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Zanne Nilsson

Zanne Nilsson

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May 26, 2024

A Beautiful Corpse

A poem about artistic legacy

A view of the top of an Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus in the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, Canada.

Zanne Nilsson

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Dec 13, 2021

Stop Talking Yourself Out of It

You’re more capable than you (and your enemies) think

Photo of the author from behind, holding a ukulele and walking towards the waves on a beach.

Zanne Nilsson

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May 16, 2021

On the Death of the Ringmaster

We are all the circus and the circus must go on

Jack Terricloth, lead singer of punk band The World/Inferno Friendship Society, shown from the perspective of the band as he sings onstage at a bar. An enthusiastic audience faces him, gesturing and dancing as they sing along.

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P.S. I Love You

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Zanne Nilsson

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Sep 27, 2020

Butterflies in the Bedroom

A poem for Emma and her Night Visitor

Picture of a tattered blue and black butterfly reminiscent of a starry night sky

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Think Queerly—By Darren Stehle

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Zanne Nilsson

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Mar 15, 2020

Here Comes the Gride: 5 Things I’ve Learned Planning a Queer Nonbinary Wedding

This would be easier if “bridegroom” wasn’t taken

Here Comes the Gride: 5 Things I’ve Learned Planning a Queer Nonbinary Wedding

Zanne Nilsson

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Jan 13, 2020

Why I Won’t Stop Writing Trans Articles

I do it for him, and I’ll do it again

A hand holding up a heart-shaped piece of wrinkled gold foil against a pink, purple, blue, and gold background

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P.S. I Love You

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Zanne Nilsson

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Nov 25, 2019

Catsgiving: A Good Deed Gone Wrong

You can’t always make everyone happy. But try anyway.

Catsgiving: A Good Deed Gone Wrong

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Gender From The Trenches

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Zanne Nilsson

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Oct 28, 2019

How Not to Talk About Your Trans Friends

Trans pro-tips for cis people

How Not to Talk About Your Trans Friends

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Journal of Journeys

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Zanne Nilsson

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Oct 1, 2019

Sometimes, You Pretend Your Rape is a Funny Story

Because it isn’t rape when it happens to you, right?

A red neon sign reading “LAUGH” against a dark brick background

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The Startup

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Zanne Nilsson

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Sep 25, 2019

Why I Wrote a Genderfluid FAQ

And why its popularity terrified me

Photo of the Milky Way as seen from Earth in the night sky, in shades of blue and purple

Zanne Nilsson

Zanne Nilsson

Just a queer nonbinary punk librarian who wants you to know you’re not broken. Rarely serious, always sincere. (They/them)

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