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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · 10d

You are not alone . . .

Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · 16d

Truly enjoying hearing Nation of Language on KEXP in Seattle. A phenomenal new album: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkhi... #music

Nation of Language - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · 17d

Today's fascinating find, "Walt Builds a Family Fallout Shelter" (From the US Archives) a PSA reel paid for by the National Concrete Masonry Association for a DIY instructions on turning your basement dark room into a fallout shelter. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHmG...

Walt Builds a Family Fallout Shelter

YouTube video by US National Archives

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · 19d

Happy October. Kicked off my morning listening to "That Way" by Jaguar Sun (Born Losers Records). Splendid song with rich dreamy guitar like I love www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d2u...

Jaguar Sun - That Way (Official Video)

YouTube video by Born Losers Records

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · 23d

Saturday morning listening, Sea Lemon from Seattle, live on KEXP www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnJf... #music

Sea Lemon - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · 24d

Well done.

Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · 27d

Incredible show by #JaduHeart last night in my old neighborhood in Washington, DC. if anybody wonders what kind of #music I love, it's this . . . .

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Sep 11

Some good news from Ukraine 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈https://kyivindependent.com/kyiv-court-rejects-appeal-upholds-ukraines-first-de-facto-recognition-of-same-sex-couple-as-a-family/

Kyiv court rejects appeal, upholds Ukraine's first de facto recognition of same-sex couple as a family

The Kyiv Court of Appeal upheld a landmark ruling recognizing a same-sex couple as a family, human rights organization Insight LGBTQ reported on Sept. 10.

kyivindependent.com

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Sep 3

Yes, this is a thing.

Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Sep 2

"Never . . . go on trips with anyone you do not love." Ernest Hemingway upon returning from a road trip to Lyon with F. Scott Fitzgerald (Moveable Feast p 175)

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Sep 2

Check out this month's issue of @attitudemag.bsky.social, including a personal travel essay that I wrote about life on the road w/ my husband. Pick up a copy at your local UK newsstand!

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Aug 28

Instructions for silence that I found on a sign in Bohol #Philippines #silence #signs

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Aug 24

З Днем Незалежності, Україно! Happy Independence Day Ukraine! May your true allies stand up for your freedom and national sovereignty. (Hand-sewn flag from my Ukrainian rucksack that I used to carry potatoes in Kharkiv, right after the country gained independence). #Ukraine #Peace ##Україна

Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Aug 18

Yay for the unbanning of books in the US of A 🇺🇸 authorsguild.org/news/authors...

Authors Guild Celebrates Victory Against Florida's Book Ban Law - The Authors Guild

In a sweeping victory for readers and authors, Judge Carlos Mendoza granted our coalition’s motion for summary judgment in Penguin Random House v. Gibson, striking down Florida’s book ban law as uncon...

authorsguild.org

Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Aug 10

Sunday morning discovery, the latest album from British #music duo #JaduHeart www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkIq...

Jadu Heart - SOS (Official Video)

YouTube video by Jadu Heart

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Jul 3

Welcome to Western Australia. . . #didgeridoo

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Jul 1

Welcome to Singapore, world capital of passive aggressive signage.

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Jun 29

Young Buddhist boy w/ pink lotus offering at Kataragama Temple #SriLanka

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Jun 28

Sharing the road in Sri Lanka . . .

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Jun 26

Smashing plates at a dinner party in Athens. Sometimes it feels good to break things loudly. Almost like that Greek word κάθαρσις (catharsis). 🇬🇷

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Jun 23

It’s 102° F outside. The AC isn’t doing much inside this airport. Standing sweaty with 200 others trudging slowly onto a plane while the TVs replay the latest bombs over & over like it’s last night’s NFL game. Now smile for the facial recognition, now board your plane, now have some hand sanitizer.

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Jun 19

Reading the Ramayana in anticipation of my next adventure. Quite a travel tale actually . . .

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Jun 13

Meanwhile in China www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Police arrest scores of Chinese women writing 'boy love' fiction for money

Police in China are arresting female authors of homosexual romance novels, in a widespread crackdown on the "boys love" fiction genre.

www.abc.net.au

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · Jun 2

Yeah, this . . . #HappyPride #🏳️‍🌈

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Andrew Ellis Evans @andrewellisevans.bsky.social · May 28

Join me at @bgsqd.bsky.social (208 West 13th St #NYC) on June 7 @ 3 pm for a conversation w/ contributors to the new queer #travel anthology “Edge of the World”!