emily c. skaftun (she/her)
@eskaftun.bsky.social
Writer, editor, graphic designer. Irony enthusiast, amateur taxidermist, roller girl. Short story collection LIVING FOREVER & OTHER TERRIBLE IDEAS. Get postcard stories @ www.patreon.com/skaftun.
Postcard #128: The underground music scene
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June 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Postcard #128: The underground music scene
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Happy pride month ❤️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
June 2, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Happy pride month ❤️🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Upcoming postcard weirdness for May and beyond. Subscribe at patreon.com/skaftun for miniature stories of lies, regrets, aliens, and things that hatch from strange eggs.
April 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Upcoming postcard weirdness for May and beyond. Subscribe at patreon.com/skaftun for miniature stories of lies, regrets, aliens, and things that hatch from strange eggs.
Just said "okay guys," to my own brain, so that's how I (we?) am doing today. How are you?
April 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Just said "okay guys," to my own brain, so that's how I (we?) am doing today. How are you?
"This Is Just To Say" retellings might be my favorite thing about the internet.
I have tariffed
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
the penguins
that are on
Heard Island
and which
you were probably
assuming
did not export goods
forgive me
they were taking advantage of us
so cunning
and so cold
April 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
"This Is Just To Say" retellings might be my favorite thing about the internet.
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US hegemony ending=good
US just totally collapsing=oh no, all my stuff is here
US just totally collapsing=oh no, all my stuff is here
April 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
US hegemony ending=good
US just totally collapsing=oh no, all my stuff is here
US just totally collapsing=oh no, all my stuff is here
I'm apparently going for the daily record for times I've microwaved the same cup of coffee and forgotten to drink it. I'm up to FOUR.
(Yes I'm a heathen who nukes coffee; sue me.)
(Yes I'm a heathen who nukes coffee; sue me.)
April 2, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I'm apparently going for the daily record for times I've microwaved the same cup of coffee and forgotten to drink it. I'm up to FOUR.
(Yes I'm a heathen who nukes coffee; sue me.)
(Yes I'm a heathen who nukes coffee; sue me.)
Postcard 98: Who can stay mad at a face like that?
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![[Postcard of a bloody polar bear]
Dear Tara,
The puppies are growing up fast! Especially Bjørn; he’s MUCH bigger than his siblings and causes more mischief. I’m pleased at least one is thriving; I still don’t know what killed their poor mama.
Today I let them out to romp in the fresh snow, and boy did Bjørn get into something messy! I’d be mad if his self-satisfied smile wasn’t so stinking cute. I was so busy cleaning him up I barely noticed that the other puppies weren’t underfoot. They never came home! Tomorrow I’ll look for them, but for now at least I have my Bjørn to cuddle with. He’s a little bitey, but we’re working on it.
Love,
Ellie](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rbmjgmvlkt7a7kg3qlkplljf/bafkreibdviz7e6qwmqrt2ygi77ksoya6r262iygb4uh7mno2vlqif65ilu@jpeg)
March 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Postcard 98: Who can stay mad at a face like that?
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Hey world, guess what? I'm open to freelance gigs right now. Writing, editing (developmental, line edits, proofreading), graphic design, layout, blah blah blah...
Message me.
Message me.
March 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Hey world, guess what? I'm open to freelance gigs right now. Writing, editing (developmental, line edits, proofreading), graphic design, layout, blah blah blah...
Message me.
Message me.
Is it Mark again already?
March 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Is it Mark again already?
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I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
Postcards on deck for March and beyond include space cats, an emotaur, global domination, ancient evil, and more.
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Patreon.com/skaftun
February 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Postcards on deck for March and beyond include space cats, an emotaur, global domination, ancient evil, and more.
Patreon.com/skaftun
Patreon.com/skaftun
Today's feeling of accomplishment: I have a new patreon member and I DO NOT KNOW WHO IT IS! Where did you come from, new member? How did you find me? Is it a mistake? :)
February 25, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Today's feeling of accomplishment: I have a new patreon member and I DO NOT KNOW WHO IT IS! Where did you come from, new member? How did you find me? Is it a mistake? :)
Dear Muskrat:
Last week I:
• Wrote 1,667 words of extremely queer fiction.
• Finished reading a powerful book about monsters, human and otherwise; what needless war does to people; and the fears and perceptions about others that lead inevitably to tragedy.
1/3
Last week I:
• Wrote 1,667 words of extremely queer fiction.
• Finished reading a powerful book about monsters, human and otherwise; what needless war does to people; and the fears and perceptions about others that lead inevitably to tragedy.
1/3
February 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Dear Muskrat:
Last week I:
• Wrote 1,667 words of extremely queer fiction.
• Finished reading a powerful book about monsters, human and otherwise; what needless war does to people; and the fears and perceptions about others that lead inevitably to tragedy.
1/3
Last week I:
• Wrote 1,667 words of extremely queer fiction.
• Finished reading a powerful book about monsters, human and otherwise; what needless war does to people; and the fears and perceptions about others that lead inevitably to tragedy.
1/3
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I don't get personal on main very often, but I spent a few hours writing this, and I want you to read it. It's about my dad and my stepmom, and me, and Stranger Things, and what's happening to the VA right now.
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-dep...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-dep...
The Department of Veterans Affairs Gets Well and Truly Fucked — The Haunt*
Sometime in the late 1980s when I was a teenager, I accompanied my dad to the mall. Dad had gotten a pair of un-torn, un-used tickets to Woodstock as a gift and he wanted to have them framed for displ...
www.cheriepriest.com
February 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I don't get personal on main very often, but I spent a few hours writing this, and I want you to read it. It's about my dad and my stepmom, and me, and Stranger Things, and what's happening to the VA right now.
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-dep...
www.cheriepriest.com/blog/the-dep...
I write postcard microfiction and send it to your inbox or even your MAILbox. Patreon.com/skaftun
#selfpromosaturday
#selfpromosaturday
February 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I write postcard microfiction and send it to your inbox or even your MAILbox. Patreon.com/skaftun
#selfpromosaturday
#selfpromosaturday
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When the last of prep school reptilian Leon’s powerful family is murdered (probably by stupid humans), his only hope to avenge their deaths is Lizzie, his science lizard cousin. Getting to the truth puts Lizzie’s small town—and its working-class cryptids—in world-class peril. #2025Pit #A #SPF
January 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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When the last of prep school reptilian Leon’s powerful family is murdered (probably by stupid humans), his only hope to avenge their deaths is Lizzie, his science lizard cousin. Getting to the truth puts Lizzie’s small town—and its working-class cryptids—in world-class peril. #2025Pit #A #SPF
January 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The only explanation is that they WANT us to hear.
Cats are capable of freakishly silent stealth. Why the fuck can I hear them licking themselves from 10 yards away
January 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The only explanation is that they WANT us to hear.
Double trouble
keep seeing commentary on elon morks nazi gesture questioning wether hes just being immature troll or actually has fascist belief. this analysis is the classic 'EVIL OR DUMB?' dichotomy (are they evil, or are they just dumb?) but these commentary folks fail to grasp the obvious answer: elon is both
January 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Double trouble
I live in Seattle and I really want to see international writer friends in my city this summer—but I’ll 1000% understand if/when people choose to avoid traveling to this increasingly unwelcoming, unsafe country. If I wasn’t already here I’d think twice about it.
so hey, not to be That Guy, but remember how SFF fans called for a boycott of Chengdu Worldcon on the basis of the CCP’s actions in Xinjiang and China potentially not being safe for certain authors? are we going to have a similar discussion about Seattle Worldcon given the circumstances, or -?
January 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I live in Seattle and I really want to see international writer friends in my city this summer—but I’ll 1000% understand if/when people choose to avoid traveling to this increasingly unwelcoming, unsafe country. If I wasn’t already here I’d think twice about it.
help i was scrolling and now there’s so much doom
January 25, 2025 at 2:51 AM
help i was scrolling and now there’s so much doom
The book it recommended to me is one I bought YESTERDAY. Spooky.
This is the most fun, most ACCURATE “you should read this next” quiz I’ve ever taken! Also, the quiz itself is a fantastically mystical piece of interactive writing.
Unsure about which book is right for you? We've created a narrative quiz to help.
Four cubes sit before you.
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Four cubes sit before you.
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January 23, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The book it recommended to me is one I bought YESTERDAY. Spooky.