Aster Olsen is a southern biologist and trans writer living in Seattle. She is published in Lilac Peril, Hey Alma, Autostraddle, Inner Worlds, and Itch. She is the creator and editor of TRANSplants, a zine series about transness and place, and runs the open mic reading and art series please (t)read with me.
You can follow her on bluesky, @asterolsen, and on instagram, @asterviridae. Or, you can reach her via email at aster.s.olsen(at)gmail(dot)com.
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