Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io
Disaster trans woman with a PhD in media studies. I write stuff sometimes. (she/her)
Buy my book: https://linktr.ee/Shadell13
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Erin Elkin
@shadell.itch.io
· Nov 19
So, since my follower count here doubled this week, hi!
I’m a self pub transfic author who writes trans fantasy stories, available on itch, Amazon and Scribblehub.
I’m also a postdoc in media psych with a casual interest in transfeminism and trans studies, so I may post thoughts sometimes.
I’m a self pub transfic author who writes trans fantasy stories, available on itch, Amazon and Scribblehub.
I’m also a postdoc in media psych with a casual interest in transfeminism and trans studies, so I may post thoughts sometimes.
As promised, have a short little Christmas special for A Little Vice! Please ignore that the timeline does not at all—in any shape, way or form—make sense here.
www.scribblehub.com/read/1133654...
www.scribblehub.com/read/1133654...
A Little(r) Vice - Sidestory Bah Humbug! Avaritia Wolf is Stealing Christmas?! | Scribble Hub
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December 25, 2025 at 8:58 PM
As promised, have a short little Christmas special for A Little Vice! Please ignore that the timeline does not at all—in any shape, way or form—make sense here.
www.scribblehub.com/read/1133654...
www.scribblehub.com/read/1133654...
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Santasephone is here with your present: the first 11,000 words of The Persephone Effect, introducing you to lots of gore, picking up right where Hades Calculus ends. Merry Christmas! #gunmetalolympus gunmetalolympus.wordpress.com/the-persepho...
The Persephone Effect Preview – Prologue and Chapter One
“To cruelty I must respond cruelly. I know, my wrath does not escape me. But in the midst of cruelty I cannot restrain my madness, as long as life sustains me.” —Elektra by Sophoc…
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December 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Santasephone is here with your present: the first 11,000 words of The Persephone Effect, introducing you to lots of gore, picking up right where Hades Calculus ends. Merry Christmas! #gunmetalolympus gunmetalolympus.wordpress.com/the-persepho...
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En la misma línea de hacerme feliz el corazón, lo que he leído de Erin Elkin. A Little Vice va de magical girls con un prota huevito trans y me ha dado ganas de volver a ver Madoka. These Rainy Autumn Nights es una novelette complicadísima y maravillosa que era exactamente lo que necesitaba
December 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
En la misma línea de hacerme feliz el corazón, lo que he leído de Erin Elkin. A Little Vice va de magical girls con un prota huevito trans y me ha dado ganas de volver a ver Madoka. These Rainy Autumn Nights es una novelette complicadísima y maravillosa que era exactamente lo que necesitaba
Why did you transition, wrong answers only?
I read too many fukufics as a teenager.
I read too many fukufics as a teenager.
Why did you transition, wrong answers only
Misandry
Misandry
Why did you transition, wrong answers only
I really like women, but my cat allergy was absolutely devastating
I really like women, but my cat allergy was absolutely devastating
December 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Why did you transition, wrong answers only?
I read too many fukufics as a teenager.
I read too many fukufics as a teenager.
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Fam heads up on a call for submissions: please share with a Black Horror writer who you know would eat this up. Look at that dream editing duo: @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and @chesyaburke.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 Deadline January 14th, 2026...!
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blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Black Horror | Call for Submissions
We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open!
blog.flametreepublishing.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Fam heads up on a call for submissions: please share with a Black Horror writer who you know would eat this up. Look at that dream editing duo: @mauricebroaddus.bsky.social and @chesyaburke.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥 Deadline January 14th, 2026...!
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
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if you're in a giving holiday spirit, consider helping out 💜
Due to being a refugee, I only get invited to interviews for menial and service jobs. Because of my disability, I can't work those. I live on modest and sporadic freelance earnings and can't afford surgical expenses. Please help if you can 🙏
#HelpSky #MutualAid
gofund.me/25003d6e4
#HelpSky #MutualAid
gofund.me/25003d6e4
Donate to Help Emma Get Gender-Affirming Surgery, organized by Em Zakharuk
UPD: Thanks to your generosity, I've been able to book a surgery date. Please help … Em Zakharuk needs your support for Help Emma Get Gender-Affirming Surgery
gofund.me
December 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
if you're in a giving holiday spirit, consider helping out 💜
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If anyone happens to know the TA from the essay thing at at OU who got let go, I'd love to talk with her in any capacity.
December 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
If anyone happens to know the TA from the essay thing at at OU who got let go, I'd love to talk with her in any capacity.
New Carve it on my Bones fanart from Renu. Holy shit, Antigone looks good here. tmblr.co/Zaiqueid8T9U...
Renu's art thingies
Antigone, from Carve it on my Bones.
Tried to have an ant-like silhouette, since she's always in black and I went with an insect theme for the evil ladies of that story. The fact that ants kill their....
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December 23, 2025 at 3:00 AM
New Carve it on my Bones fanart from Renu. Holy shit, Antigone looks good here. tmblr.co/Zaiqueid8T9U...
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if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
December 23, 2025 at 2:36 AM
if bari weiss had tried to do 9/11 there'd be three towers now
QTP with a robot that's not Star Wars or Transformers
Hard Mode: No Gundam series, Battletech or Macross allowed.
Hard Mode: No Gundam series, Battletech or Macross allowed.
December 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
QTP with a robot that's not Star Wars or Transformers
Hard Mode: No Gundam series, Battletech or Macross allowed.
Hard Mode: No Gundam series, Battletech or Macross allowed.
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It might seem a bit late now, but if you have read any new transfem literature within the last year, please vote. You can leave as many categories blank as you need.
Or, if you're looking for a Xmas challenge, read through the books on one of the shortlists, and vote on that!
Or, if you're looking for a Xmas challenge, read through the books on one of the shortlists, and vote on that!
For our second year, I'm proud to present the TFR Reader's Choice Awards, the only literary awards where YOU can vote for your favorite transfeminine books of 2025 🩷
Voting is open right now! The voting period will last until December 26th, 2025 at 11:59 PM, so don't forget to cast your ballot.
Voting is open right now! The voting period will last until December 26th, 2025 at 11:59 PM, so don't forget to cast your ballot.
Vote for the 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards!
Voting is open now for the 2025 TFR Reader’s Choice Awards! Vote by Dec. 26th.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
It might seem a bit late now, but if you have read any new transfem literature within the last year, please vote. You can leave as many categories blank as you need.
Or, if you're looking for a Xmas challenge, read through the books on one of the shortlists, and vote on that!
Or, if you're looking for a Xmas challenge, read through the books on one of the shortlists, and vote on that!
All the demographics!
I forget that some authors still do that diversity marketing thing. Well, Gunmetal Olympus, of course, offers representation for catgirls, puppygirls, and evil MILFs.
December 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
All the demographics!
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Consider even this article's own evidence. Did anyone ever consider simply ... providing students with things to do otherwise? In experimental designs, we'd call this a confound: you manipulated several things at once, but chose to focus on one of them as "the solution."
December 20, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Consider even this article's own evidence. Did anyone ever consider simply ... providing students with things to do otherwise? In experimental designs, we'd call this a confound: you manipulated several things at once, but chose to focus on one of them as "the solution."
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You can also hire her to do cover designs, ebook formatting, and paperback typesetting. She can even do those tricky paperback wraparound covers and dust jackets, and charge very reasonable prices! See her portfolio and contact form here. mzakharuk.com
Due to being a refugee, I only get invited to interviews for menial and service jobs. Because of my disability, I can't work those. I live on modest and sporadic freelance earnings and can't afford surgical expenses. Please help if you can 🙏
#HelpSky #MutualAid
gofund.me/25003d6e4
#HelpSky #MutualAid
gofund.me/25003d6e4
Donate to Help Emma Get Gender-Affirming Surgery, organized by Em Zakharuk
UPD: Thanks to your generosity, I've been able to book a surgery date. Please help … Em Zakharuk needs your support for Help Emma Get Gender-Affirming Surgery
gofund.me
December 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
You can also hire her to do cover designs, ebook formatting, and paperback typesetting. She can even do those tricky paperback wraparound covers and dust jackets, and charge very reasonable prices! See her portfolio and contact form here. mzakharuk.com
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goths -> Imago by @mzakharuk.bsky.social
butches -> Pink Diamond and Keeping the Peace by @trishusband.itch.io
TLT fans -> Zeus Constant by @callistokhan.bsky.social
girls with a nun thing -> Flower of the Underworld by @ciricegray.itch.io
butches -> Pink Diamond and Keeping the Peace by @trishusband.itch.io
TLT fans -> Zeus Constant by @callistokhan.bsky.social
girls with a nun thing -> Flower of the Underworld by @ciricegray.itch.io
December 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
goths -> Imago by @mzakharuk.bsky.social
butches -> Pink Diamond and Keeping the Peace by @trishusband.itch.io
TLT fans -> Zeus Constant by @callistokhan.bsky.social
girls with a nun thing -> Flower of the Underworld by @ciricegray.itch.io
butches -> Pink Diamond and Keeping the Peace by @trishusband.itch.io
TLT fans -> Zeus Constant by @callistokhan.bsky.social
girls with a nun thing -> Flower of the Underworld by @ciricegray.itch.io
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brats -> A Rotten Girl by @jemma.bsky.social
traumaqueers -> Fleet and Fabricant trilogy by @tinylesbianrobot.itch.io, Kimmy by @badambulist.bsky.social
dolls -> Brute of Greengrave by @jemma.bsky.social
traumaqueers -> Fleet and Fabricant trilogy by @tinylesbianrobot.itch.io, Kimmy by @badambulist.bsky.social
dolls -> Brute of Greengrave by @jemma.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 3:57 PM
brats -> A Rotten Girl by @jemma.bsky.social
traumaqueers -> Fleet and Fabricant trilogy by @tinylesbianrobot.itch.io, Kimmy by @badambulist.bsky.social
dolls -> Brute of Greengrave by @jemma.bsky.social
traumaqueers -> Fleet and Fabricant trilogy by @tinylesbianrobot.itch.io, Kimmy by @badambulist.bsky.social
dolls -> Brute of Greengrave by @jemma.bsky.social
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Holiday gift guide:
puppygirls -> Hades Calculus, Gunrunner and Her Hound
catgirls -> Grace of Sorcerers, Might of Monsters
puppygirls -> Hades Calculus, Gunrunner and Her Hound
catgirls -> Grace of Sorcerers, Might of Monsters
December 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Holiday gift guide:
puppygirls -> Hades Calculus, Gunrunner and Her Hound
catgirls -> Grace of Sorcerers, Might of Monsters
puppygirls -> Hades Calculus, Gunrunner and Her Hound
catgirls -> Grace of Sorcerers, Might of Monsters
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the CEO of larian just pulled the "i'm 12 years old on myspace and my internet girlfriend dumped me" move i'm not kidding
December 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
the CEO of larian just pulled the "i'm 12 years old on myspace and my internet girlfriend dumped me" move i'm not kidding
Holy shit; it’s so much worse than the summary suggests.
Behold, if you will, the...astonishing...contract from Shadow Light Press. A rolling 10-year term...payment on profit (but only after costs are recouped)...appropriation of the author's universe if they can't continue the series...and more www.reddit.com/r/Progressio...
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December 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Holy shit; it’s so much worse than the summary suggests.
Chat GPT is an incredibly bad writer, but usually because it picks the blandest, most straightforward way to approach a topic, at least in my limited experience.
You can rewrite the sentences completely, but if you’re having ChatGPT lay out scaffolds, I’d guess that actually weakens writing a lot.
You can rewrite the sentences completely, but if you’re having ChatGPT lay out scaffolds, I’d guess that actually weakens writing a lot.
If I had known the two paragraphs about genAI in my article today would be so controversial, I would have expanded them a bit! Here's a rough transcript of the relevant portion of my interview with Swen Vincke, so everyone has all the context. (Full article here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...)
December 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Chat GPT is an incredibly bad writer, but usually because it picks the blandest, most straightforward way to approach a topic, at least in my limited experience.
You can rewrite the sentences completely, but if you’re having ChatGPT lay out scaffolds, I’d guess that actually weakens writing a lot.
You can rewrite the sentences completely, but if you’re having ChatGPT lay out scaffolds, I’d guess that actually weakens writing a lot.
I do still really wish the world would be more careful to delineate between AI (basically could be anything) and LLMs (a specific technology) but alas that ship has sailed.
December 17, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I do still really wish the world would be more careful to delineate between AI (basically could be anything) and LLMs (a specific technology) but alas that ship has sailed.
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The blade that you hold / was always my bone
your body, its sheath / my ruin, your home
Blade of Shattered Bone is now finally available wide (some retailers pending)! Go grab this tale of a viciously beautiful sentient blade, an insatiable dragon, and the deliciously broken people they love! 🫀🔥
your body, its sheath / my ruin, your home
Blade of Shattered Bone is now finally available wide (some retailers pending)! Go grab this tale of a viciously beautiful sentient blade, an insatiable dragon, and the deliciously broken people they love! 🫀🔥
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The blade that you hold / was always my bone
your body, its sheath / my ruin, your home
Blade of Shattered Bone is now finally available wide (some retailers pending)! Go grab this tale of a viciously beautiful sentient blade, an insatiable dragon, and the deliciously broken people they love! 🫀🔥
your body, its sheath / my ruin, your home
Blade of Shattered Bone is now finally available wide (some retailers pending)! Go grab this tale of a viciously beautiful sentient blade, an insatiable dragon, and the deliciously broken people they love! 🫀🔥
Even if these things were good, useful tools (they aren’t), it is… perhaps premature to integrate them fully into everything.
December 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Even if these things were good, useful tools (they aren’t), it is… perhaps premature to integrate them fully into everything.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Re: Larian, I fully believe them if they say that AI is not going to be in the final product and only is used for brainstorming or whatever. But the opposition is in my mind as much ethical as it is artistic.
People don’t want you integrating the global warming machine into your workflow!
People don’t want you integrating the global warming machine into your workflow!
December 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Re: Larian, I fully believe them if they say that AI is not going to be in the final product and only is used for brainstorming or whatever. But the opposition is in my mind as much ethical as it is artistic.
People don’t want you integrating the global warming machine into your workflow!
People don’t want you integrating the global warming machine into your workflow!