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@bittertea.bsky.social
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Writer, zinester, library worker in Portland. Ex-evangelical abuse survivor. Bigender trans weirdo (they/them) zines: bitterteahymnal.gumroad.com website: torlowell.neocities.org blog: thewrongkindoftestimony.neocities.org

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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 23h
the mortifying ordeal of being known
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
currently witness ppl bemoaning that libraries are underfunded and therefore it’s not fair that they can’t get out of residence library card for free and it’s like. ok so you understand -how- libraries are funded right? right? (imagine this in small text) ~taxes!~
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
i can’t fuckin draw a cross what the hell
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Inês Dinis @inestheunicorn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Fat pumpkin pigeon included with every order while stock lasts (don't worry, I have a loooot in stock) 🎃🍂🐦 inestheunicorn.com
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I haven't filled a pen with Diamine Earl Grey in awhile, but I put it in my Sailor Pro Gear that has an architect nib and it was such a match in terms of color but also flow and look that this is now the dedicated ink for this pen
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A sunset picture? From Tor? Who has ever seen such a thing
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
september melted away but it was also the busiest month i have had in awhile biggest work month i’ve had in idk how long, biggest amount of Going Places & Doing Things, busiest hangouts with friends i am so fucking tired (positive)
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I thought about a deck party today and the weather would've been perfect for that sadly but too many people I know are always busy on Sundays
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OPB @opb.org · 27/09/2026
Two new trainsets will make four daily trips between British Columbia’s Vancouver, Seattle, Portland and Eugene. The rollout will continue through early 2027 with an additional six trainsets expected, eventually replacing the existing Amfleet and Talgo trainsets.
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Amtrak Cascades Airo trains debut Sept. 30 in the Pacific Northwest
Two Airo trainsets will starting running four times a day on the Amtrak Cascades beginning Wednesday. They include improved seats, larger tray tables, accessible bathrooms and power outlets at each seat.
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ADHD Memes @adhdforreal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Mike Boylan-Kolchin @mbkplus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Girl dinner
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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Toad looked around. He saw that Frog was not there. “I AM ALL ALONE!” screamed Toad.
Toad suddenly realizes that Frog is not on the sled with him.

From "Down the Hill"
In *Frog and Toad All Year*
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
get my NEW BOOK 🙌 kickstarter.com/projects/mrlovenstein/mr-lovenstein-presents-fun
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Having a 60% keyboard, an ipad with a keyboard, and also a laptop means *I don't fucking remember my fucking keyboard shortcuts are ever*
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
sitting on my couch, listening to the sound of the rain hi fall
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titsay 𓆏 @titsay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
sitting on the window seat so I can watch the sunset while I write, while my girlfriend is lying on the couch, and eventually when the sun is fully set, I will probably go sit in the rocking chair we have never had so much furniture
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yessss so many of these pins are great
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Love it, actually
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We are now the proud owners of a couch Slowly this house is acquiring furniture
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
love getting vaccinated, give me all the vaccines
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"I need to sign up for a library card" "Oh actually you already have, did you need a new card, is that it? You don't have the card anymore?" "Oh no I have it, it's at home" ?????????????????????
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
the amt of times you’re like “how do i do this thing with this app” and the answer is “oh sorry! you have to be on desktop for that! 🙂“ makes me murderous. WHAT’S THE POINT OF YOUR FUCKING APP THEN
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Did karaoke last night (or rather I went along with friends & watched them bc have never done karaoke before & felt out of my element) in a bar that lets you have your own room & damn nothing makes you feel the weight of having grown up fundy like realizing you don't know any of this fucking music.
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
All my sports bras were in the wash yesterday so I wore my old binder which I had to stop wearing when my back got so bad and it was fine? It's definitely can't wear it for long stretches, never to work, but I could wear it on and off throughout the day easy so that was exciting
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Down Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
me: the external symptoms of adhd include the symptoms of being an asshole husband, which feels me feel like an asshole husband therapist: a good number of the people I talk to every week are women me: women can be assholes therapist: but they can't be husbands me: that is a ridiculous statement
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I like to go dancing, and last year when i started injections i got the classic voice changing thing thing where i couldn’t project/yell, like trying to speak loudly i just couldn’t produce sound. BUT last night, with effort, I could yell again! so i think my voice is starting to settle.
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Went to get a sip of water from a bubbler and there were women nearby waiting for the walk light and I caught the end of a wild conversation of "he put my hand on a half hard dick, like I'm not impressed! A fucking halfer?? That's insulting!" And I had to keep a straight face
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hair
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
growing out my hair and shaving my face and getting “she’d” just constantly now is making me realize how often people were intentionally not gendering me before
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
i never take my t late at night because it feels harder, but last night i was like screw it, i want to just Do It and i was vindicated on never taking it late at night because I was extra anxious, stabbed myself poorly, and managed to drip blood all over the floor
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
do i have any apple picking friends? and if not, do i have any friends who would want to plan an apple picking excursion? i havent done it in a few years because you absolutely need a car
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Love getting on the circ desk and seeing old tabs open from a co-worker clearly looking up a patrons question Today was "most expensive restaurant in Portland"
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
ty kind stranger, who stopped in front of our yard and readjusted our ‘gayest place in town’ garden flag that had gotten askew in the wind
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I love having friends over I love having a space big enough to have friends over
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Stressful day BUT a small child returned her library books with a little forlorn “goodbye books. I’ll miss you“
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In service day at one of my library jobs and we watched a documentary on homelessness and were discussing it & another on caller said "For us on-callers, if we don't have someone else supporting us, that will be us" and the room got quieeeeet
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I think a school bus tried to stop for me? Opened the doors for me and then we just looked at each other in confusion until they left. What in the trans baby face
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
confronted an ocd anxiety and didnt die, congratulate me (now i just need to do it consistently for..…ever)
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A YEAR OF GYM kettlebell swing starting weight: 20 lbs kettlebell swing current weight: 62 lbs (easy, but the next weight our gym has is 70 & i’m not quite there yet) single arm swing sw: 9 lbs single arm swing cw: 44 lbs press sw: 9 lbs press cw: 26 to 30 lbs
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
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fravery.bsky.social @fravery.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Autumn Leaves” Carol Collette (b.1945) Etching on Paper with Watercolor
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ADHD Memes @adhdforreal.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I mean, it might not be okay, so I should definitely freak out until proven otherwise, when you think about it
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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
they’ll figure it out if they get hungry enough
Supermarket aisle sign with items listed top to bottom: Can Fish, Microwave, Soup.
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My buses to and from work are just vanishing today, just late late welp we just yeeted off the schedule because actually it never existed
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
also: -finger twisting -hair twirling -lip biting -foot bouncing -skin picking
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
it’s really funny when i read ppl claiming that the exvangelical movement happened bc clearly they weren’t taught one of the most basic, boring, standard beliefs of evangelical christianity. like the unavoidable ones.
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
💔 happy birthday, my platonic soulmate I’m sorry we couldn’t save you, help you, protect you
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