Ashley Austrew
@ashleyaustrew.bsky.social
Writer + editor. Words at Insider, Romper, Cosmopolitan, Scary Mommy, and more. Cat mom and human mom.📍Portland, OR.
Look at my destroyed local yarn shop in Portland. Much plywood. So war zone.
October 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Look at my destroyed local yarn shop in Portland. Much plywood. So war zone.
In your 20s, you wake up on Monday morning with a stamp from the club still visible on your hand. In middle age, you roll into Monday morning still rocking your stamp from Portland Bread Fest.
September 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
In your 20s, you wake up on Monday morning with a stamp from the club still visible on your hand. In middle age, you roll into Monday morning still rocking your stamp from Portland Bread Fest.
Trump: Portland “is like living in hell.”
Meanwhile, in Portland:
Meanwhile, in Portland:
September 6, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Trump: Portland “is like living in hell.”
Meanwhile, in Portland:
Meanwhile, in Portland:
My family adopted Daphne one year ago today. She was so shy and sweet, and it’s been extremely rewarding to earn her trust over the past year and watch her personality blossom. Cats are the very best ❤️
September 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
My family adopted Daphne one year ago today. She was so shy and sweet, and it’s been extremely rewarding to earn her trust over the past year and watch her personality blossom. Cats are the very best ❤️
I don’t know. I just feel like if everyone had a gray kitty who loves sitting in a basket like mine does, then we’d have world peace.
August 1, 2025 at 5:34 AM
I don’t know. I just feel like if everyone had a gray kitty who loves sitting in a basket like mine does, then we’d have world peace.
🎶 When congress votes to take healthcare away from 17 million people and you’re feeling shitty, then it’s time to post a kitty 🎶
Juno and Daphne want less cruelty in the world, more snuggles.
Juno and Daphne want less cruelty in the world, more snuggles.
July 3, 2025 at 10:41 PM
🎶 When congress votes to take healthcare away from 17 million people and you’re feeling shitty, then it’s time to post a kitty 🎶
Juno and Daphne want less cruelty in the world, more snuggles.
Juno and Daphne want less cruelty in the world, more snuggles.
We adopted a kitten two weeks ago, and I wasn’t sure how quickly our 3-year-old resident kitty would adjust, but I think they are…besties? ❤️
January 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We adopted a kitten two weeks ago, and I wasn’t sure how quickly our 3-year-old resident kitty would adjust, but I think they are…besties? ❤️