Niko Stratis
@nikostratis.com
Sober trans broad. Award winning writer. Former smoker. I write a newsletter called Anxiety Shark, my debut book is called The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman
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Hi new people. If you like my work that you've read online or whatever, you'll like my book, The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, published by @utexaspress.bsky.social
I worked very hard on it, am immensely proud of it, and supporting it helps ensure I can do more
utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
I worked very hard on it, am immensely proud of it, and supporting it helps ensure I can do more
utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331484/
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Also, as I've said before, @nikostratis.com is a really talented writer. Can really turn a phrase with beautiful insight and pack a powerful punch as well, often in the same sentence. Buy and read her book.
February 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Also, as I've said before, @nikostratis.com is a really talented writer. Can really turn a phrase with beautiful insight and pack a powerful punch as well, often in the same sentence. Buy and read her book.
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i have a piece on bad bunny's super bowl halftime show performance going up today but i also really want people to pay attention to who is writing these stories for publications. if your writer tackling bad bunny isn't latiné, it's important to reflect on why your newsroom lacks our representation
February 9, 2026 at 5:53 PM
i have a piece on bad bunny's super bowl halftime show performance going up today but i also really want people to pay attention to who is writing these stories for publications. if your writer tackling bad bunny isn't latiné, it's important to reflect on why your newsroom lacks our representation
had a great time chatting with @johnmoe.bsky.social for @depreshmode.bsky.social, because i am always down to talk about being sad, but still being here to talk about it
. @nikostratis.com found a path to her true self with the aid of dad rock. This after years of despair, glasswork, close contact w/ violent transphobes, alcoholism, cheap cars, time in the Yukon and, yep, depression. She's a brilliant writer. This is a great episode.
maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...
maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...
February 9, 2026 at 5:50 PM
had a great time chatting with @johnmoe.bsky.social for @depreshmode.bsky.social, because i am always down to talk about being sad, but still being here to talk about it
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Excellent talk with @nikostratis.com about, essentially, her path to becoming Niko Stratis. She's the author of The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman. I'm SO versed in Dad Rock that when she mentions "God In Chicago", I blurt out "Craig Finn!" before she gets to say it herself. Sorry, Niko.
. @nikostratis.com found a path to her true self with the aid of dad rock. This after years of despair, glasswork, close contact w/ violent transphobes, alcoholism, cheap cars, time in the Yukon and, yep, depression. She's a brilliant writer. This is a great episode.
maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...
maximumfun.org/episodes/dep...
February 9, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Excellent talk with @nikostratis.com about, essentially, her path to becoming Niko Stratis. She's the author of The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman. I'm SO versed in Dad Rock that when she mentions "God In Chicago", I blurt out "Craig Finn!" before she gets to say it herself. Sorry, Niko.
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A big thing is happening in Tyee-land: editor-in-chief David Beers is stepping back, and we are hiring a new EIC: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
Please share!
Please share!
The Tyee Is Recruiting Our Next Editor-in-Chief | The Tyee
Founding editor David Beers is passing the baton to a new leader. Is it you?
thetyee.ca
February 9, 2026 at 5:29 PM
A big thing is happening in Tyee-land: editor-in-chief David Beers is stepping back, and we are hiring a new EIC: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...
Please share!
Please share!
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multi-decade subtext recession, no end in sight
the general media's reaction to both musical performances at the Super Bowl is an indictment of what is lost when every major outlet gets rid of all the culture writers who know what symbolism is
February 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
multi-decade subtext recession, no end in sight
the general media's reaction to both musical performances at the Super Bowl is an indictment of what is lost when every major outlet gets rid of all the culture writers who know what symbolism is
February 9, 2026 at 1:18 PM
the general media's reaction to both musical performances at the Super Bowl is an indictment of what is lost when every major outlet gets rid of all the culture writers who know what symbolism is
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"God Bless America:" then he lists most of the countries in the hemisphere starting with Chile I think? this rules
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
"God Bless America:" then he lists most of the countries in the hemisphere starting with Chile I think? this rules
Hall of fame halftime show. Such a big and vibrant and joyous performance.
February 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Hall of fame halftime show. Such a big and vibrant and joyous performance.
no one tell Ben Weasel they’re letting Lookout bands play the Super Bowl
February 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
no one tell Ben Weasel they’re letting Lookout bands play the Super Bowl
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we call the tribe from the next valley over the milk drinkers. lol yeah milk, like big disgusting pails of it, from cows. can you believe it? we always have a good laugh right before their 7 foot tall sons raid and plunder our crops
February 8, 2026 at 10:58 PM
we call the tribe from the next valley over the milk drinkers. lol yeah milk, like big disgusting pails of it, from cows. can you believe it? we always have a good laugh right before their 7 foot tall sons raid and plunder our crops
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It’s Bandcamp Friday and I’ve got two Bandcamp-exclusive EPs out today. All of today’s sales will be donated to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization, and Oregon Justice Resource Center.
kaseyanderson.bandcamp.com
kaseyanderson.bandcamp.com
Kasey Anderson
Gradually retiring songwriter.
kaseyanderson.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:47 PM
It’s Bandcamp Friday and I’ve got two Bandcamp-exclusive EPs out today. All of today’s sales will be donated to Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition, Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization, and Oregon Justice Resource Center.
kaseyanderson.bandcamp.com
kaseyanderson.bandcamp.com
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Go Bills Go Sabres
"I had a crush on a girl who worked in the deli department, whose name is a secret to everyone but me, and I did not know what to do with myself because of it."
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
The lessons learned in Goo Goo Dolls songs
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
www.pastemagazine.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Go Bills Go Sabres
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Good morning West Coast darlings! We are raising funds today for rent relief for families in East St Paul, MN who have been impacted by the federal government's siege there. We have a brand new, limited edition shirt available TODAY ONLY for it. bikinikill.bandcamp.com/merch/limite...
February 6, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Good morning West Coast darlings! We are raising funds today for rent relief for families in East St Paul, MN who have been impacted by the federal government's siege there. We have a brand new, limited edition shirt available TODAY ONLY for it. bikinikill.bandcamp.com/merch/limite...
A little newsletter about the "1979" is 30 Want To Feel Old of it all, being grateful to feel so broken, and a few Bandcamp recs.
www.anxietyshark.ca/get-to-feel-...
www.anxietyshark.ca/get-to-feel-...
Get To Feel Old
There are new things standing and waiting out there, each of them a mark on the days ahead, as if they are lighthouses steering me and my most tired bones away from the rocks that might shatter us onc...
www.anxietyshark.ca
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 PM
A little newsletter about the "1979" is 30 Want To Feel Old of it all, being grateful to feel so broken, and a few Bandcamp recs.
www.anxietyshark.ca/get-to-feel-...
www.anxietyshark.ca/get-to-feel-...
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Our world deserves more Goo Goo Dolls appreciation.
"I had a crush on a girl who worked in the deli department, whose name is a secret to everyone but me, and I did not know what to do with myself because of it."
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
The lessons learned in Goo Goo Dolls songs
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
www.pastemagazine.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Our world deserves more Goo Goo Dolls appreciation.
Put Punxsutawney Phil in the wicker man to see if that is what winter needs to leave us alone
February 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Put Punxsutawney Phil in the wicker man to see if that is what winter needs to leave us alone
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somebody’s sweet plums are crowding my icebox
somebody’s cold plums are giving me chills
somebody’s cold plums are giving me chills
February 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
somebody’s sweet plums are crowding my icebox
somebody’s cold plums are giving me chills
somebody’s cold plums are giving me chills
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i covered "Adam's Song" for this amazing compilation of wonderful trans women covering ENEMA OF THE STATE by the "Built This Pool" guys. to be honest, i didn't know they wrote other songs except "Built This Pool" but i was drawn to the idea of finding another song to put midi marimba on. Enjoy!
Some Girls Try Too Hard: an all trans girl cover compilation of Blink-182's Enema Of The State
all proceeds go to TransLifeline
AVAILABLE NOW, from @afewgoodrecords.bsky.social
afewgoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/some-g...
all proceeds go to TransLifeline
AVAILABLE NOW, from @afewgoodrecords.bsky.social
afewgoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/some-g...
Some Girls Try Too Hard, by A Few Good Records
12 track album
afewgoodrecords.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:09 PM
i covered "Adam's Song" for this amazing compilation of wonderful trans women covering ENEMA OF THE STATE by the "Built This Pool" guys. to be honest, i didn't know they wrote other songs except "Built This Pool" but i was drawn to the idea of finding another song to put midi marimba on. Enjoy!
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I'm so glad I got to read this with my morning coffee as the city gets blanketed by more lake effect snow.
"I had a crush on a girl who worked in the deli department, whose name is a secret to everyone but me, and I did not know what to do with myself because of it."
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
The lessons learned in Goo Goo Dolls songs
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
www.pastemagazine.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I'm so glad I got to read this with my morning coffee as the city gets blanketed by more lake effect snow.
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I think this headline from 2019 holds up pretty well.
www.welcometohellworld.com/the-presiden...
www.welcometohellworld.com/the-presiden...
The president is a racist piece of shit
Does it make you feel better to hear it said plainly
www.welcometohellworld.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I think this headline from 2019 holds up pretty well.
www.welcometohellworld.com/the-presiden...
www.welcometohellworld.com/the-presiden...
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"It is easy to crush on someone you will never have to know, who will in turn never have to know you. It’s a trial run at learning what words belong to the immense sentence of yearning."
"I had a crush on a girl who worked in the deli department, whose name is a secret to everyone but me, and I did not know what to do with myself because of it."
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
The lessons learned in Goo Goo Dolls songs
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
www.pastemagazine.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 PM
"It is easy to crush on someone you will never have to know, who will in turn never have to know you. It’s a trial run at learning what words belong to the immense sentence of yearning."
"I had a crush on a girl who worked in the deli department, whose name is a secret to everyone but me, and I did not know what to do with myself because of it."
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
The lessons learned in Goo Goo Dolls songs
Paste Magazine is your source for the best music, movies, TV, comedy, videogames, books, comics, craft beer, politics and more. Discover your favorite albums and films.
www.pastemagazine.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:58 PM
"I had a crush on a girl who worked in the deli department, whose name is a secret to everyone but me, and I did not know what to do with myself because of it."
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
Wrote about the devastation of workplace crushes, and learning how to feel by listening to Goo Goo Dolls in @pastemagazine.bsky.social
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It's such a beautiful scene!! And Niko Stratis has an incredible essay on it: www.anxietyshark.ca/seagulls-sin...
Seabirds singing like doves
For months I thought there was an owl outside.
www.anxietyshark.ca
February 2, 2026 at 5:02 AM
It's such a beautiful scene!! And Niko Stratis has an incredible essay on it: www.anxietyshark.ca/seagulls-sin...