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Axton| he•him|Trans + Neurodivergent Poet ✦ Grief, Truth, Survival 🕯️ Raw work for the unheard. 📖 Witchcraft • Journals • Rocks • More 🔗 poeaxtry-link.my.canva.site ✨

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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 27m
The Christopher Spring Stop That Started a Multi-State Trail Blitz: Come with Tae and I to fill up our water jugs at the Crystal Spring Farm in Cadiz, Ohio. Learn more about the history of the spring and its community ties.
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The Christopher Spring Stop That Started a Multi-State Trail Blitz:
Come with Tae and I to fill up our water jugs at the Crystal Spring Farm in Cadiz, Ohio. Learn more about the history of the spring and its community ties.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Big Four Bridge Trail – Walking Above the Water: Take a mid June hike across the Ohio river via the Big Four Trail between Kentucky and Indiana. Listen to the symphony of the city while you take in the urban landscape.
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Big Four Bridge Trail – Walking Above the Water:
Take a mid June hike across the Ohio river via the Big Four Trail between Kentucky and Indiana. Listen to the symphony of the city while you take in the urban landscape.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Echoes in the Limestone: Falls of Ohio State Park Let’s explore The Falls of Ohio State Park in Clarksville, Indiana. Discover the mammoth fossil in the nature center and the fossil plates on trail. But where is the waterfall?
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Echoes in the Limestone: Falls of Ohio State Park
Let’s explore The Falls of Ohio State Park in Clarksville, Indiana. Discover the mammoth fossil in the nature center and the fossil plates on trail. But where is the waterfall?
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The Midnight Trek: Exploring at Shelbyville State Fish & Wildlife Area Take a midnight Midwest trek through Shelbyville, Illinois State Fish & Wildlife Area. Explore a flooded lake and experience the nocturnal wildlife around it.
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The Midnight Trek: Exploring at Shelbyville State Fish & Wildlife Area
Take a midnight Midwest trek through Shelbyville, Illinois State Fish & Wildlife Area. Explore a flooded lake and experience the nocturnal wildlife around it.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The Architecture of Your Pack: Modules, Time, & Terrain Learn how Axton keeps modules grouped to add to his everyday hiking bags so he’s always good to go. Avoid the before hike packing fatigue
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The Architecture of Your Pack: Modules, Time, & Terrain
Learn how Axton keeps modules grouped to add to his everyday hiking bags so he’s always good to go. Avoid the before hike packing fatigue
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Anti-Affiliate Gear Guide: Building a Realist Day Pack for Midwest Trails Learn how to cut through the burnout of getting your day pack ready for a trek. Audit your gear, maintain your motivation, and keep your items ready to grab and go.
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The Anti-Affiliate Gear Guide: Building a Realist Day Pack for Midwest Trails
Learn how to cut through the burnout of getting your day pack ready for a trek. Audit your gear, maintain your motivation, and keep your items ready to grab and go.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Turkey Run State Park- Waterfalls & Warnings: Take an early summer hike through trail 3 & 10 loop at Turkey Run State Park during a thunderstorm warning that turned into a tornado watch.
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Turkey Run State Park- Waterfalls & Warnings:
Take an early summer hike through trail 3 & 10 loop at Turkey Run State Park during a thunderstorm warning that turned into a tornado watch.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Finding Home in the In-Between: A Journey Through “Roaming” “Roaming” an original poem by Axton Mitchell that sits at the crossroads of trans experience, mental health, and finding one’s identity.
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Finding Home in the In-Between: A Journey Through “Roaming”
“Roaming” an original poem by Axton Mitchell that sits at the crossroads of trans experience, mental health, and finding one’s identity.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Green Smoke & Stones: The Metaphysics of Cannabis Leaves Add cannabis leaves to an altar with me while we deep-dive cannabis’s metaphysically used in both modern times and throughout history.
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Green Smoke & Stones: The Metaphysics of Cannabis Leaves
Add cannabis leaves to an altar with me while we deep-dive cannabis’s metaphysically used in both modern times and throughout history.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Stones of Sight & Time: The Deep Lore, Occurrence, & Uses of Hag Stones- Uncover the geologic anomaly of hag stones while you learn their folklore roots.
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Stones of Sight & Time: The Deep Lore, Occurrence, & Uses of Hag Stones-
Uncover the geologic anomaly of hag stones while you learn their folklore roots.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
New hair I’m orange for now
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Check out my little writing sanctuary & reading nook Now complete with my thrifted typewriter! #indie #creativespace What’s in your creative space?
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Thrifty wins today for under $70 USD #steal #indie #thrifty
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Letters to the Different Versions of Me – A Transgender Man: Poet & Author Axton Mitchell writes two letters to himself in the past that focus on the importance of continuing the journey to the beautiful future.
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Letters to the Different Versions of Me – A Transgender Man:
Poet & Author Axton Mitchell writes two letters to himself in the past that focus on the importance of continuing the journey to the beautiful future.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Spit It Out: On Hypocrisy and Convenient Saviors This original poem explores hypocrisy in religion through the eyes of a transgender man.
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Spit It Out: On Hypocrisy and Convenient Saviors
This original poem explores hypocrisy in religion through the eyes of a transgender man.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank you ❤️☀️
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What do you look forward to after a hike? Once your home and settled how do you take care of yourself? For me that’s simple… When the weather is nice catch me in my hammock with headphones, a hydroflask full of ice water, a joint, and sometimes even a stiff drink. #selfcare #niceweather
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Not Caring What Others Think: The Hardest Skill Most People Never Learn- Master the art of not caring what others think. Discover why emotional detachment is a vital life skill and how to uncouple your self-worth from noise.
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Not Caring What Others Think: The Hardest Skill Most People Never Learn-
Master the art of not caring what others think. Discover why emotional detachment is a vital life skill and how to uncouple your self-worth from noise.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Myth of Destiny is Exhausting – Does Everything Happen for a Reason? Stop waiting for a grand plan. Strip away the illusion of cosmic scriptwriting and learn how to shift the burden of meaning from fate to agency.
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The Myth of Destiny is Exhausting – Does Everything Happen for a Reason?
Stop waiting for a grand plan. Strip away the illusion of cosmic scriptwriting and learn how to shift the burden of meaning from fate to agency.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Wolf Run Regional Park – Litter & Little Things: Let’s trek through Wolf Run Regional Park. A Litter Trail, Storybook Trail, boulders left by glacial drifts, and many things that most people will walk right by in Knox County Ohio.
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Wolf Run Regional Park – Litter & Little Things:
Let’s trek through Wolf Run Regional Park. A Litter Trail, Storybook Trail, boulders left by glacial drifts, and many things that most people will walk right by in Knox County Ohio.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Die Trans – A Poem on Transgender Fear, Survival, & Refusal to Conform: Survival poem by Axton Mitchell- fear, rural danger, hypervigilance, & resilience. I was born trans & I am refusing to die for it. Hiking, identity, & truth collide.
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Die Trans – A Poem on Transgender Fear, Survival, & Refusal to Conform:
Survival poem by Axton Mitchell- fear, rural danger, hypervigilance, & resilience. I was born trans & I am refusing to die for it. Hiking, identity, & truth collide.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I am You are We are ART.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Washed Away; Many Years of Love & Labor – One Crooksville Family’s Heart-wrenching Loss: After historic flooding in Crooksville, Ohio one family is left to pick up the pieces. Here’s how the community can help.
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Washed Away; Many Years of Love & Labor – One Crooksville Family’s Heart-wrenching Loss:
After historic flooding in Crooksville, Ohio one family is left to pick up the pieces. Here’s how the community can help.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
My baby Luna just had a birthday!
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
What do your plans usually look like?
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I’m sure everyone else who’s lost a parent knows how this feels. Make sure you have a constructive way to work with the grief.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
On my backpacking trip through Seneca Creek Back Country
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
So are you in the network?
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Bow chicka Wow wow
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
What’s everyone reading?
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Close enough?
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Fall in love with life
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The Anatomy of a Reset & Why “Just Think Positive” Fails: The Anatomy of a Reset explores why forced positivity fails, offering a practical framework of kinetic movement, sensory grounding, and dual-tiered daily reset rituals.
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The Anatomy of a Reset & Why “Just Think Positive” Fails:
The Anatomy of a Reset explores why forced positivity fails, offering a practical framework of kinetic movement, sensory grounding, and dual-tiered daily reset rituals.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Keller-Kirn Park – A Wild Little Corner of Lancaster, Ohio: Let’s wander around Keller-Kirn Park in Lancaster, Ohio. Come check out the rappelling area and disc golf course at this Fairfield County Park.
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Keller-Kirn Park – A Wild Little Corner of Lancaster, Ohio:
Let’s wander around Keller-Kirn Park in Lancaster, Ohio. Come check out the rappelling area and disc golf course at this Fairfield County Park.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Shadows & Springs – An Evening at Flint Ridge: We hike the unnamed trail across the road at Flint Ridge Nature Preserve. Find pretty flint, chert and quartz, just remember keep only photographs & memories.
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Shadows & Springs – An Evening at Flint Ridge:
We hike the unnamed trail across the road at Flint Ridge Nature Preserve. Find pretty flint, chert and quartz, just remember keep only photographs & memories.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Luh luh luh love it!
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Apparently Jesus forgot to give me multiple D’s. I’m a trans guy and I’m vitamin D deficient. #humor #ftm
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Cliffs & Caves: The Airplane Rock Loop Let’s hike Hocking Hills State Forest to see Airplane Rock, Twin Falls, and Chapel Cave. Have you ever seen a turkey fall out of a tree?
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Cliffs & Caves: The Airplane Rock Loop
Let’s hike Hocking Hills State Forest to see Airplane Rock, Twin Falls, and Chapel Cave. Have you ever seen a turkey fall out of a tree?
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Love your life #camping #westvirginia
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GoBlue @blu2b4u.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It’s a crime that Mitch McConnell can not even show up for his job while many ordinary Americans have 2 or 3 jobs just to pay bills
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Are We All the Once-ler? Why The Lorax Still Matters: Unpack The Lorax, with an adult first time watcher. Do you see the connections to today's world?
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Are We All the Once-ler? Why The Lorax Still Matters:
Unpack The Lorax, with an adult first time watcher. Do you see the connections to today's world?
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Having a fire 🔥 Writing ✍️ Chilling 💨 & hopefully redoing a few things visually #author #hiker #contentcreator
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Rockstall Nature Preserve – What Surrounds You? Hike Rockstall Nature Preserve with Luna and I. Experience a seasonal waterfall and a hiker who reminds us why we should always be aware of our surroundings.
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Rockstall Nature Preserve – What Surrounds You?
Hike Rockstall Nature Preserve with Luna and I. Experience a seasonal waterfall and a hiker who reminds us why we should always be aware of our surroundings.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
BPD Meets Colorful Poetry: Explore a personal poem by Axton Mitchell about BPD, splitting, black-and-white thinking, and how perception can transform after emotional trigger.
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BPD Meets Colorful Poetry:
Explore a personal poem by Axton Mitchell about BPD, splitting, black-and-white thinking, and how perception can transform after emotional trigger.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Packing My First Pack for a Backcountry Through Hike: Interested in going backpacking but don’t know what to pack? I’ve go you covered. We will water proof your matches before you go too.
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Packing My First Pack for a Backcountry Through Hike:
Interested in going backpacking but don’t know what to pack? I’ve go you covered. We will water proof your matches before you go too.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Lobdell Reserve | Quick Creekside Escape on a Hot Day in Ohio: Hike Lobdell Reserve in Alexandria, Ohio with Axton & Luna on the first mid 85 day in Ohio for the 2026 season. It may only be a mile but it was worth the loss of sleep!
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Lobdell Reserve | Quick Creekside Escape on a Hot Day in Ohio:
Hike Lobdell Reserve in Alexandria, Ohio with Axton & Luna on the first mid 85 day in Ohio for the 2026 season. It may only be a mile but it was worth the loss of sleep!
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Money Talks & You Know What Walks - Capitalism Ruined it:
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Money Talks & You Know What Walks – Capitalism Ruined it:
Axton answers a prompt that asks not to name the thing but to name why the thing doesn’t work for him. Come see why you can chose hiking for healing.
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Poeaxtry_ @poeaxtry.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Two Treks Two Versions of Us - The Beginning:
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Two Treks Two Versions of Us – The Beginning:
Two Treks, two years, and one evolving friendship. Explore how hiking through Raccoon Creek and Hocking Hills reshaped trust, resilience, and perspective.
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