Elliott Coates
@elliottcoates.bsky.social
Writer, photographer, hockey enjoyer, traveler (+ fear of flying!); fan of birds, esoteric books, Dada, Toronto sports. Canadian expat in VA. ‘21 SAIC Writing Fellow. “Day 3 of a 5 Day Headache” (2nd ed.) is available: tinyurl.com/day-3-of-a-5-day-headache
Ours is on our fridge!
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Ours is on our fridge!
My brother looks like he should be the host of a children’s public access TV science show, right? Based on his flowing silvery hair and Muppet shirt, you can tell that when it came time to age gracefully, he has taken a different path. What a Certified Sweetie ™️.
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 AM
My brother looks like he should be the host of a children’s public access TV science show, right? Based on his flowing silvery hair and Muppet shirt, you can tell that when it came time to age gracefully, he has taken a different path. What a Certified Sweetie ™️.
Okay, quick, tell me about yer book! Me and this emu would like to know!
November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Okay, quick, tell me about yer book! Me and this emu would like to know!
I know why: it’s because The Life Aquatic is on one the best films ever made. At the end when Zissou says of the jaguar shark, “I wonder if it remembers me,” it’s a heartbreaking pathos that is just perfectly rendered.
+ wet suits
+ wet suits
November 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I know why: it’s because The Life Aquatic is on one the best films ever made. At the end when Zissou says of the jaguar shark, “I wonder if it remembers me,” it’s a heartbreaking pathos that is just perfectly rendered.
+ wet suits
+ wet suits
Callooh callay! My book, “& Please”, a collection of epistolary persona poems about Augustus Dickens, Charles Dickens’ youngest sibling, a subject heretofore unplumbed, is coming out in 2026 from @altcurrent.bsky.social. If you have a sibling, the worse the better, it’ll tickle ya. #writingcommunity
November 17, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Callooh callay! My book, “& Please”, a collection of epistolary persona poems about Augustus Dickens, Charles Dickens’ youngest sibling, a subject heretofore unplumbed, is coming out in 2026 from @altcurrent.bsky.social. If you have a sibling, the worse the better, it’ll tickle ya. #writingcommunity
How I imagine I’ll look after four days off the booze.
November 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
How I imagine I’ll look after four days off the booze.
We’re snailposting, post yer snails. (Naughty, naughty snails.)
November 9, 2025 at 12:58 PM
We’re snailposting, post yer snails. (Naughty, naughty snails.)
Cats are evil. Miró, for example. Wants you to think she’s a Certified Sweetie ™️, but don’t trust her. #cats #catsofbluesky
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Cats are evil. Miró, for example. Wants you to think she’s a Certified Sweetie ™️, but don’t trust her. #cats #catsofbluesky
I think about Rwanda a lot. 🇷🇼
November 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I think about Rwanda a lot. 🇷🇼
Anyways, here’s a mushroom I saw in the yard. It has a sort of elfin magic about it.
November 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Anyways, here’s a mushroom I saw in the yard. It has a sort of elfin magic about it.
In other news, I am now 44 years old. I deserve a birthday morning beer in bed.
November 2, 2025 at 12:48 PM
In other news, I am now 44 years old. I deserve a birthday morning beer in bed.
For #NationalCatDay, I present Queequeg, Handsome Frank, and Miró. Certified sweeties ™️.
October 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
For #NationalCatDay, I present Queequeg, Handsome Frank, and Miró. Certified sweeties ™️.
Holy fuck I’m about to turn 44. I’m old.
October 29, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Holy fuck I’m about to turn 44. I’m old.
Settling in for a long Tuesday night of watching sport. Carlsberg is probably the best beer in the world, according to this can of Carlsberg. Why was I not informed of this development? #LeafsForever #WANTITALL
October 28, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Settling in for a long Tuesday night of watching sport. Carlsberg is probably the best beer in the world, according to this can of Carlsberg. Why was I not informed of this development? #LeafsForever #WANTITALL