Leigh Harlen (Birch)
@leighharlen.bsky.social
Horror writer living on Duwamish land/Seattle, crocheter, and autistic queer trans nonbinary goblin prince. Novellas: A Feast for Flies and Queens of Noise. Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc.
leighharlen.com
https://findyourfamiliar.bigcartel.com/
leighharlen.com
https://findyourfamiliar.bigcartel.com/
Pinned
All invoices are paid!!!! That means it's donation time!!
I just sent $13,200 to Trans Lifeline
@translifeline.bsky.social
Thank you so much to everyone who donated items, bid, shared, and kept me going with your enthusiasm. This was really amazing, thank you all.
I just sent $13,200 to Trans Lifeline
@translifeline.bsky.social
Thank you so much to everyone who donated items, bid, shared, and kept me going with your enthusiasm. This was really amazing, thank you all.
Happy 13th birthday/7th gotcha day to the bestest and sweetest girl, Dame Anya Snuffleupagus Evangelista (Redacted)-(Redacted), first of her name
November 29, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Happy 13th birthday/7th gotcha day to the bestest and sweetest girl, Dame Anya Snuffleupagus Evangelista (Redacted)-(Redacted), first of her name
Some organizations we donated to today that would do cool things with your money:
www.kauluakalana.org
www.irsss.ca
www.indigenousclimateaction.com
www.fastblackfeet.org
ttawaxt.org
And if you're in the Seattle area, www.realrentduwamish.org
A happy Polaris bc just links aren't fun to look at
www.kauluakalana.org
www.irsss.ca
www.indigenousclimateaction.com
www.fastblackfeet.org
ttawaxt.org
And if you're in the Seattle area, www.realrentduwamish.org
A happy Polaris bc just links aren't fun to look at
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Some organizations we donated to today that would do cool things with your money:
www.kauluakalana.org
www.irsss.ca
www.indigenousclimateaction.com
www.fastblackfeet.org
ttawaxt.org
And if you're in the Seattle area, www.realrentduwamish.org
A happy Polaris bc just links aren't fun to look at
www.kauluakalana.org
www.irsss.ca
www.indigenousclimateaction.com
www.fastblackfeet.org
ttawaxt.org
And if you're in the Seattle area, www.realrentduwamish.org
A happy Polaris bc just links aren't fun to look at
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Reposted by Leigh Harlen (Birch)
For sapphic rage against being exploited and controlled, try A Feast for Flies by @leighharlen.bsky.social
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A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen | Dancing Star Press
A Feast for Flies by Leigh Harlen. A sapphic noir novella taking place on a generation ship, with mind reading and support dogs!
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November 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
For sapphic rage against being exploited and controlled, try A Feast for Flies by @leighharlen.bsky.social
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Do they think the money comes from all that sweet sweet merchandising? We’re rolling in action figure dough? Getting a percent on all those t-shirt and home goods flying off the shelves?
i mean it's odd to say "tell us how you make your money" and then not actually let us respond, but
Hello, I make my money from writing books and through the kindness of people who bail me out of emergencies on ko-fi and kick in a few bucks a month on patreon
my biggest advance was $15k per book
Hello, I make my money from writing books and through the kindness of people who bail me out of emergencies on ko-fi and kick in a few bucks a month on patreon
my biggest advance was $15k per book
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Do they think the money comes from all that sweet sweet merchandising? We’re rolling in action figure dough? Getting a percent on all those t-shirt and home goods flying off the shelves?
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Reposted by Leigh Harlen (Birch)
it's great that convergent evolution made sure we have the "evil muppet lurking in the swamp" niche covered on multiple continents
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
it's great that convergent evolution made sure we have the "evil muppet lurking in the swamp" niche covered on multiple continents
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Oh I'm fucked.
Oh I'm fucked.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
You’ve been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who’s coming to save you?
Oh I'm fucked.
Oh I'm fucked.
I saw a guy dressed as buddy the elf riding a bike while I walked my dog and yelled, "good news, you saw a dog today" and he looked at me like I gave him a complicated math problem
November 23, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I saw a guy dressed as buddy the elf riding a bike while I walked my dog and yelled, "good news, you saw a dog today" and he looked at me like I gave him a complicated math problem
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When I’m trying to find a gender-neutral alternative to “ladies and gentlemen”
November 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
When I’m trying to find a gender-neutral alternative to “ladies and gentlemen”
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
this orb keeps stealing my partner's 'sitting up in bed after surgery' pillow. but his forehead is so smoochable, I forgive him.
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
this orb keeps stealing my partner's 'sitting up in bed after surgery' pillow. but his forehead is so smoochable, I forgive him.
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you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
you'd think the forced displacement of 10 million people from one of the oldest centres of civilisation in human history would get a little more news attention than beltway journalists writing essays on how Olivia Nuzzi is a genius because they want to bone her and you'd be wrong
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That's right, I'm talking about you on the internets
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 PM
That's right, I'm talking about you on the internets
The Polaris threat scale from unease to "I kill"
10. Holiday decorations
9. Standard issue human
8. Outdoor cat
7. Coyote
6. Human sitting in a parked car
5. Raccoon
4. Delivery Human
3. Human at the bus stop
2. His neighbor dog, Poppy
1. Grown man using playground equipment to exercise
10. Holiday decorations
9. Standard issue human
8. Outdoor cat
7. Coyote
6. Human sitting in a parked car
5. Raccoon
4. Delivery Human
3. Human at the bus stop
2. His neighbor dog, Poppy
1. Grown man using playground equipment to exercise
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The Polaris threat scale from unease to "I kill"
10. Holiday decorations
9. Standard issue human
8. Outdoor cat
7. Coyote
6. Human sitting in a parked car
5. Raccoon
4. Delivery Human
3. Human at the bus stop
2. His neighbor dog, Poppy
1. Grown man using playground equipment to exercise
10. Holiday decorations
9. Standard issue human
8. Outdoor cat
7. Coyote
6. Human sitting in a parked car
5. Raccoon
4. Delivery Human
3. Human at the bus stop
2. His neighbor dog, Poppy
1. Grown man using playground equipment to exercise
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender
Happy to report that the @neolithicsheep.bsky.social "Coyote Hug Threat Harassment Protocol" is both fun and effective. 5 Stars.
Polaris happily provided accompaniment with his Big Boy Barks.
Polaris happily provided accompaniment with his Big Boy Barks.
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Happy to report that the @neolithicsheep.bsky.social "Coyote Hug Threat Harassment Protocol" is both fun and effective. 5 Stars.
Polaris happily provided accompaniment with his Big Boy Barks.
Polaris happily provided accompaniment with his Big Boy Barks.
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squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
squirrel: *points gun*
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
me: what do you want me to do?
squirrel: *gestures at sign*
me: alright, i get it *opens book drop*
squirrel: *makes hurry-up motion*
me: NOT A SQUIRREL!
squirrel: *disappears into book drop*
me: *whispers* forgive me, keith
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Polaris isn't excited about monday either
November 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Polaris isn't excited about monday either
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that little lip curl 🥹
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
that little lip curl 🥹
that little lip curl 🥹
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
that little lip curl 🥹
Oh this hurts. What a wonderful, incredible, beautiful human. I’m glad I got to share a planet with her albeit far too briefly
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Oh this hurts. What a wonderful, incredible, beautiful human. I’m glad I got to share a planet with her albeit far too briefly