Helen Robertson
@helendestroy.bsky.social
Witch, bitch, and full-time disaster. Trans, genderqueer, bisexual, dyke poet.
Member of the poetry collective VII
www.helen-robertson.com
Member of the poetry collective VII
www.helen-robertson.com
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Helen Robertson
@helendestroy.bsky.social
· Nov 12
body of stone - Helen Robertson — The Blasted Tree
body of stone by Helen Robertson, The Blasted Tree Publishing Company, poetry collection, Canada
www.theblastedtree.com
Welp, with more people now following me maybe I should drop this here. It's the online version of my chapbook from 2021.
www.theblastedtree.com/body-of-ston...
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"top/bottom" and "dom (up) / sub (down)" must mean there is a third dynamic: "charm/strange"
January 17, 2026 at 3:58 PM
"top/bottom" and "dom (up) / sub (down)" must mean there is a third dynamic: "charm/strange"
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Weekend timeline cleanse!
A #Greek rhyton in the shape of a #dog's head. 🐕🐶
Vessels such as this were used in drinking parties. Since they didn't have a base, their contents had to be consumed before the vessel could be put down
Dating ca. 475 BC.
📷 Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia 🏺
A #Greek rhyton in the shape of a #dog's head. 🐕🐶
Vessels such as this were used in drinking parties. Since they didn't have a base, their contents had to be consumed before the vessel could be put down
Dating ca. 475 BC.
📷 Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia 🏺
January 17, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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June 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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people will call you an ideological purist for saying this guy shouldn't be the next democratic presidential candidate
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
people will call you an ideological purist for saying this guy shouldn't be the next democratic presidential candidate
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January 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Might fuck around and have a Knights and ladies phase again.
January 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Might fuck around and have a Knights and ladies phase again.
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making some progress on my piece for @taplingzines.bsky.social 💐
January 16, 2026 at 12:59 PM
making some progress on my piece for @taplingzines.bsky.social 💐
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My cat: [wanders into the kitchen near the time he usually gets fed]
Me: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
My cat: please stop
Me: Slouches towards the kitchen to be fed?
My cat: I swear to god I just want food. Please.
Me: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
My cat: please stop
Me: Slouches towards the kitchen to be fed?
My cat: I swear to god I just want food. Please.
January 16, 2026 at 1:00 AM
My cat: [wanders into the kitchen near the time he usually gets fed]
Me: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
My cat: please stop
Me: Slouches towards the kitchen to be fed?
My cat: I swear to god I just want food. Please.
Me: And what rough beast, its hour come round at last,
My cat: please stop
Me: Slouches towards the kitchen to be fed?
My cat: I swear to god I just want food. Please.
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my desire my need
to write my to process the daily
own horrors horrors first though
( •_•) (•_• )
( ง )ง ୧( ୧ )
/︶\ /︶\
to write my to process the daily
own horrors horrors first though
( •_•) (•_• )
( ง )ง ୧( ୧ )
/︶\ /︶\
January 15, 2026 at 9:16 PM
my desire my need
to write my to process the daily
own horrors horrors first though
( •_•) (•_• )
( ง )ง ୧( ୧ )
/︶\ /︶\
to write my to process the daily
own horrors horrors first though
( •_•) (•_• )
( ง )ง ୧( ୧ )
/︶\ /︶\
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In 2003, Wikipedia held a logo design contest. Here are four of the finalists:
January 15, 2026 at 8:40 PM
In 2003, Wikipedia held a logo design contest. Here are four of the finalists:
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YES THIS INCLUDES THE CROSSWORD APP
NYT ran 11 stories on trans athletes in 2 days including one about brett kavanaugh’s special POV as a girls’ basketball coach. they sent 6 people to scotus to write up their victory lap & meanwhile this is how far you needed to scroll yesterday to find coverage of ICE in MN.
stop giving them money.
stop giving them money.
January 15, 2026 at 9:06 PM
YES THIS INCLUDES THE CROSSWORD APP
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Wake up babe new meet-cute dropped
Perfectly normal beginning to every great Dartmoor love story, in my experience.
January 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Wake up babe new meet-cute dropped
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I don't believe in fate but I do believe that if I accidentally exit out of one of my dozens of browser tabs it was not meant to be
January 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM
I don't believe in fate but I do believe that if I accidentally exit out of one of my dozens of browser tabs it was not meant to be
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"I cannibalized pleasure. Mylar desire painted my
Dark roots red and waited. I persisted
In the angle between her lashes’ shadows
And the fading bruise underneath."
—Dylan McNulty-Holmes
beestungmag.com/issue25/one-...
Dark roots red and waited. I persisted
In the angle between her lashes’ shadows
And the fading bruise underneath."
—Dylan McNulty-Holmes
beestungmag.com/issue25/one-...
One Poem by Dylan McNulty-Holmes – beestung
beestungmag.com
January 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM
"I cannibalized pleasure. Mylar desire painted my
Dark roots red and waited. I persisted
In the angle between her lashes’ shadows
And the fading bruise underneath."
—Dylan McNulty-Holmes
beestungmag.com/issue25/one-...
Dark roots red and waited. I persisted
In the angle between her lashes’ shadows
And the fading bruise underneath."
—Dylan McNulty-Holmes
beestungmag.com/issue25/one-...
If they're still there when I go back I think I may have to get the dollar store foot fetish socks just because of the phrase dollar store foot fetish socks.
January 15, 2026 at 2:14 PM
If they're still there when I go back I think I may have to get the dollar store foot fetish socks just because of the phrase dollar store foot fetish socks.
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beestung is now open for new work by two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers!
beestungmag.com/about/
beestungmag.com/about/
January 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM
beestung is now open for new work by two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers!
beestungmag.com/about/
beestungmag.com/about/
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flash the side boob you want to see in the world
January 15, 2026 at 12:18 AM
flash the side boob you want to see in the world
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Noah Baumbach (2012)
January 14, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Noah Baumbach (2012)
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Okay yes you're sorry but when are you going to take *accountability* for party rocking
January 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Okay yes you're sorry but when are you going to take *accountability* for party rocking
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There is always an XKCD
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 AM
There is always an XKCD
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New dating strategy just dropped
January 12, 2026 at 1:16 AM
New dating strategy just dropped