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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/
Look at my perfect daughter
the dame is stuck in a crockpot and you're LAUGHING?
December 3, 2025 at 5:01 AM
the dame is stuck in a crockpot and you're LAUGHING?
December 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A Polaris warning: this sign is the scariest thing in all of Seattle. Scarier than coyotes. Scarier than grown men using the jungle gym to do pull ups. Scarier even than people in big hats. So be warned. If you see this sign, Polaris says don't trust it.
December 2, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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“The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 50,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience so people around the world can experience the beauty of the Quilt and witness the love and stories stitched into each panel.”
Interactive AIDS Quilt
The National AIDS Memorial, through a partnership with the AIDS Quilt Touch team, presents all 48,000 panels of the AIDS Memorial Quilt in an interactive experience People around the world can experie...
www.aidsmemorial.org
December 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
mlem
December 2, 2025 at 12:32 AM
sometimes I think about this uncle I really hated who was a prison guard until he died when he got drunk and fell off a boat and sliced his leg off on the propeller. that dude would 100% be working for ICE now if he were alive.
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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
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
November 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Here's a link to watch Pow! for free!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOTu...
Pow!
YouTube video by FNX TV
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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For sapphic rage against being exploited and controlled, try A Feast for Flies by @leighharlen.bsky.social

dancingstarpress.com/product/a-fe...
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!
dancingstarpress.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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
November 26, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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November 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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it's great that convergent evolution made sure we have the "evil muppet lurking in the swamp" niche covered on multiple continents
133. Boat-billed Heron
November 25, 2025 at 10:47 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.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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
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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
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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
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
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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 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
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November 21, 2025 at 7:31 AM
That's right, I'm talking about you on the internets
November 20, 2025 at 11:20 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
November 20, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Without downloading any new pics describe your gender
November 20, 2025 at 6:57 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.
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 AM