Aster Olsen is a southern biologist and trans writer living in Seattle. She is published in Hey Alma, Autostraddle, Inner Worlds, Ambrosia Zine, Itch, Lilac Peril, Smoke and Mold, and elsewhere. She is the creator and editor of TRANSplants, a zine series about transness and place. Find more of her writing at asterolsen.com.