Aster Olsen

Sunsets and sea lions and late evenings of early summer days

Performative reading adventures for marketing of Cosmo t-girl. Unbelievable weather. Hours and hours of daylight. It's Seattle spring 🌱🌈

Colombia

I'm very lucky to have a friend who is not only a talented photographer but is willing to spend money on film.

[link in bio] PRE-ORDER Cosmo t-girl today and get: All of YOUR questions answered: - How to do t4t the right way? - How to dress like the adult woman you are? - How to find shoes that aren't Doc Martens? - Which t-girl archetype are you? - How to pick up a t-boy at Wild Rose? - Should you date a tech boy? - How to clean your room? - What's your perfect name? - What video games will get you clocked on a first date? - Does crying over the woman who ghosted you help with voice training? - Which trans city should you move to? - How to get around the city? - Who's your t-girl baddie bestie? And MORE: - 7 key recession indicators in the trans community - Horoscopes, Romance, and Transit - Confessions of a chaser - Fashion inspiration from trans trenders - Makeup that can withstand the HOTTEST action - Classifieds - Advice from Mommy Dearest - Even better advice from Amythyst - Humiliating moments that will make your hair curl Featuring writing from: - Kevina Barnes - Alanis Smithee - Chase D. Geiss - Anita Dicking - Zoey Scuderi (fr0ttag3c0r3) - Oracle Altman - Jordynne Petersen - Lexi Felonie - Cam ;) - Ivana G. Ettlaide - Cristyl Chyron - Plush E. Wrangler - Dez Pratt Grift - A. G. Peabody - Brooklyn City Launch party info coming soon. Brought to you by @asterviridae @max_west56 @madgzzzz @hoodedwarbler @_lexi.png_ @pansysucks Cosmo t-girl is a 56 page 7.75" x 10.75" glossy magazine of quizzes, articles, art, and bits. Estimated shipping in May, 2026. Made in Seattle, WA.

I'm reading some things. Should be a good time. What if you were there too?

Valentine's ski trip with my favorite wife. I love being gay and doing crime with you ❤️

I have a new story in Issue 4 of A New Sessions. It's about coral death and facing the truth, and is told in two halves. The first half is available to read now, and the second half will replace it whenever a new yearly sea surface temperature is set. I loved working with editor @june_facts , and appreciate how this piece fits in with the other selections. You can read it on telnet, at the link in bio, or copy and paste: /story/the_care_of_corals/1

@mprice_90 took these lovely photos with her new/old film camera in December during our trip to Apalachicola. Heavy mist blocked the sun and shrouded the sand dunes and spartina marsh, inducing an ethereal quality similar to what I've grown used to in the PNW. I'm a jumble of these two places now, and it felt appropriate that they would combine in accompaniment to my visit to see family and friends.

Two of my stories are nominated for a TFR readers choice award for the short story category! You can vote against them at the link in bio.

The transplants crew ❤️

At this month’s Other People’s Poems, @asterviridae read a selection of poems by poets with ties to her home state of Florida 🍊 Listen to her read “Here, Bullet” by Brian Turner and check out Aster’s multi-genre recommended reading list! -The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (@simonandschuster ) -Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt (@cipher_press ) -Florida by Lauren Groff (@penguinrandomhouse ) -A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century by Barbara W. Tuchman (@penguinrandomhouse ) -Use of Weapons by Iain M. Banks (@orbitbooks_us ) -Florida Poems by Campbell McGrath (@eccobooks ) -Aggregated Discontent: Confessions of the Last Normal Woman by Harron Walker (@penguinrandomhouse ) Catch Aster at the @transplants_zine Issue 4 release party at Pratt Fine Arts on Dec 20, and join us for the first OPP of 2026 on Feb 7th! ❄️☃️🌃