Writer/speaker/cosplayer/cultural critic She/her/they/them Essays: https://talynnkel.medium.com/ Patreon: bit.ly/TaLynnPatreon OnlyFans: bit.ly/TaLynnOF Linktree: https://linktr.ee/talynnkelhttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3mp4w3ddnds2jI come from the generation of Black people who were told that we need to "act right" so we don't lose the opportunity to change things from the inside, only to learn that we will compromise ourselves into protecting the very things that are destroying us.25 Jun 2026 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4w3ddnds2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3mooid4g2qs2yThe day my dad passed, I didn't believe it was happening. My mom had called me home the previous day because he'd lost consciousness and they believed it was the end. So I flew home and sat with him. He regained consciousness and seemed fine. He ate, had some ice cream, and basically seemed fine.19 Jun 2026 23:22 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mooid4g2qs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3mollkhdvok2nMy mom didn't know who I was today.18 Jun 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mollkhdvok2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3mojon7tdfs2hMy cup overfloweth. Want a sip? *I'm kidding. Don't answer that.*18 Jun 2026 01:32 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojon7tdfs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3modpsaecls22I am the abundance this culture tries to convince you shouldn't exist, much less desire.15 Jun 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3modpsaecls22https://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3mnzqco5scc2kI wanted to be one of those people who went silent and then popped out with a new book or some shit but I'm struggling with wanting to exist, much less create something.11 Jun 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzqco5scc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3mnd5dxlwlc2jFace card never declined. #BlackJoy #BreakingNormal #EmbraceYourself #JoyIsResistance02 Jun 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnd5dxlwlc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3mnaa2mzf422uVelma with an afro is everything. My Velma cosplay had an afro, too. It was too cute! [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Jun 2026 13:52 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnaa2mzf422uhttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3mna23oxb3s2uFulfilling a childhood fantasy where I'm a member of Jem and the Holograms.01 Jun 2026 12:05 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mna23oxb3s2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3mlt6jhhpc22hI was super mad the day I posted this in 2023. The thing they leave out of the deathly fat medical conversation is how doctors will refuse to treat you because you're fat then blame you being fat for all the health issues you experience due to LACK OF TREATMENT. Absolute fuckery.14 May 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt6jhhpc22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3ml4n7twock23I liked the makeup for this shoot, even though I've done a similar look in the past. I feel like I'm struggling with my creativity these days and I don't like it.05 May 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4n7twock23https://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3ml4hwinbuc2kYou ever want to talk about something just to get it out, but you don't want any feedback on it? Like, you need to be heard, not comforted or even validated? *Sigh* Being human is weird.05 May 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml4hwinbuc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3mjzh256rd22zThe longer you live, the more you change. Some change is intentional. Other changes, not so much. And everyone has a ripple effect on your life, some miniscule, some huge. My changes had me spiraling into a period of self-hatred that I'm only now finding the strength to push back on.21 Apr 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzh256rd22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/talynnkel.bsky.social/post/3mdbeu6yugk2uOne of the hardest things I've had to reckon with over the past decade is how everything we were conditioned to believe about this country and this government has been bullshit.25 Jan 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:aef5b7yff4xtfpnkoyx73f6n/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdbeu6yugk2u