Christy Tending

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Christy Tending (she/they) is the author of High Priestess of the Apocalypse. Their work has been published in LongreadsThe Rumpus, and Electric Literature, and received a notable mention in Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023. They are the recipient of a residency at Yaddo and the Birdcoat Editors’ Choice Prize in Essays 2024. They live in Oakland, California with their family. You can learn more about their work at www.christytending.com.

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“Thanks, I Made it Myself”: a queer knitting glossary

Christy Tending  | 
Issue 75.1 Fall 2025

In knitting, these are the cast-on edge, the body of the piece, and the bind-off. A human life is never quite as linear, but I can show you the ways that I have settled into a life made by hand.