplants Issue 4
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ~Shipping December 2025~ Issue 4: Sisu A full color zine of art and writing. Sisu is a Finnish word which has no exact...
asterolsen.bigcartel.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Reminder that TRANSplants Zine Issue 4 is available for pre-order! This is a limited print run and if past Issues are a predictor, is likely to sell out <3.
Really excited about this one!
asterolsen.bigcartel.com/product/tran...
Really excited about this one!
asterolsen.bigcartel.com/product/tran...
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The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
Bookselling is like the most "people go to the store and buy what looks cool to them without a particular agenda" type business left, and your purchases have a huge influence on what is ordered, what is displayed, and what is recommended.
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The death of browsing is part of the reason art is the way it is now. Our opinions are largely fed to us by algorithms. Spending a spare 15 minutes wandering around a bookstore or comic shop or video rental place was how you found stuff you wouldn't ordinarily pick up and thereby expanded your taste
I’m 3/4 of the way thru the last Wheel of Time book, just at the finish line and adjusted to Sanderson, but my big takeaway on the changeover is still the fascinating gender deal. Robert Jordan’s main fixation really was women talking in lovely dresses. Then the last 3 are jarringly by and about men
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I’m 3/4 of the way thru the last Wheel of Time book, just at the finish line and adjusted to Sanderson, but my big takeaway on the changeover is still the fascinating gender deal. Robert Jordan’s main fixation really was women talking in lovely dresses. Then the last 3 are jarringly by and about men
big part of the elder millennial struggle is of course the fact that the world truly is just far worse now
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
big part of the elder millennial struggle is of course the fact that the world truly is just far worse now
Had a major gender surgery a few weeks back and in retrospect I really needed to uninstall bluesky. Doesn’t matter that the problem is just relentless, accurate reporting on the state of things. Not the time or place
November 25, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Had a major gender surgery a few weeks back and in retrospect I really needed to uninstall bluesky. Doesn’t matter that the problem is just relentless, accurate reporting on the state of things. Not the time or place
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my short stories are coming out in paper form from feminist press next may! time to pre order a copy!
November 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
my short stories are coming out in paper form from feminist press next may! time to pre order a copy!
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If you look on the list of donators, you will see a lot of familiar comic pro names. That's because we all love and respect BOOKS WITH PICTURES and Katie Pryde.
They are so close to their goal. Pitch in what you can to get them across the line.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
They are so close to their goal. Pitch in what you can to get them across the line.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now, organized by Katie Pryde
Dear friends: I need your help.
I’m proud of everything Books with Pictures… Katie Pryde needs your support for Keep Books with Pictures Alive: Donate Now
www.gofundme.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If you look on the list of donators, you will see a lot of familiar comic pro names. That's because we all love and respect BOOKS WITH PICTURES and Katie Pryde.
They are so close to their goal. Pitch in what you can to get them across the line.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
They are so close to their goal. Pitch in what you can to get them across the line.
www.gofundme.com/f/keep-books...
wait so the “chili” goes on fucking spaghetti?? please say psych
November 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM
wait so the “chili” goes on fucking spaghetti?? please say psych
I don't care how many times I see the maps over how many years, it still does not compute for me that the entire US is at southern european / mediterranean / even north african latitudes. and that northern europe is canada
November 17, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I don't care how many times I see the maps over how many years, it still does not compute for me that the entire US is at southern european / mediterranean / even north african latitudes. and that northern europe is canada
ok, but don't the American people really want us to focus on kitchen table issues
November 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
ok, but don't the American people really want us to focus on kitchen table issues
trans people deserve so much better
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 AM
trans people deserve so much better
the total normalization of "biological sex vs. gender identity" framing with "biological sex" synonymous with agab is just a really kick in the teeth
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
the total normalization of "biological sex vs. gender identity" framing with "biological sex" synonymous with agab is just a really kick in the teeth
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I feel weird. I don’t have a word for this sensation.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I feel weird. I don’t have a word for this sensation.
He had me the moment he cruised to a stop on one bike pedal
November 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
He had me the moment he cruised to a stop on one bike pedal
Please for the love of god let this be true
basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.
November 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Please for the love of god let this be true
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Woke up today to the news
November 4, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Woke up today to the news
honestly the best thing mainline Dems can do is to keep our names out of their mouths (while having their staff hold the quiet lines quietly)
November 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
honestly the best thing mainline Dems can do is to keep our names out of their mouths (while having their staff hold the quiet lines quietly)
Feels so much lower stakes, but actually important to turn out for the Portland parks levy after their park renovation in my east-of-82nd neighborhood park made a huge and hugely positive community impact this year
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Feels so much lower stakes, but actually important to turn out for the Portland parks levy after their park renovation in my east-of-82nd neighborhood park made a huge and hugely positive community impact this year
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she’s just a girl with a little something extra (god complex)
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
she’s just a girl with a little something extra (god complex)
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the most expensive part of transition is actually all the books
November 3, 2025 at 11:42 PM
the most expensive part of transition is actually all the books
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It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
Hello welcome to bluesky. We have every kind of anti-government radical left of center, and also, baseball
November 2, 2025 at 3:54 AM
It’s basically Deep Space Nine.
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November 2, 2025 at 3:19 AM
I appreciate baseball for the way every team is like, nine different version me of Some Guy and their teammate, Achilles Himself
November 2, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I appreciate baseball for the way every team is like, nine different version me of Some Guy and their teammate, Achilles Himself
ok but how do we actually snatch Lord of the Rings back from the chuds?
this isn't for you, fuck off
this isn't for you, fuck off
November 1, 2025 at 7:39 PM
ok but how do we actually snatch Lord of the Rings back from the chuds?
this isn't for you, fuck off
this isn't for you, fuck off