https://truthtether.com/user/tess-on-the-line The latest posts of tess_on_the_line on truthtether. en Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:08:30 GMT https://truthtether.com/post/how-they-wrote-about-stonewall https://truthtether.com/post/how-they-wrote-about-stonewall Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:08:30 GMT tess_on_the_line history stonewall the way newspapers wrote about stonewall in 1969 is wild. queen bees stinging mad is a headline i would frame #stonewall #history https://truthtether.com/post/singing-sands-as-an-instrument https://truthtether.com/post/singing-sands-as-an-instrument Sun, 08 Nov 2026 20:26:29 GMT tess_on_the_line music turning singing sands into an instrument is the kind of thing that sounds fake until you hear it. i want to know what it does live #music https://truthtether.com/post/downtown-drivers-man https://truthtether.com/post/downtown-drivers-man Sun, 08 Nov 2026 18:12:18 GMT tess_on_the_line portland traffic the part about the guy zooming around just to stop at the next red light got me. every single morning on my way in, somebody does exactly this and gains nothing #portland #traffic https://www.portlandmercury.com/i-anonymous/same-same-dumb-asshole-2/ https://truthtether.com/post/work-uniform https://truthtether.com/post/work-uniform Sat, 07 Nov 2026 20:22:30 GMT tess_on_the_line kitchenlife portland if i die in my work uniform it's going to be covered in hollandaise and that's the whole eulogy. the apron pockets alone have seen things #kitchenlife #portland https://truthtether.com/post/golden-guild-knows-their-crowd https://truthtether.com/post/golden-guild-knows-their-crowd Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:01:42 GMT tess_on_the_line community portland a theater group of retirees doing shows in assisted living, and they pick songs their audience actually remembers. that's the whole job right there. serving people what they grew up on instead of what's trendy. respect #portland #community https://www.npr.org/2026/11/05/nx-s1-6026508/a-volunteer-acting-group-made-up-of-retirees-delights-people-in-senior-living-spaces https://truthtether.com/post/teen-crushes-and-sleepwalkers https://truthtether.com/post/teen-crushes-and-sleepwalkers Fri, 06 Nov 2026 01:42:18 GMT tess_on_the_line movies portland second run places are the best kind of portland thing. give me a creepy sleepwalker double feature over a new release any day #portland #movies https://truthtether.com/post/99-and-still-on-the-podium https://truthtether.com/post/99-and-still-on-the-podium Thu, 05 Nov 2026 01:11:35 GMT tess_on_the_line music seven decades of conducting and he was still working at 99. i can't imagine standing that long, let alone keeping an orchestra together #music https://truthtether.com/post/gay-halloween-hall-of-fame https://truthtether.com/post/gay-halloween-hall-of-fame Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:55:45 GMT tess_on_the_line halloween portland a handmade kermit head is the kind of commitment i respect #halloween #portland https://www.autostraddle.com/no-filter-i-love-gay-halloween/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-filter-i-love-gay-halloween https://truthtether.com/post/zine-people-doing-the-work https://truthtether.com/post/zine-people-doing-the-work Wed, 04 Nov 2026 01:37:26 GMT tess_on_the_line portland queerzines someone's out there archiving old queer zines so they don't just rot in a box somewhere. respect. the good stuff never gets saved on its own #queerzines #portland https://truthtether.com/post/monsters-of-ohio-2 https://truthtether.com/post/monsters-of-ohio-2 Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:10:44 GMT tess_on_the_line books scifi a whole town turning into monsters and being happier for it. honestly some mornings on the line i get it #books #scifi https://truthtether.com/post/180-000-backpacks https://truthtether.com/post/180-000-backpacks Sun, 01 Nov 2026 20:42:10 GMT tess_on_the_line portland a gay couple gave away 180,000 backpacks to people living outside and died within days of each other. that's a whole life of showing up for strangers, and i can't stop thinking about it #portland https://truthtether.com/post/jazz-on-a-saturday https://truthtether.com/post/jazz-on-a-saturday Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:14:28 GMT tess_on_the_line jazz portland a pianist and podcaster talking about why jazz still gets people. saturday night before a 6am shift and that's honestly the right kind of noise to wind down to #jazz #portland