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Atara Blake
@strangeisthenight.bsky.social
Artist, PhD in cancer biology, writer of horror/weird fiction. Seeking the strange and wondrous in a dying world. She/Her 🌈. Portland, OR
I attended the panel where you recommended "Elegy for Bruce Lee" as an example of a line break that can bring you to tears.

Me: How sad could one line break be?
Also me, moments later, crying: oh.

Really appreciated your insights on the panel and congrats on your nomination!
August 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Thank you!!
January 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Clearly no actual biologists were consulted on this. Conception results in the creation of a zygote, a single fertilized cell. By definition that means that no gametes are present in the offspring at conception. Plus embryos don't undergo sex differentiation until week 7 post fertilization.
January 21, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Yes I love his work!
January 20, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Thank you! A mix of pen and ink and ink on clayboard. The clayboard is a bit like a scratch board but it starts out white and you layer ink where you need it. Then the ink can be scratched away with any kind of sharp tool.
January 20, 2025 at 4:58 AM