Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io
Disaster trans woman with a PhD in media studies. I write stuff sometimes. (she/her)
Buy my book: https://linktr.ee/Shadell13
Buy my book: https://linktr.ee/Shadell13
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Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io
· Nov 19
So, since my follower count here doubled this week, hi!
I’m a self pub transfic author who writes trans fantasy stories, available on itch, Amazon and Scribblehub.
I’m also a postdoc in media psych with a casual interest in transfeminism and trans studies, so I may post thoughts sometimes.
I’m a self pub transfic author who writes trans fantasy stories, available on itch, Amazon and Scribblehub.
I’m also a postdoc in media psych with a casual interest in transfeminism and trans studies, so I may post thoughts sometimes.
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Only three days left to grab a truly unreasonable deal on toxic lesbian literature! If you're a connoisseur of sicko, you're unlikely to see another opportunity like this for quite some time~
itch.io/b/3364/poiso...
itch.io/b/3364/poiso...
November 27, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Only three days left to grab a truly unreasonable deal on toxic lesbian literature! If you're a connoisseur of sicko, you're unlikely to see another opportunity like this for quite some time~
itch.io/b/3364/poiso...
itch.io/b/3364/poiso...
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A Patreon exclusive! First drafts of my next trans sapphic cyberpunk book as they come together, chapter by chapter. First up is "The Tempest," a prologue.
www.patreon.com/posts/144504...
www.patreon.com/posts/144504...
(One Heart Together) First Draft: "The Tempest" | Dr. Nyri A. Bakkalian
Get more from Dr. Nyri A. Bakkalian on Patreon
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November 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
A Patreon exclusive! First drafts of my next trans sapphic cyberpunk book as they come together, chapter by chapter. First up is "The Tempest," a prologue.
www.patreon.com/posts/144504...
www.patreon.com/posts/144504...
TFW you ask a basic methodological question to an acquaintance in the same room, who has a PhD in the field and significant relevant methodological expertise and they go to their laptop, type the question into OpenAI, copy and paste the output without reading it, as you watch, and then dm it to you…
November 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
TFW you ask a basic methodological question to an acquaintance in the same room, who has a PhD in the field and significant relevant methodological expertise and they go to their laptop, type the question into OpenAI, copy and paste the output without reading it, as you watch, and then dm it to you…
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"blancandrophobia" youtuber whose entire thing is just to reskin alt-right videos from 2015 in progressive-sounding present-day language
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
"blancandrophobia" youtuber whose entire thing is just to reskin alt-right videos from 2015 in progressive-sounding present-day language
Comparing this to the rate at which journalists use AI anyway, and deeply curious about the rationales; though they’re probably not that shocking.
6️⃣ What do journalists fear about AI?
Most prevalent concerns include the loss of public trust in journalism (with 60% saying they are “extremely concerned”), accuracy (57%), and the originality of journalistic content (54%)
Most prevalent concerns include the loss of public trust in journalism (with 60% saying they are “extremely concerned”), accuracy (57%), and the originality of journalistic content (54%)
November 27, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Comparing this to the rate at which journalists use AI anyway, and deeply curious about the rationales; though they’re probably not that shocking.
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It would be extremely cool if a bunch of people called payment processors over Black Friday weekend to ask why they're telling people what they can and can't buy with their own money. This holiday season, give the gift of calling payment processors over Black Friday weekend
Spoke with a source who told me the call volume is so high, a call center for both Mastercard & Visa is bringing out pizza and ice cream so agents don’t quite amid the rush. Long waits are causing dropped calls.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
What you’re doing is working. Call MC & Visa.
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 AM
It would be extremely cool if a bunch of people called payment processors over Black Friday weekend to ask why they're telling people what they can and can't buy with their own money. This holiday season, give the gift of calling payment processors over Black Friday weekend
POV: the vibe-coder terrified that an LLM is going to take their job.
November 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
POV: the vibe-coder terrified that an LLM is going to take their job.
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This bundle is available for 3 more days!!
Here is the final thread of my favorite quotes of the items in this bundle.
Here is the final thread of my favorite quotes of the items in this bundle.
Welcome to Toxic Yuri November! That's not a thing, you say? Well, now it is. Our new bundle is just $15 for TWENTY-FOUR titles, all united by everyone's favorite theme: terrible, no-good, dangerous lesbians.
itch.io/b/3364/poiso...
itch.io/b/3364/poiso...
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This bundle is available for 3 more days!!
Here is the final thread of my favorite quotes of the items in this bundle.
Here is the final thread of my favorite quotes of the items in this bundle.
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Women only want one thing*, and it's disgusting.
*Polyamorous lesbian dragons flirting with their exes while dueling for the cute humans they want to keep as pets or lovers. The fallen-star magic abused for blasphemous deeds is unrelated.
Oh, and butches. There's so many butches in this. They kiss
*Polyamorous lesbian dragons flirting with their exes while dueling for the cute humans they want to keep as pets or lovers. The fallen-star magic abused for blasphemous deeds is unrelated.
Oh, and butches. There's so many butches in this. They kiss
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Women only want one thing*, and it's disgusting.
*Polyamorous lesbian dragons flirting with their exes while dueling for the cute humans they want to keep as pets or lovers. The fallen-star magic abused for blasphemous deeds is unrelated.
Oh, and butches. There's so many butches in this. They kiss
*Polyamorous lesbian dragons flirting with their exes while dueling for the cute humans they want to keep as pets or lovers. The fallen-star magic abused for blasphemous deeds is unrelated.
Oh, and butches. There's so many butches in this. They kiss
Fascinated by the 15-20% of brits that are like "yes, the government should act to stop me from discriminating against transes."
(I know this is not actually how that works.)
(I know this is not actually how that works.)
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Fascinated by the 15-20% of brits that are like "yes, the government should act to stop me from discriminating against transes."
(I know this is not actually how that works.)
(I know this is not actually how that works.)
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Reading "Carve it on My Bones" by @shadell.itch.io and as another author of similar (trans, transhumanist, mecha) fiction, I am *hooked*.
November 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Reading "Carve it on My Bones" by @shadell.itch.io and as another author of similar (trans, transhumanist, mecha) fiction, I am *hooked*.
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50% off almost all my stories! Or get save even more and buy a bundle at $25 USD!
itch.io/s/169615/bir...
itch.io/s/169615/bir...
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
50% off almost all my stories! Or get save even more and buy a bundle at $25 USD!
itch.io/s/169615/bir...
itch.io/s/169615/bir...
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"It is easier to accede to these unconscious desires if it keeps him focused long enough to escape. Let him blame me for the lie when we’re back in the real world."
Rainy Autumn Nights by @shadell.itch.io
Rainy Autumn Nights by @shadell.itch.io
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"It is easier to accede to these unconscious desires if it keeps him focused long enough to escape. Let him blame me for the lie when we’re back in the real world."
Rainy Autumn Nights by @shadell.itch.io
Rainy Autumn Nights by @shadell.itch.io
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This bundle is available for 5 more days!!
Here is the first thread of my favorite quotes of the items in this bundle.
Here is the first thread of my favorite quotes of the items in this bundle.
Welcome to Toxic Yuri November! That's not a thing, you say? Well, now it is. Our new bundle is just $15 for TWENTY-FOUR titles, all united by everyone's favorite theme: terrible, no-good, dangerous lesbians.
itch.io/b/3364/poiso...
itch.io/b/3364/poiso...
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This bundle is available for 5 more days!!
Here is the first thread of my favorite quotes of the items in this bundle.
Here is the first thread of my favorite quotes of the items in this bundle.
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Hello everyone. Today may not be Porcelain Friday, but wow do I have some big news for you all. The final few chapters of Bloodstained Porcelain are up on my Patreon account. Want to find out how my bloody story of revenge ends? Find out here at www.patreon.com/posts/final-...
Final chapters of Bloodstained Porcelain are out | ChimeraLucy
Get more from ChimeraLucy on Patreon
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November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hello everyone. Today may not be Porcelain Friday, but wow do I have some big news for you all. The final few chapters of Bloodstained Porcelain are up on my Patreon account. Want to find out how my bloody story of revenge ends? Find out here at www.patreon.com/posts/final-...
I get why, but a lot of these QTs are misreading this as a "problem" with 'Gen Z' when the actual substantive point being made here is, if anything, much closer to an indictment of the specific protests (and more yet) the broader environment.
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I get why, but a lot of these QTs are misreading this as a "problem" with 'Gen Z' when the actual substantive point being made here is, if anything, much closer to an indictment of the specific protests (and more yet) the broader environment.
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While it's common in the Anglosphere to have 'shared world' settings, they're done on a work-for-hire basis; Games Workshop owns the copyright to ALL WH40K novels regardless of the author, Disney owns all copyright to all Star Wars novels. With GO, we want to take a different approach.
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
While it's common in the Anglosphere to have 'shared world' settings, they're done on a work-for-hire basis; Games Workshop owns the copyright to ALL WH40K novels regardless of the author, Disney owns all copyright to all Star Wars novels. With GO, we want to take a different approach.
I trend toward serialized writing; I am way too webfic brained and needy for immediate gratification to do otherwise.
But my first drafts are shockingly terrible tbqh, so I’ve tended to write large chunks, ahead, then post the second or third drafts as I edit.
Recently, I’ve noticed that…
But my first drafts are shockingly terrible tbqh, so I’ve tended to write large chunks, ahead, then post the second or third drafts as I edit.
Recently, I’ve noticed that…
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I trend toward serialized writing; I am way too webfic brained and needy for immediate gratification to do otherwise.
But my first drafts are shockingly terrible tbqh, so I’ve tended to write large chunks, ahead, then post the second or third drafts as I edit.
Recently, I’ve noticed that…
But my first drafts are shockingly terrible tbqh, so I’ve tended to write large chunks, ahead, then post the second or third drafts as I edit.
Recently, I’ve noticed that…
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Nooooooo!
To the fainting couch, stat!
To the fainting couch, stat!
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Nooooooo!
To the fainting couch, stat!
To the fainting couch, stat!
Millions of authors, any of whom may have lost tenure, been passed over by a hiring committee or otherwise suffered professionally because a major player in a field with 30-40% profit margins couldn’t even make its API work right for over a decade.
Oops. Ooooooooooooops.
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
I do hope that nobody has been given or denied a job/promotion based on their SpringerNature citation counts in the past 15 years.
arxiv.org/pdf/2511.01675
h/t @nathlarigaldie.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Millions of authors, any of whom may have lost tenure, been passed over by a hiring committee or otherwise suffered professionally because a major player in a field with 30-40% profit margins couldn’t even make its API work right for over a decade.
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I just got evicted and I don't have the resources to find a new place, am hoping some nice people will feel like helping a disabled trans woman (who still works, somewhat) out with an unexpected setback?
sorry i even have to ask :/
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
sorry i even have to ask :/
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I just got evicted and I don't have the resources to find a new place, am hoping some nice people will feel like helping a disabled trans woman (who still works, somewhat) out with an unexpected setback?
sorry i even have to ask :/
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
sorry i even have to ask :/
www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
This is a very good point!
It's 2025; most toxic yuri fans cannot even afford fainting couches!!!! What are they supposed to do if the .69 is too overstimulating?! Faint on a non-specialized couch!?
It's 2025; most toxic yuri fans cannot even afford fainting couches!!!! What are they supposed to do if the .69 is too overstimulating?! Faint on a non-specialized couch!?
Okay, a week to go for our bundle (itch.io/b/3364/poiso...) and it's time to talk about something important:
Integers.
Look at our total? .59! Please get this to a sensible .00 ASAP.
And don't get me started on the goal! .69? Do you want toxic yuri fans to faint? Please put us well past the goal.
Integers.
Look at our total? .59! Please get this to a sensible .00 ASAP.
And don't get me started on the goal! .69? Do you want toxic yuri fans to faint? Please put us well past the goal.
November 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is a very good point!
It's 2025; most toxic yuri fans cannot even afford fainting couches!!!! What are they supposed to do if the .69 is too overstimulating?! Faint on a non-specialized couch!?
It's 2025; most toxic yuri fans cannot even afford fainting couches!!!! What are they supposed to do if the .69 is too overstimulating?! Faint on a non-specialized couch!?
New Carve It on My Bones! www.scribblehub.com/read/1772883...
Mecha!? In this mecha story?!
As usual, SV is a chapter ahead.
Mecha!? In this mecha story?!
As usual, SV is a chapter ahead.
Carve It on My Bones - DRN2: 13:11 11/13/00098 Peace | Scribble Hub
www.scribblehub.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
New Carve It on My Bones! www.scribblehub.com/read/1772883...
Mecha!? In this mecha story?!
As usual, SV is a chapter ahead.
Mecha!? In this mecha story?!
As usual, SV is a chapter ahead.