Shantell Powell
@shanmonster.bsky.social
Author, artist, poet, & Indigiqueer swamp hag. Grew up on the land & off the grid. Work appears in The Deadlands, Augur Magazine, Nightmare Magazine, Strange Horizons, On Spec, etc. Aurora finalist and total weirdo.
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Digital art self portrait I did five years ago.
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Digital art self portrait I did five years ago.
Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave in The Devils.
December 7, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave in The Devils.
Today, Lucifer the pigeon angel, was cast down from the heavens and lost his wings.
December 6, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Today, Lucifer the pigeon angel, was cast down from the heavens and lost his wings.
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
December 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
What perfect album came out the year you turned 16?
December 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Though it's been about twenty years since I last worked in radio, and though the technology has changed, I still feel at home in a recording studio.
December 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Though it's been about twenty years since I last worked in radio, and though the technology has changed, I still feel at home in a recording studio.
I even tried using hair curlers today: something I haven't done for myself, ever. The last time someone put curlers in my hair was the 70s. Not sure what I think.
December 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I even tried using hair curlers today: something I haven't done for myself, ever. The last time someone put curlers in my hair was the 70s. Not sure what I think.
This was my leopard gecko Apollo. He was a good boy.
November 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This was my leopard gecko Apollo. He was a good boy.
Winter is here.
November 28, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Winter is here.
Today is the anniversary of a Canadian atrocity.
November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Today is the anniversary of a Canadian atrocity.
Ever since menopause, I sleep poorly. I'm tired all the time. Believe it or not, this was a good night's sleep for me. I managed eight hours between all the waking up.
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Ever since menopause, I sleep poorly. I'm tired all the time. Believe it or not, this was a good night's sleep for me. I managed eight hours between all the waking up.
I used to be a professional dancer, and I made most of my own costumes. Here's my old dance partner Sephira wearing a ghawazee coat I made in the 90s.
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I used to be a professional dancer, and I made most of my own costumes. Here's my old dance partner Sephira wearing a ghawazee coat I made in the 90s.
Udo Kier has died and I am sad.
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Udo Kier has died and I am sad.
I don't care how many dance parties the Pope throws. It shouldn't distract from the harm the Catholic Church has caused.
November 22, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I don't care how many dance parties the Pope throws. It shouldn't distract from the harm the Catholic Church has caused.
And then there was the time I had possibly the most unflattering photo of me in existence taken with Henry Rollins.
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
And then there was the time I had possibly the most unflattering photo of me in existence taken with Henry Rollins.
I have another public reading coming up next month, and you can come check it out online! Https://womenwhosubmitlit.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I have another public reading coming up next month, and you can come check it out online! Https://womenwhosubmitlit.org
There's a snoot in my shirt.
November 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
There's a snoot in my shirt.
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
November 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
Beaches I've been to.
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Beaches I've been to.
The bathroom is one of the few places where I can let my chinchillas run around without worrying about them chewing on power cords. But today, Biscuit pretended to be a cat and spent his energies knocking things off the edge of the tub.
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The bathroom is one of the few places where I can let my chinchillas run around without worrying about them chewing on power cords. But today, Biscuit pretended to be a cat and spent his energies knocking things off the edge of the tub.
I remember when this was a trend. My grandmother knitted dresses for individual toilet paper roll to wear, contributing to the festiveness.
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I remember when this was a trend. My grandmother knitted dresses for individual toilet paper roll to wear, contributing to the festiveness.
First snowfall of the season.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
First snowfall of the season.
Post you from a different era.
Me as a jeweller around 2003.
Me as a jeweller around 2003.
November 7, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Post you from a different era.
Me as a jeweller around 2003.
Me as a jeweller around 2003.
Photo of me from 2006. The photographer was not pleasant to work with. He didn't pay my friend that he was also photographing, & he complained about how I didn't know how to pose. At that point, I'd been modeling for 15 years & was a professional dancer. Pretty sure my poses were fine.
November 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Photo of me from 2006. The photographer was not pleasant to work with. He didn't pay my friend that he was also photographing, & he complained about how I didn't know how to pose. At that point, I'd been modeling for 15 years & was a professional dancer. Pretty sure my poses were fine.