Aster Olsen (she/her) is a southern biologist and trans writer living in Seattle. She is published in Autostraddle, Inner Worlds, Itch, and in an upcoming anthology from Lilac Peril. She is the creator and editor of TRANSplants, a zine series about transness and place, and the creator and host of please (t)read with me, a trans open mic art and reading series in Seattle. Find more of her writing at asterolsen.com.