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Author, cat person, plant daddy, comic nerd, and book lover. They/he. In my garden in Seattle. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 sliverofice.com/links

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 2d

Read my essay in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social for free — Solace in Fantasy Monster Romances and My Trans Body www.uncannymagazine.com/article/sola...

Thanks to Michael and the team for making this happen, and my friend James for their early feedback. 🏳️‍⚧️💕 #Romancelandia

Solace in Fantasy Monster Romances and My Trans Body - Uncanny Magazine

In July 2022, I lay in bed recovering from gender-affirming bottom surgery.1 Outside of two modest earlobe piercings, I’d never permanently changed my body before; to finally feel in control of my own...

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 2d

125th read:

Kiss the Girl (Meant to Be #3) by Zoraida Córdova

An official adaptation of Disney's The Little Mermaid that nails the themes as it stays structurally true, makes it contemporary without nostalgia, & delivers a fab rockstar romance with a Latine cast.

5/5 stars #Booksky #Romancelandia

Book cover for Kiss the Girl (Meant to Be #3) by Zoraida Córdova

Illustrated cover where Ariel sings into a microphone while Eric strums his guitar. There are spotlights up top that shine on the title text.

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Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Aug 30

It's never a bad time to bring up that we

a b s o l u t e l y

have the resources and ability to provide housing, food, clothing, healthcare, and education to everyone at no direct cost to the individual; and we just choose not to do it.

Tyler, from the Internet @tylerfromtheinternet.com · Aug 30

People should just get paid six thousand dollars a month to exist. You may have counterpoints and things to consider about this idea but let me just get ahead of them: shut up

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 2d

Solace in Fantasy Monster Romances and My Trans Body - Uncanny Magazine

www.uncannymagazine.com

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Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 2d

You can always keep fucking with your gender.

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 2d

Really thought we'd be able to escape capitalism in death.

Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 8d

Anyone else keep getting subscribed to random substacks?

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Crystal Fincher @finchfrii.bsky.social · 8d

Rep. Pramila Jayapal, who chairs the Congressional Progressive Caucus, had previously endorsed Bruce Harrell.

She is now dual endorsing Bruce Harrell and Katie Wilson for Seattle mayor. #SEAelex

A Facebook post by Pramila Jayapal:

I'm proud to endorse both Bruce Harrell and Katie Wilson for Seattle Mayor in the Seattle mayoral race.

Read my full statement.

TEAM JAYAPAL ENDORSED BRUCE HARRELL & KATIE WILSON

"In his time as Mayor, Mayor Harrell has been a strong partner for me-both in working together to deliver federal dollars and progressive policies that benefit Seattle and the 7th Congressional District, and in ensuring we stand up to Donald Trump's authoritarian overreaches that hurt our residents and erode our democracy.

That is why I was proud to endorse him back in December 2024 and stand by that endorsement.

In the last several months since Katie Wilson entered the race, I have had several conversations with her and have been impressed by her vision, skills and commitment to progressive policies that will make us an inclusive, innovative, and affordable city for working people."

"That is why today, I am proud to announce that I will also be endorsing Katie Wilson in her bid to be Seattle's next Mayor.

Katie is an organizer, like me, who has shown her fight and mettle in successfully organizing transit riders from the ground up, working in coalition to pass successful policies like the jumpstart tax and desperately needed social housing. She understands the need to build a strong team around her that will ensure her vision becomes reality.

She will be a fighter for the principles of equity, immigrant justice, civil rights, and fundamental democratic rights that are all under threat right now and hallmarks of the fights I take on every single day as your Member of Congress."

"I also believe that if we are to truly have a democratic process, voters need to speak for themselves without millions of dollars from wealthy individuals and big corporations being poured into our elections. Katie's exceptional win in the primary election is an inspiring example of just that.

For all these reasons, I am proud to make this dual endorsement today."

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 8d

Joel Kaplan - president of global affairs at Meta - was one of these rioters.

He also got off 🍆💦 on asking his employee where she was bleeding from after hemorrhaging from pregnancy complications and put in a performance review that she wasn't working enough when in a related coma.

David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 8d

The Bush Republicans who are now acting like they didn’t have anything to do with creating the rising authoritarianism in our country should Google “Brooks Brothers Riot” & remind themselves of their role in producing this.

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Jen in Motion @jeninmotion.bsky.social · 9d

Mike Johnson a little bitch baby

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 9d

This GOP move does several things:
+ No votes in the House until at least October 14
+ No swearing-in for Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva D-AZ
+ No 218th signature from Grijalva on the Epstein Files discharge petition
+ Continues the House 'jam' of the Senate on the CR

Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 9d

🚨🚨The House reading clerk just read a letter from House Speaker Mike Johnson where he declares a 'District Work Period' from October 7 to October 13.

That would mean no votes in the House until mid-month.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 9d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 9d

124th read of 2025:

The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton

Cute but ultimately I needed more tension and space because he's an astronaut. I wish this had been dual POV instead of only Amerie. I still can't believe she didn't know their date was to stargaze! A+ cover.

3/5 stars #Booksky #Romancelandia

Book cover for The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton

Illustration on a bright pink cover shows a Black man in a blue NASA astronaut suit holding and dipping down to kiss a Black woman in a sparkly green dress and high heels. Behind them is a city outline and in the sky is a moon and rocketship blasting off into the atmosphere.

Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 11d

123rd read:

Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change by Angela Garbes

I’m aligned with the thesis: to expand the definitions of mothering & value & reward it. Society runs on this unpaid labor. The non-memoir parts were significantly weaker, especially on disability.

3/5 stars #Booksky #Memoir

Book cover for Essential Labor: Mothering as Social Change by Angela Garbes

Cover is an outline drawing of a woman holding a baby in front of her. Both have dark skin and there is a halo-like effect around the mother's head to signal the reverence of the mother that is not rewarded.

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 12d

122nd read:

Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky

Lubchansky perfectly encapsulates how very absurd and disconnected this moment in time feels. Simplicity is set in 2081, but its chaos is patterned after echoes of ours. Both art and text capture relatable moments.

5/5 stars #Booksky #Comics #ScifiBooks

Book cover for Simplicity by Mattie Lubchansky

Features an illustration of Lucius, a trans man with tan skin and glasses being pulled down by tentacle vines being let go by a person at the top

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 13d

121st read:

Marvel Voices: Heritage #1 by various creators

These Indigenous character stories felt too short and promotional. The best was “Snowguard: The Tuurngait’s Song," as it pulled through with themes, characters, and the only outstanding art.

2/5 stars #Booksky #Comics #Superheroes

Comic book cover for Marvel Voices: Heritage #1

Cover features an illustration of Echo as Phoenix leading a group of superheroes as they jump or fly over the Grand Canyon

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 13d

I mean...you have to have some heroism to have worked every day for a decade + with my bio dad. He deserved that diet Pepsi.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 14d

weirdo political pundits cannot understand that this is the only way a lot of us want to use the social web

a screenshot from 2003's Peter Pan of Peter speaking, the subtitle has been edited to read, "I want always to talk about my hyperfixations and have fun"

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 13d

You name your hero Gary, and all I see is the long-time service writer who worked at my bio dad's auto shop and loved his diet Pepsis.

Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 13d

120th read of 2025:

A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander

I loved this! In many ways, Christopher was a very ordinary romance hero, forced through inheritance drama to marry before 25.

The great ending reinforced his Heroism. A gay trans man doing it all!

5/5 stars #Romancelandia #Booksky

Book cover for A Gentleman's Gentleman by TJ Alexander

Cover is a stylized photo of a man wearing a fancy cravat and light colored Regency clothing, shows his face from his mouth down, with a calling card for the book's title and author.

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 14d

It's so good!

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · 17d

Some amazing gay history. Listen up kids.

I'm watching that documentary "Before Stonewall" about gay history
pre-1969, and uncovered something which I think is interesting.

The documentary includes a brief clip of a 1954 televised newscast
about the rise of homosexuality. The host of the program interviewed
psychologists, a police officer, and one "known homosexual". The
"known homosexual" is 22 years old. He identifies himself as Curtis
White, which is a pseudonym; his name is actually Dale Olson.
So I tracked down the newscast. According to what I can find, Dale
Olson may have been the first gay man to appear openly on television
and defend his sexual orientation. He explains that there's nothing
wrong with him mentally and he's never been arrested. When asked
whether he'd take a cure if it existed, he says no. When asked whether
his family knows he's gay, he says that they didn't up until tonight, but
he guesses they're going to find out, and he'll probably be fired from
his job as well. So of course the host is like ... why are you doing this
interview then? and Dale Olson, cool as cucumber pie, says "I think
that this way I can be a little useful to someone besides myself."

1954. 22 years old. Balls of pure titanium.

Despite the pseudonym, Dale's boss did indeed recognize him from
the TV program, and he was promptly fired the next day. He wrote into
ONE magazine six months later to reassure readers that he had gotten
a new job at a higher salary.
Curious about what became of him, I looked into his life a little further.
It turns out that he ultimately became a very successful publicity
agent. He promoted the Rocky movies and Superman. Not only that,
but get this: Dale represented Rock Hudson, and he was the person
who convinced him to disclose that he had AIDS! He wrote the
statement Rock read. And as we know, Rock Hudson's disclosure had
a very significant effect on the national conversation about AIDS in the
U.S.

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 14d

119th read of 2025:

If the Boot Fits (Cowboys of California #2) by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Sweet, but this could've used more tension. It plays with dimensions of fame, but Sam and Amanda are just too nice, as the book pulls its punches in this Cinderella retelling.

3/5 stars #Booksky #Romancelandia

Book cover for If the Boot Fits (Cowboys of California #2) by Rebekah Weatherspoon

Cover is a photo of a tall Black man wearing a tuxedo and a black cowboy hat. He's tipping his hat toward the reader as a sign of respect. The background is a pasture with a tree, a horse, and wooden fencing.

Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 15d

118th read:

Hypnotized! A Sharktastic Love Story by Niki Brazen

Either the best book I’ve read or one of the worst. It includes such bangers as — “Today, I quit my job as a marine biologist. Because I think I'm in love with a Shark.” Fin-tabulous.

3/5 stars #Booksky #MonsterRomance #Romancelandia

Book cover for Hypnotized! A Sharktastic Love Story by Niki Brazen

Illustrated cover of a white woman with red hair's face. She wears big glasses that reflect a great white shark in one lens and a hypnotic swirl over the great white in the other

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 15d

That and it was short! So, not a big ask to stay engaged.

Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 15d

117th read:

All Yours (The Apex Series #1) by Vicky Walklate

Starts off pretty sexy and then gets increasingly silly. Cleo, the zookeeper, falls for a crocodile man, who is a demon from another dimension that can grant immortality, and they must fight an evil capitalist.

3/5 stars #Booksky

Book cover for All Yours (The Apex Series #1) by Vicky Walklate

Cover is a drawing of a busty redheaded white woman in a white dress being held on the lap of a crocodile man

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Theo @theokane.bsky.social · 15d

Exactly! Everything people wished Firefly was.