Zak Orvil
@zorvil.bsky.social
Last day to get my novella for $1.50 at itchio. Weird SF with gay & trans man rep. #transbook 🏳️⚧️📚
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
World's End by Zak Orvil
a trans science fiction novella
zakorvil.itch.io
December 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Last day to get my novella for $1.50 at itchio. Weird SF with gay & trans man rep. #transbook 🏳️⚧️📚
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
Just a buck fifty for a limited time. You can read it on any device.
50% off my novella World's End! It's a weird little sci-fi with some psychological horror. Gay & trans rep.
Head's up: I changed the cover so if you've bought a book from me, this is my only one. thanks! & keep an eye out for my next. #transbook
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
Head's up: I changed the cover so if you've bought a book from me, this is my only one. thanks! & keep an eye out for my next. #transbook
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
World's End by Zak Orvil
a trans science fiction novella
zakorvil.itch.io
November 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Just a buck fifty for a limited time. You can read it on any device.
50% off my novella World's End! It's a weird little sci-fi with some psychological horror. Gay & trans rep.
Head's up: I changed the cover so if you've bought a book from me, this is my only one. thanks! & keep an eye out for my next. #transbook
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
Head's up: I changed the cover so if you've bought a book from me, this is my only one. thanks! & keep an eye out for my next. #transbook
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
World's End by Zak Orvil
a trans science fiction novella
zakorvil.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
50% off my novella World's End! It's a weird little sci-fi with some psychological horror. Gay & trans rep.
Head's up: I changed the cover so if you've bought a book from me, this is my only one. thanks! & keep an eye out for my next. #transbook
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
Head's up: I changed the cover so if you've bought a book from me, this is my only one. thanks! & keep an eye out for my next. #transbook
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
I've been learning a lot from Cory Doctorow lately. Today's Pluralistic. We need a job guarantee program. Here's why.
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
Pluralistic: The enshittification of labor (07 Nov 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow
pluralistic.net
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I've been learning a lot from Cory Doctorow lately. Today's Pluralistic. We need a job guarantee program. Here's why.
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
pluralistic.net/2025/11/07/p...
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If you study the successful rebellions and resistance and civil rights movements of the past, you will note that “people who spend their time publicly bumming out everyone around them by emphasizing how totally fucked everything is” do not play a central role, or indeed, any role at all
June 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
If you study the successful rebellions and resistance and civil rights movements of the past, you will note that “people who spend their time publicly bumming out everyone around them by emphasizing how totally fucked everything is” do not play a central role, or indeed, any role at all
As a child I was a tomboy. As a young & early middle age adult I was a lesbian. Now I am a trans man. All of these statements are true and non-contradictory. Life is complex. My understanding of myself has changed. I have changed. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
June 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
As a child I was a tomboy. As a young & early middle age adult I was a lesbian. Now I am a trans man. All of these statements are true and non-contradictory. Life is complex. My understanding of myself has changed. I have changed. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Remembering Dr. Alan Hart for Pride, trans man from the early 1900s. He revolutionized the detection of tuberculosis, saved thousands of lives, and died using his name, as the man he always was meant to be.
We have always been here.
We have always been here.
June 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Remembering Dr. Alan Hart for Pride, trans man from the early 1900s. He revolutionized the detection of tuberculosis, saved thousands of lives, and died using his name, as the man he always was meant to be.
We have always been here.
We have always been here.
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Remembering this trans man for Pride. Mexican Revolutionary Amelio Robles Ávila, who threatened to shoot anyone who misgendered him and said "he did not want to die without being known as a man,” lived his life as a man after transitioning. One of Zapata’s top commanders.
We have always been here.
We have always been here.
June 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Remembering this trans man for Pride. Mexican Revolutionary Amelio Robles Ávila, who threatened to shoot anyone who misgendered him and said "he did not want to die without being known as a man,” lived his life as a man after transitioning. One of Zapata’s top commanders.
We have always been here.
We have always been here.
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There are many examples of transmasc monks from the early centuries of Christianity. One of my favourites is Pelagius who a) is a former sex worker, and b) named himself after a Welshman.
🏳️⚧️ "Saint Marinos wears a monk’s habit, his death mask has a masculine haircut and his face is androgynous. His relics proclaim his masculinity for all pilgrims to see."
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/saint-marinos-the-transmasc-monk-who-refused-to-go-away/
https://www.wearequeeraf.com/saint-marinos-the-transmasc-monk-who-refused-to-go-away/
Saint Marinos, the Transmasc Monk who refused to go away
Saint Marinos was a Transmasc Monk who refused to go away - and his story has a lesson for all of us who want to see more love and compassion in the world
www.wearequeeraf.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:25 AM
There are many examples of transmasc monks from the early centuries of Christianity. One of my favourites is Pelagius who a) is a former sex worker, and b) named himself after a Welshman.
Avoiding the big corporate bookstores? My ebook is available on itchio and smashwords. Read on any device. Links on my website.
zorvil.com
zorvil.com
Zak Orvil – zorvil.com
zorvil.com
April 26, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Avoiding the big corporate bookstores? My ebook is available on itchio and smashwords. Read on any device. Links on my website.
zorvil.com
zorvil.com
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Hi, we are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible 👋🏻 With us, you select the independent bookshop you want to support (we have 3,000+ partners across the globe), and we share profits from your purchase with them.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
March 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Hi, we are an alternative to Amazon-owned Audible 👋🏻 With us, you select the independent bookshop you want to support (we have 3,000+ partners across the globe), and we share profits from your purchase with them.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
We're also employee-owned and a registered Social Purpose Corporation.
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Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
April 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Tomorrow, a certain online mega-retailer launches a book sale, just days before Indie Bookstore Day on 4/26. This is no coincidence; Bookstore Day is one of the largest revenue drivers for indies.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Indies need our support to thrive & build community spaces for all...mega-retailers do not.
Testosterone needs to be removed from the controlled substance list.
2. The bill, HB1971, even passed with Republican support. It covers 12 month refills on prescription HRT. Sadly, it does not include testosterone as testosterone is a controlled substance governed by federal regulations.
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
HB 1971 Washington State Legislature
app.leg.wa.gov
April 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Testosterone needs to be removed from the controlled substance list.
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The "trans men in women's spaces" is a complicated issue, but I want to come back to this when I'm done at my day job to...expound on it, yk, from experience (nothing hostile, just dissection)
You are mocking survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse, what the actual fuck is wrong with you.
April 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The "trans men in women's spaces" is a complicated issue, but I want to come back to this when I'm done at my day job to...expound on it, yk, from experience (nothing hostile, just dissection)
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Pundits hate simplicity. If something is simple you don’t have to have pundit expertise to explain it.
Trump Cabinet now has a public record as the stupidest Cabinet in history.
This isn’t complicated. They are stupid rich people. Any analysis that doesn’t begin with their stupidity is stupid.
Trump Cabinet now has a public record as the stupidest Cabinet in history.
This isn’t complicated. They are stupid rich people. Any analysis that doesn’t begin with their stupidity is stupid.
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Pundits hate simplicity. If something is simple you don’t have to have pundit expertise to explain it.
Trump Cabinet now has a public record as the stupidest Cabinet in history.
This isn’t complicated. They are stupid rich people. Any analysis that doesn’t begin with their stupidity is stupid.
Trump Cabinet now has a public record as the stupidest Cabinet in history.
This isn’t complicated. They are stupid rich people. Any analysis that doesn’t begin with their stupidity is stupid.
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Today states evidently began receiving letters cutting off IMLS grants to states. A reminder that these grants help fund or organize things like Libby ebooks, student databases, recording for the blind, broadband to rural communities and more. Call your Congress. Use the 5Calls app script.
April 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Today states evidently began receiving letters cutting off IMLS grants to states. A reminder that these grants help fund or organize things like Libby ebooks, student databases, recording for the blind, broadband to rural communities and more. Call your Congress. Use the 5Calls app script.
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Insanity. Just a reminder that Musk was denied top level security clearance due to his drug use and undisclosed contact with foreign leaders, including Putin.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China
Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Insanity. Just a reminder that Musk was denied top level security clearance due to his drug use and undisclosed contact with foreign leaders, including Putin.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...
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My book is now available on itch.io
It’s trans, queer, sf & a little bit weird.
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
It’s trans, queer, sf & a little bit weird.
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
World's End by Zak Orvil
a trans science fiction novella
zakorvil.itch.io
March 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
My book is now available on itch.io
It’s trans, queer, sf & a little bit weird.
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
It’s trans, queer, sf & a little bit weird.
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
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First they came for the Palestinian protestor and I said “hey you Nazi fucks, you’re being Nazis, everyone else we need to shut these motherfuckers down RIGHT now” because I actually paid attention to the poem
March 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
First they came for the Palestinian protestor and I said “hey you Nazi fucks, you’re being Nazis, everyone else we need to shut these motherfuckers down RIGHT now” because I actually paid attention to the poem
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if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.
March 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.
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A lot of queer authors joined Itchio last week! You can follow authors to see new releases, we get the biggest cut of any retailer's royalties, you own the books you buy, AND you can tip!
(And my current sale has a public goal tracker if you like to make numbers go up 👀)
(And my current sale has a public goal tracker if you like to make numbers go up 👀)
✨DRM-free ebook sale, 50% off until March 8!✨
🖤THE CARNELIAN KING: 1.99 queer fantasy short story collection
🖤OBSIDIAN ISLAND: 2.99 gay action/adventure fantasy romance + horror
🖤IN THE PIT OF YOUR STOMACH: 1.49 cyoa interactive horror
Itchio: shorturl.at/0qUyb
Smashwords: shorturl.at/TKNHk
🖤THE CARNELIAN KING: 1.99 queer fantasy short story collection
🖤OBSIDIAN ISLAND: 2.99 gay action/adventure fantasy romance + horror
🖤IN THE PIT OF YOUR STOMACH: 1.49 cyoa interactive horror
Itchio: shorturl.at/0qUyb
Smashwords: shorturl.at/TKNHk
March 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
A lot of queer authors joined Itchio last week! You can follow authors to see new releases, we get the biggest cut of any retailer's royalties, you own the books you buy, AND you can tip!
(And my current sale has a public goal tracker if you like to make numbers go up 👀)
(And my current sale has a public goal tracker if you like to make numbers go up 👀)
My book is now available on itch.io
It’s trans, queer, sf & a little bit weird.
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
It’s trans, queer, sf & a little bit weird.
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
World's End by Zak Orvil
a trans science fiction novella
zakorvil.itch.io
March 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
My book is now available on itch.io
It’s trans, queer, sf & a little bit weird.
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
It’s trans, queer, sf & a little bit weird.
zakorvil.itch.io/worlds-end
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This thread is one year old today, and, unfortunately, it is even more important to be reading and preserving trans stories than when it started. I truly thank everyone who has contributed to it, everyone who has kept sharing it, and everyone who has made a point to buy books from these authors. 🧵
On that note:
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day.
Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links.
Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo
Being a trans author is fucking weird right now. Hell is actively unfolding all around us but I still need to be like, "hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book? It won't make anything better, but it's kinda fun?"
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
So....hey, everyone, wanna buy my silly little queer book?
February 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
This thread is one year old today, and, unfortunately, it is even more important to be reading and preserving trans stories than when it started. I truly thank everyone who has contributed to it, everyone who has kept sharing it, and everyone who has made a point to buy books from these authors. 🧵