Aster Olsen
@asterolsen.bsky.social
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Whale Boat by Aster olsen — Imposter
The plywood plank would not conform to the boat’s frame despite Trond’s frustrated efforts. The workshop floor was covered in sawdust and sweat and discarded tools from where he’d thrown them, and now...
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🚨New story alert 🚨
A young man builds a boat to hunt a whale and oh wow is he normal.
Excited to be in Imposter Review!
www.imposter-review.org/blog-2-1/wha...
A young man builds a boat to hunt a whale and oh wow is he normal.
Excited to be in Imposter Review!
www.imposter-review.org/blog-2-1/wha...
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This is tonight, hope to see you there 😵💫🌀
BTW in honor of thanksgiving I will be talking with my friend @zappy.bsky.social about the novella I put out last year and my disappointing behavior in the DND campaign she runs. Don't miss it!
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is tonight, hope to see you there 😵💫🌀
This is tonight, hope to see you there 😵💫🌀
BTW in honor of thanksgiving I will be talking with my friend @zappy.bsky.social about the novella I put out last year and my disappointing behavior in the DND campaign she runs. Don't miss it!
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is tonight, hope to see you there 😵💫🌀
All healthcare is getting the transgender treatment. Enjoy losing your mind as the media runs dozens of medicine sceptical stories. Welcome to transgender for everyone!
There's something so... disturbing about MAHA using incredibly low, low rates of adverse reaction to justify putting what are obviously harm reducing medications from people
trying to start a moral panic and the stories are all like “the ADHD meds really helped but didn’t solve everything”
November 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
All healthcare is getting the transgender treatment. Enjoy losing your mind as the media runs dozens of medicine sceptical stories. Welcome to transgender for everyone!
In case you don't want to click the link here's what's up
November 20, 2025 at 5:10 AM
In case you don't want to click the link here's what's up
I have so much going on suddenly. New stories, author talks and readings, zine release, more. Check it all out on my buttondown and subscribe to stay up to date!
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November Updates!
At a glance New story in Imposter ReviewI’m giving an author talk at Ada’s November 20thI’m reading at Other People’s Poems December 13thTRANSplants Issue 4...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I have so much going on suddenly. New stories, author talks and readings, zine release, more. Check it all out on my buttondown and subscribe to stay up to date!
buttondown.com/asterolsen/a...
buttondown.com/asterolsen/a...
Reread performance review in prep for Thursday and I like that I've advanced in my writing such that I see all sorts of things I would do differently, expand upon, etc. now that I wasn't able to conceptuspize and enact less than two years ago.
November 19, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Reread performance review in prep for Thursday and I like that I've advanced in my writing such that I see all sorts of things I would do differently, expand upon, etc. now that I wasn't able to conceptuspize and enact less than two years ago.
If I did this sort of thing to a contributor of TRANSplants they would have every right to shoot me
Did you read my post from last week about how contract woes caused me to withdraw an accepted story from F&SF, ending my 54-year quest to be published in that magazine? But wait (as the saying goes) — there's more! Scroll down at the link for an update. www.scottedelman.com/wordpress/20...
A dream denied: My 54-year quest to publish a short story in F&SF ‹ Scott Edelman
www.scottedelman.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If I did this sort of thing to a contributor of TRANSplants they would have every right to shoot me
The answer is @unlikely-stories.bsky.social btw. Story will be out in December!
where am I supposed to submit a short story about a trans woman who doesn't like trans women being a bad person and crashing out? i also put a bird in it.
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The answer is @unlikely-stories.bsky.social btw. Story will be out in December!
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BTW in honor of thanksgiving I will be talking with my friend @zappy.bsky.social about the novella I put out last year and my disappointing behavior in the DND campaign she runs. Don't miss it!
October 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
BTW in honor of thanksgiving I will be talking with my friend @zappy.bsky.social about the novella I put out last year and my disappointing behavior in the DND campaign she runs. Don't miss it!
You're so sweet Sloane! I'm honored to be in Imposter Review. I've never felt more connection to a magazine's name.
Honestly I've never been more gagged than seeing this name in the Imposter inbox. @asterolsen.bsky.social on boat building and confused teenage boys. She's doing it like nobody else in the space and I'm so glad we could kick off Hope with this one.
As always, submit to Imposter Review.
As always, submit to Imposter Review.
Whale Boat by Aster olsen — Imposter
The plywood plank would not conform to the boat’s frame despite Trond’s frustrated efforts. The workshop floor was covered in sawdust and sweat and discarded tools from where he’d thrown them, and now...
www.imposter-review.org
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 AM
You're so sweet Sloane! I'm honored to be in Imposter Review. I've never felt more connection to a magazine's name.
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🚨New story alert 🚨
A young man builds a boat to hunt a whale and oh wow is he normal.
Excited to be in Imposter Review!
www.imposter-review.org/blog-2-1/wha...
A young man builds a boat to hunt a whale and oh wow is he normal.
Excited to be in Imposter Review!
www.imposter-review.org/blog-2-1/wha...
Whale Boat by Aster olsen — Imposter
The plywood plank would not conform to the boat’s frame despite Trond’s frustrated efforts. The workshop floor was covered in sawdust and sweat and discarded tools from where he’d thrown them, and now...
www.imposter-review.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🚨New story alert 🚨
A young man builds a boat to hunt a whale and oh wow is he normal.
Excited to be in Imposter Review!
www.imposter-review.org/blog-2-1/wha...
A young man builds a boat to hunt a whale and oh wow is he normal.
Excited to be in Imposter Review!
www.imposter-review.org/blog-2-1/wha...
🚨New story alert 🚨
A young man builds a boat to hunt a whale and oh wow is he normal.
Excited to be in Imposter Review!
www.imposter-review.org/blog-2-1/wha...
A young man builds a boat to hunt a whale and oh wow is he normal.
Excited to be in Imposter Review!
www.imposter-review.org/blog-2-1/wha...
Whale Boat by Aster olsen — Imposter
The plywood plank would not conform to the boat’s frame despite Trond’s frustrated efforts. The workshop floor was covered in sawdust and sweat and discarded tools from where he’d thrown them, and now...
www.imposter-review.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🚨New story alert 🚨
A young man builds a boat to hunt a whale and oh wow is he normal.
Excited to be in Imposter Review!
www.imposter-review.org/blog-2-1/wha...
A young man builds a boat to hunt a whale and oh wow is he normal.
Excited to be in Imposter Review!
www.imposter-review.org/blog-2-1/wha...
Reposted by Aster Olsen
One of the reasons people--myself included--are upset is the lack of transparency from the Times about this entire situation when they've gone on endless crusades against transgender people on flimsy evidence or ideological whim; we can also talk about the Mamdani/Columbia thing or Claudine Gay.
"I'm a rando who prefers to believe that everything is a conspiracy and am happy to tell women that I know better than she does how their literal job works" That a news org makes an editorial decision you wouldn't (or I wouldn't) doesn't mean someone is killing a story on behalf of a powerful person
"I write for the New York Times, and I can assure you that we've never buried stories on behalf of powerful people, many of those powerful people being part of NYT management. We only publish what's fit to print, like Zohran's application to Columbia that was leaked by a white nationalist"
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
One of the reasons people--myself included--are upset is the lack of transparency from the Times about this entire situation when they've gone on endless crusades against transgender people on flimsy evidence or ideological whim; we can also talk about the Mamdani/Columbia thing or Claudine Gay.
Criticism of an institution is not a personal attack, misogyny, nor a baseless conspiracy. The desire for influence from those with power corrupts even well intentioned people's critical thinking faculties and results in a defense of harmful actions by the institution. Tale old as time.
"I'm a rando who prefers to believe that everything is a conspiracy and am happy to tell women that I know better than she does how their literal job works" That a news org makes an editorial decision you wouldn't (or I wouldn't) doesn't mean someone is killing a story on behalf of a powerful person
"I write for the New York Times, and I can assure you that we've never buried stories on behalf of powerful people, many of those powerful people being part of NYT management. We only publish what's fit to print, like Zohran's application to Columbia that was leaked by a white nationalist"
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Criticism of an institution is not a personal attack, misogyny, nor a baseless conspiracy. The desire for influence from those with power corrupts even well intentioned people's critical thinking faculties and results in a defense of harmful actions by the institution. Tale old as time.
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What an election for Puget Sound.
-Full sweep for progressives in Seattle, Burien, Redmond
-New progressive mayors in Tacoma, Lynnwood
-GOP CM Conrad Lee replaced in Bellevue
-3/4 progressives winning in Kirkland
-Full sweep of special legislative races
-Gains or holds in many other cities
-Full sweep for progressives in Seattle, Burien, Redmond
-New progressive mayors in Tacoma, Lynnwood
-GOP CM Conrad Lee replaced in Bellevue
-3/4 progressives winning in Kirkland
-Full sweep of special legislative races
-Gains or holds in many other cities
November 12, 2025 at 6:06 PM
What an election for Puget Sound.
-Full sweep for progressives in Seattle, Burien, Redmond
-New progressive mayors in Tacoma, Lynnwood
-GOP CM Conrad Lee replaced in Bellevue
-3/4 progressives winning in Kirkland
-Full sweep of special legislative races
-Gains or holds in many other cities
-Full sweep for progressives in Seattle, Burien, Redmond
-New progressive mayors in Tacoma, Lynnwood
-GOP CM Conrad Lee replaced in Bellevue
-3/4 progressives winning in Kirkland
-Full sweep of special legislative races
-Gains or holds in many other cities
Records from the Alabastion Federation Archives follows a survey team visiting a planet and asks:
What is alien? How do we understand the other? How do our preconceptions and limited framing lead us to fail?
What is alien? How do we understand the other? How do our preconceptions and limited framing lead us to fail?
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Records from the Alabastion Federation Archives follows a survey team visiting a planet and asks:
What is alien? How do we understand the other? How do our preconceptions and limited framing lead us to fail?
What is alien? How do we understand the other? How do our preconceptions and limited framing lead us to fail?
oh no the bluesky security department you say????
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
oh no the bluesky security department you say????
Redid my website to be static instead of wordpress and I've uploaded PDFs for a couple previously offline only things: Open Submission Window Now Closed and Records from the Alabastion Federation Archives.
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Writing
asterolsen.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Redid my website to be static instead of wordpress and I've uploaded PDFs for a couple previously offline only things: Open Submission Window Now Closed and Records from the Alabastion Federation Archives.
asterolsen.com
asterolsen.com
A very sweet review of the anthology I'm in. Don't sleep on what Lilac Peril is doing!
You can buy a copy here: lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issu...
You can buy a copy here: lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issu...
November 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A very sweet review of the anthology I'm in. Don't sleep on what Lilac Peril is doing!
You can buy a copy here: lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issu...
You can buy a copy here: lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issu...
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🥲 this means a lot to me actually
November 8, 2025 at 5:01 AM
🥲 this means a lot to me actually
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To be read like this, as a baby press with many debut authors, is truly such a gift 🖤
See what all the fuss is about: lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issu...
See what all the fuss is about: lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issu...
November 8, 2025 at 4:45 AM
To be read like this, as a baby press with many debut authors, is truly such a gift 🖤
See what all the fuss is about: lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issu...
See what all the fuss is about: lilacperil.bigcartel.com/product/issu...
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
He said that the agents would throw food at them to eat. The agents threatened to withhold food for a week and to beat him up if he didn't sign deportation papers. He said he saw others refuse and get beaten/receive no food. He signed because he was afraid.
November 7, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Nuremburg trials is the moderate position
Switching to a local printer for TRANSplants but might have to raise the price if I want it to be in color (optional) and pay contributors what I want (mandatory).
Would you pay $12 for a full color zine instead of $10 for black and white?
Would you pay $12 for a full color zine instead of $10 for black and white?
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Switching to a local printer for TRANSplants but might have to raise the price if I want it to be in color (optional) and pay contributors what I want (mandatory).
Would you pay $12 for a full color zine instead of $10 for black and white?
Would you pay $12 for a full color zine instead of $10 for black and white?
Dem insiders who eight months ago wanted to sacrifice trans people to maybe win three more votes in Georgia are celebrating tonight and I just want to say that I remember and I hold grudges. The Dem establishment and party should go the way of the Whigs.
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Dem insiders who eight months ago wanted to sacrifice trans people to maybe win three more votes in Georgia are celebrating tonight and I just want to say that I remember and I hold grudges. The Dem establishment and party should go the way of the Whigs.