Remy Nakamura (he/they)
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Remy Nakamura (he/they)
@remymura.bsky.social
Writer. Activist. Traveler.

Location: the intersection of Doom & Hope. Also PDX.

Current projects: hopepunk fungi-post-apocalypse novel, and kabuki onnagata actor turned consulting detective series.

SFWA, HWA. Clarion West grad & board member. he/they.
I'm buying these the instant I spot them on the shelf
September 25, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Since childhood, I've been sensitive to others' emotions & shrunk myself, deferred needs & reshaped my life + personality to make room.

If you're like me, I rec these books:

For help understanding root causes: Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents

For help changing: Stop People Pleasing
September 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
My cute cat is sometimes not so cute. Should I be worried?
September 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
This was part of the deleted Instagram post. I support what should be a 100% uncontroversial message.
September 8, 2025 at 4:14 AM
And I ate ripe huckleberries like a bear prepping for hibernation
September 3, 2025 at 4:01 AM
It's amazing how much experience we can pack into life: this past weekend I saw:
- a double rainbow
- 2 yearlings, a marmot, baby squirrel
- 2 sets of mountain lion tracks
- a meteor
- B-17 crash wreckage
- dripping moss, forest matriarchs, cascades, high mountain passes
& crept into an old mine
September 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
It's like this everywhere in the valley. When you climb, any bend in the trail can lead to a surprise stream crossing or cascade.
September 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I have been off bluesky and under blue skies for most of the past week, in my beloved Olympic National Park.

Can you believe that this is from the eastern side, the rain shadow? We hiked thru two river valleys with giant evergreens towering over unending, rolling, tilted fields of ferns & moss.
September 3, 2025 at 3:41 AM
There may be only 2 of these in the city of Portland right now and I managed to get my hands on one!

When I was born, my first stuffed critter was a Moomintroll. Snufkin is my hero. I couldn't *not* buy this!

#moomin #hobonichi #stationerysky
September 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Some things I don't need to buy. It just makes me happy to know that they exist, like this coin purse shaped like Snufkin's hat on Etsy:

www.etsy.com/listing/4346...
August 23, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Here it is, fresh from the oven. I'm super proud of this, mainly because 90% of it was from CSA veggies.

I have Remy the Rat to thank for the gift of loving eggplants and tomatoes, two vegetables I grew up hating.
August 23, 2025 at 4:43 AM
So, when you increase the veggies by 50% and also switch the mandoline setting from .25in to 1/16th, you get six times the slices as last time and it takes a full episode of Alien:Earth to assemble your ratatouille.

And yes, this is A Remy Ratatouille in progress, but not The Remy Ratatouille.
August 23, 2025 at 4:32 AM
My gift (or tease?) to anyone who's baking in Portland this weekend. Or in the Northern Hemisphere.

(from our trip to Hokkaido in February, from a park in Sapporo)
August 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Not news, but news.
August 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I know how helpless you all must feel--I feel it, too. But we *have* to keep trying.

If you do only one thing today, please consider following this link and reading the fewer than 1000 words of text on the Palestinian-led Boycott, Sanctions and Divest movement:

bdsmovement.net/what-bds
August 22, 2025 at 5:35 PM
It's time for a soothing mountain stream. From my last backpack, Three Fingered Jack, Oregon's Cascade Range.
August 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Welp, Nabisco says it's Halloween season, so it must be true
August 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Well, crap. Tested positive today. Mild head-cold symptoms.

I've communicated through the convention discord and with other servers I'm on and text and email, hoping to reach folks in case you spent time with me, especially on Sunday.
August 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I think someone missed me
August 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Lunch break from #worldcon to plan upcoming adventures!
August 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Attention #worldcon! I have a table talk tomorrow (Sat.) at 6pm.

Ready to talk workshops, fungi, kabuki, stationery, outdoors, etc.! I'll also have Japanese treats & free fountain pens & ink samples for anyone who comes!

Here's the link for sign-ups:

virtual.seattlein2025.org/sign-ups#Tab...
August 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I'm at the Clarion West table from 12-1 if you want to say hi! I've also got Japanese gummies, fountain pen ink samples and Ghibli/Moomin fan art stickers! Feel free to stop me in the halls, though I may be running to panels.
August 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'm at the Clarion West table from 12-1 if you want to say hi! I've also got Japanese gummies, fountain pen ink samples and Ghibli/Moomin fan art stickers! Feel free to stop me in the halls, though I may be running to panels.

#worldcon
August 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Seattle has a downright apocalyptic welcome for SF creators and fans! #worldcon #nofilter
August 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Serendipitous #tarot spread one block out the door on my way to WorldCon.

Got my creative future on my mind. For funsies, what are some possible readings?
August 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM