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Elly Blue is a writer and bicycle activist living in Portland, Oregon. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, Grist, Bicycling Magazine online, Bitch Magazine, BikePortland, The Magazine, and Momentum, among other publications. She has been featured on Democracy Now!, in the Oregonian, and on Oregon Public Broadcasting. Along with Joe Biel, she is co-producer and director of Groundswell, a series of movies about people using bicycling to make their communities better and a co-owner of Microcosm Publishing.

$30-40 Superpack: Owning Our Damage Warehouse Sale! (Published Books)
by Super Pack! Author, Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author, Ian Giesbrecht Author, Jane Goodall Author, 8 more
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C.A.T.S.: Cycling Across Time And Space: 11 Feminist Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories about Bicycling and Cats
by Elly Blue Editor, Gretchin Lair Contributor, Cecilia Granata Contributor, Monique Cuillerier Contributor, Jessie L. Kwak Contributor, Summer Jewel Keown Contributor and Kathleen Jowitt Contributor
Has your cat been plotting to take command of your spaceship? This and other important questions are tackled in the 11 …
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Stressed & Overwhelmed: Good Habits for the Exhausted Overachiever
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If you're the sort of person who takes on every project and responsibility until suddenly it's one thing too …
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Sticker #316: I Believe in Bicycles
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We believe in the power of the bicycle! You gotta believe in something and bicycles are pretty great.(Sturdy vinyl …
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Sticker #345: Freedom Machine
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Every so often some bombastic politician will get up and call cars "freedom machines." We think the opposite. …
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Sticker #340: I'm Queer, I Bike, and I Vote
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The old left-right political spectrum is sooo last-decade. Let the polls know where your allegiances fall.(Sturdy vinyl …
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Sticker #334: Cars Stink
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Cars stink. Literally - they smell terrible! Ugh! But also, cars stink. As in, cars SUCK! This one may be a bit …
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Sticker #331: All Lanes are Bike Lanes
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Sick of being pushed off to the side of the road to dodge gravel and pot holes? Tired of being treated like you …
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Sticker #321: Ann Strong quote
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"A bicycle is just as good company as most husbands and, when it gets old and shabby, a woman can dispose of it …
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Sticker #353: Proud BikeSexual
by Kate Berube Author and Elly Blue Author
For the bisexuals who love their bikes, too. In this sticker, “Proud Bikesexual” features an …
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Sticker #332: Bike to Basics
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Keeping it simple. Some may say "back to basics," but over here at Microcosm Publishing, we prefer to …
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Sticker #351: Unapologetic Feminist
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In a world where patriarchal currents try to push feminist thought into a corner, being an unapologetic feminist takes …
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Sticker #317: Feminist Machine
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A bicycle is what a feminist machine looks like. In case anyone was wondering.(Sturdy vinyl sticker with black or …
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Patch #243: Legalize Blackness
by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author
How hypocritical that our media tries to make other countries seem scary. And yet, forty percent of Americans don't …
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Essential Recipes for all Occasions
by Elly Blue Author and Anna Ricklin Author
While most cookbooks feature specialized fare for rare occasions, or worse yet, optional recipes for unique occasions, …
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Bicieconomía: Cómo movernos en bicicleta mejorará la economía (si nos lo permitimos)
by Elly Blue Author and Oscar Montiel Author
La economía del mundo se encuentra en un punto crítico. Durante décadas, hemos fundado …
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On Quitting: Tips for Kicking Alcohol
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Alcohol plagues a lot of people, and if you've decided you no longer want it to plague you, this handy little …
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Teenage Castaways: True Stories of Shipwreck Survivors
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These five true stories are about teens who survived shipwrecks and lived to tell their incredible stories. The first …
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Trans-Galactic Bike Ride: Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories of Transgender and Nonbinary Adventurers
by Lydia Rogue Editor, Elly Blue Series Editor, Charlie Jane Anders Contributor, M. Darusha Wehm Contributor, Tucker Lieberman Contributor and Ether Nepenthes Contributor
***2021 Lambda Award Finalist***Take a ride with us as we explore a future where trans and nonbinary people are the …
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Round the Clock Joe: Celebrating 24 Years of Microcosm Publishing (A Love Zine)
by Elly Blue Editor, Sidnee Grubb Series Editor, Dr. Faith G. Harper Contributor, Nick Perry Author, Jessica Mullen Author, 6 more
In honor of the 24th anniversary of Microcosm, we solicited true stories from people who have known founder and …
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$20 Superpack of Enjoyable Distractions
by Elly Blue Author, Kate Lopresti Author, Erica Dawn Lyle Author, Joshua Ploeg Author, Meadow Shadowhawk Author, 3 more
Sometimes you want to know everything that's going on around you, your brain whirring like a machine, soaking it …
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Dragon Bike: Fantastical Stories of Bicycling, Feminism, & Dragons
by Elly Blue Editor, Monique Cuillerier Contributor, Cecilia Granata Cover and Gretchin Lair Contributor
From the great, winged, fire-breathing lizards of the west to the wise, flying serpents of the east, dragons play …
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True Trans Bike Rebel
by Lydia Rogue Editor, River Katz Cover, Elly Blue Series Editor and Elly Bangs Contributor
Bicycling as a sport, a means of transportation, and a passionate pursuit is explored here by transgender, …
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Bikes Not Rockets: Intersectional Feminist Bicycle Science Fiction Stories
by Elly Blue Editor, Elly Bangs Contributor, Monique Cuillerier Contributor, Gretchin Lair Contributor and Summer Jewel Keown Contributor
As you ride down the intergalactic bike path, you come to a crossroads. Which path will you take? Your choice could …
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Chainring Heart Feminist Fist
by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author and Cecilia Granata Illustrator
Show your feminist bicycle power with this enamel pin based on Cecilia Granata's re-imagining of the Schwinn …
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Bikequity: Money, Class, & Bicycling
by Elly Blue Editor, Joe Biel Contributor, Lauren Hage Contributor, Gretchin Lair Contributor, Adonia E. Lugo, PhD Contributor and Katura Reynolds Contributor
Bicycling has the radical potential of equalizing our transportation system, creating more equitable opportunities from …
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Patch #238: Feminist Chainring Fist
by Joe Biel Author, Elly Blue Author and Cecilia Granata Author
Sometimes it's hard to sum up the totality of who you are in a single symbol. Peace signs, anarchy symbols, …
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$40 Superpack: Color Your Heart Out
by Elly Blue Author, Katie Guinn Author, Taliah Lempert Author, Tom Neely Author, Meggyn Pomerleau Author and Super Pack! Author
Love to color? Get yourself a copy of all five coloring books we've published. Host a coloring party, give the gift of …
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The Post-Structuralist Vulva Coloring Book
by Meggyn Pomerleau Illustrator and Elly Blue Editor
Vulvas are too often either crudely objectified or shrouded in mystery. No longer! The Post-Structuralist Vulva …
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Patch #241: My Feminism Helps You Too
by Joe Biel Author and Elly Blue Author
So often we are told that feminism means that someone else is losing something or that we are another crazy chick on …
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