Elizabeth Endicott

This week, we're reading about how young womanhood, and its implications for marriage, has evolved in media; the lessons to be learned from fish while navigating queerness (@elizabethendicott.bsky.social); and a deep dive on a ubiquitous font in Manhattan (@aresluna.org): buff.ly/6tBGqM0

Opinion | Why the Right Is Obsessed With Thinness

There was also just this piece in the NYT about conservative Christians combining religion and weight loss culture, oof. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/o...

In the new Celine Song film, Materialists, being fat is repeatedly presented as the worst thing for people trying to date/find partners. I thought maybe it'd be rebuked at some point, but no, AND not a SINGLE fat person can be found in the film.

I have a sexy little story in here!

BOMB Magazine | Mac Crane by Elizabeth Endicott In this novel, queer teens ball on and off the court.

“I want the reader to feel and understand that the game of basketball is sex.” —Mac Crane

Writer @elizabethendicott.bsky.social interviews A SHARP ENDLESS NEED (Random House) author @Mcrane12.bsky.social. The novel depicts the early aughts queer experience in a small town.

Congratulations!!!

Atlas Obscura Goes Off Assignment: 2:30 a.m. in McMurdo Station and 11:45 p.m. in Oulu The Atlas Obscura Podcast · Episode

This "Atlas Obscura goes Off Assignment" episode goes to extremes: the far north of Finnish summer, and a party at the bottom of the world in Antarctica. @annekorkeakivi.bsky.social & @elizabethendicott.bsky.social read their Witching Hour essays on the @atlasobscura.com podcast:

What the Fish Taught Me Moving between worlds

Nature demonstrates a world of gray areas, Elizabeth Endicott writes. Salmon move between salt and fresh water; pupfish burrow until it's safe to come out again; mummichogs mutate and sometimes even breathe air. Nature morphs again and again and again, and so can we.

What the Fish Taught Me - Orion Magazine Moving between worlds

I got to write about fish! and queerness! for one of my favorite! publications! @orionmagazine.bsky.social

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We have the Velotric Packer 1! The Aventon Abound was a close runner up for us.

Thanks, Jen!!

An E-Bike Transformed My Family’s Life Getting around on one might be a bit slower than in a car, but it’s also so much richer.

E-bikes are safe, cheap, and gentle on the environment—but their true appeal is much deeper. Elizabeth Endicott on how getting one enriched her family's life:

Thanks, Doug!

Thanks, Olivia!

An E-Bike Transformed My Family’s Life Getting around on one might be a bit slower than in a car, but it’s also so much richer.

Such a lovely story about the joy of e-biking!

For those who do use an e-bike, getting around can be tricky. Cities weren’t built for e-bikes, and Greenwald pointed out that some roads aren’t safe for them. She recommended testing routes on your own before you bring your kids, asking local bike shops about safe options, and accepting when you’ll have to go with another mode of transport. “If I’m replacing as many car trips with safe e-bike trips as possible,” Greenwald told me, “I’m doing great!” In our rides, my daughter and I have encountered plenty of these infrastructural hurdles. Some routes don’t have bike lanes or have lanes that end at random spots; others expect us to go up stairs. When this happens, my daughter and I chat about why, and then we contact our local representatives together to request improvements—an important lesson in civic engagement.

Love this piece on the magic of riding an e-bike by @elizabethendicott.bsky.social, especially this part about how riding a bicycle can be a gateway to civic engagement. www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...

I'm fostering a dog for the first time and jokes on me bc she is perfect. Somebody (Denver area) needs to adopt her so I don't fail on the first go. I genuinely didn't know a dog could be this laidback and easy - all she needs is a fenced backyard and an occasional tummy scratch.

A dog in a tie happily typing on a laptop while intense military combat takes place behind them.

Me, working on my little articles and book projects in February 2025:

Cuties!! And tucked under a beautiful quilt, what a life. 😻

June with the crossed paws!! What a sweetie.

Jordi!!! 😻

To help ward off late-afternoon winter blues, I'd love to see your four-legged co-workers. Here's two of mine, caught sleeping on the job:

Wearing this forever and ever, as if it's armor.

Everything @mollyjeanbennett.bsky.social makes is magic, but this embroidered suit is going to be out of this world! 💫

Finished this quilted patchwork coat made entirely of scraps from other garments, alongside a few blockprinted patches collected from talented artists.

Dreamt my eyebrows had fallen off, then woke up and cried over summer camp registration so today I'm salvaging some peace by stitching small pieces of fabric together.

Congrats, Manuel!

I have always loved public libraries, but having young children has exponentially increased my gratitude and sense of indebtedness to them. Our local library is such a huge part of our lives. The books, the programming, the very intentionally curated kids’ section. It’s all such a gift.

My favorite annual tradition: quickly and haphazardly drawing every book I read this year! Here's 2024.