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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 · 15h
Newest member of my fountain pen family
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I am putting myself OUT THERE lately and the consequences is that it requires letting people in. Like that’s fair
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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
sailor’s nibs are notoriously scratchy, which is why I got an architect grind, because it’s its own kind of fussy but with the payoff of Looking Cool, but something about this ink is just making it flow sooooo smooth
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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
I did put myself into a really bad pain flare up & have had to ease up at the gym a bit while I breathe through it, so you know, there are tradeoffs
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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
It is so fucking nice out right now
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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
This is a sunset account
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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
Pair well with this button I bought at pride because I couldn't stop laughing
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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
Got my last hpv vaccine today!
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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
this is about google docs but don’t get me started on the goodreads android app which i think exists entirely to be the most useless thing you’ve ever seen and i don’t even bother with it
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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
next time i will participate, but it will probably mean singing like, meant to live by switchfoot since that played on rotation every week at my church's youth group when i was a teenager. sorry
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Movies were a little easier bc if they aired on tv with the "bad parts" censored, I could watch it, so I've seen more of those. But mtv was forbidden, &we were too poor to buy music anyway. And now, some songs it's clear the moment has passed. Like it prob felt good at a teen& for nostalgia, not now
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
tbf there was a rousing rendition of the Pokemon theme song so it's not like anyone would've actually judged me but it is less than anyone would be like Why Are You Singing Lifehouse and more that this was literally all I knew. idk how to make up for this musical loss. idk how to begin.
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My friend was going to sing a Poets of the Fall song with me since the karaoke bar had a few of their songs (but I chickened out) bc other than that it was like, welllll, I could sing...Lifehouse? Daughtry? Switchfoot? Iconic early '00s Safe for Christian Girls Music
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Tor @bittertea.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Everyone we were with were singing all these songs that were clearly expected to be well known stuff and I'm sitting there like, well no, because they're about sex and have Bad words, you see, I had to sneak listen to Radio Disney growing up bc my mother thought *that* was too inappropriate.
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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
Also I keep being caught off guard at how much testosterone injections and the gym have changed my body composition. Where did my hips go. The last time I could wear this shirt I weighed like 25 lbs lighter than I do right now
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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
I basically live in this shirt on days I'm not working, it's comfy
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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
first time the injection site still hurts even the next day. I think my hands shook when I pulled the needle out too, so I don’t think that helped anyway i hate injections! but they’re better & more effective than gel for me so I’m stuck!
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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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