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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Mine was at times accurate, but also hilarious. How do they know I've never been to Chicago? Why does that matter? Of all the cities I've never been to, is that the one I've not been to the most? And yes, I'm a slow reader, but you don't need to point that out. That's rude af.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I honor of Batman Day (is it really, on Talk Like a Pirate Day?), here's a Photoshop I did of Batman with the Bat Symbol replaced by the one I've been drawing to make my brother laugh for the last few years.

Michael Keaton's Batman, but the Bat Symbol is a crudely drawn bat with skinny little legs

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Under Ground, the second novel in my Liminal Spaces trilogy, is out on September 29th. It's an urban fantasy series about a woman who learns she's a banshee and the fae otherworld is a place you can travel to through liminal spaces. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

Under Ground
Liminal Spaces
Book 2
By Laurie Neilsen
Dark blue book with white text. A yellow goblin stands next to the title, and a pink maze is central to the cover.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Pikachu got his stripes and balls today. He's eight years old. If he makes it to thirteen, he gets a car mitzvah.

A yellow Honda Fit with Pikachu's face on the hood and stripes on the roof.

A yellow Honda Fit with several bumper stickers. Two pokeballs are beside the license plate. There is also Pikachu's tail affixed to the rear wiper.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I did this to my car this weekend. I've had various Pikachu in and on my car for years, but I finally put the face on Saturday. Driving around today, I had a constant smile on my face.

A yellow Honda Fit with a cartoon face on the hood resembling Pikachu.

A sticker of raspberries on the gas cap of a yellow Honda Fit. A "shocked Pikachu" sticker is above it on the window.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

post your last two brain cells

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

That's a lovely composite (or possibly ai), but this was the real view of the full Moon over the Statue of Liberty this July.

'Strawberry Moon' reaches full phase Monday night - This was the view Sunday from the Statue of Liberty

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I've made a lot of new designs recently, and it would be awesome if people went to check them out: shirtposting.myspreadshop.com

The world is better with you in it. The words are rendered in the progress pride flag.

Of course I'm queer, I'm on the spectrum. "The spectrum" forms a rainbow at the bottom of the graphic.

When I say women I mean all women. The words are rendered in the colors of the trans pride flag.

Shhh! You can't see me. I'm invisible. The words are rendered in the colors of the bi pride flag.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

In a children’s cartoon about Loki, this would be the name of his dog.

Sticker from my husband's new water bottle. It says "FROSTBUDDY".

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

This was in a pre-check-in for a doctor's visit this week. I wonder if they'd get someone to speak in iambic pentameter if I asked them to accommodate that. My preferred language is Middle English. My pronouns are thee/thine.

A preferred language drop-down menu that includes English; English, middle (1100-1500); and English, old (ca. 450-1100) among others in alphabetical order.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Back in 2012, I made an unofficial Cards Against Humanity expansion called Nerds Against Humanity. I've now rebranded it as Nerds Arrest Huge Manatees. laurieneilsen.com/nerdsarresth... New cards posted on Facebook and Tumblr. www.facebook.com/nerdsarresth... www.tumblr.com/nerdsarresth...

Playing card that reads "The nitpickiest commenter on BlueSky." The bottom is branded Nerds Arrest Huge Manatees, Set 5 with the symbol of an old-fashioned computer.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

I had to take the night off from work due to excruciating pain and did some art therapy on my tablet instead. Surprisingly calming. I made all these bubbles with the "bokeh" brush, then started carefully outlining them one by one. It took hours to get this far. It's not much, but I like the effect.

Many different circles of pastel colors overlapping. Some are outlined in black.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

I'm 48, and I can say with dead certainty that I'm not experiencing mood changes and brain fog, nor have I turned into a fascist mouthpiece. I think Pam Bondi might just be an evil piece of shit.

Cdspirit
@cdstewart.bsky.social
Bondi is clearly going through menopause. “…mood changes and "brain fog," often begin during perimenopause (mid-40s to early 50s) - along with irrational moods and temper tantrums
11:30 AM . Feb 11,2026 Everybody can reply
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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

These men are all apparently important in the Italian national anthem. #olympics

Italian flag with caption "Galileo. Andrew heo. Steve. Jon champion"

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I recorded this this morning before reading the news, so it's more upbeat than it would have been after, but if you're looking for what to do and don't know where to start, look up the @demsocialists.bsky.social today.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Watching Kumail Nanjani's "Night Thoughts" on Hulu, and this coincidentally just came up in my Facebook memories.

Laurie S. Neilsen Facebook post

I have finally seen The Eternals. Kumail Nanjiani and Brian Tyree Henry were the only bright spots in an otherwise stinking turd of a movie. A complete waste of time that gave us too many characters and too much to learn, yet simultaneously not enough to care about.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

The president thinks protestors are paid because we have nicer signs? Maybe it's because all the decent graphic designers are on our side. Here are a few signs I designed for Planned Parenthood counter-protests.

Honk if you love women* and support their right to choose.
*and anyone else with a uterus

Planned Parenthood saved my life with regular cancer screenings

The Bible says more about seafood than it does about abortion. Go protest Red Lobster

Fertility clinics destroy millions of embryos. You only hate Planned Parenthood because they help poor people.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

If you want to read a gay love story about Isaac Newton and a faerie, you should check out my story, A Lamb's Tale, in this anthology my friends and I just put out. It's tragic and beautiful, and the other stories are also good. Order now at: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G36525XK

Book cover: A Season for Stories
Stories by Laure Neilsen, Ben Schenkman, Tal Good, David Niemitz
A Caffeinated Press Anthology
A painting of a bare, black tree is central to the design over a grey, speckled sky.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

When you bought yarn that sucks, and you just realized you have to stuff it back into the yussy.

A ball of black yarn next to the big skein of yarn from whence it came.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

This Small Business Saturday, you can get some gay bracelets from my Etsy shop, handmade by me, a real life bi/ace human. I am a small business of one. www.etsy.com/shop/WickedW...

Three beaded bracelets in the colors of the Pride flag on a jewelry stand with the words Large, Medium, and Small over them.

A close-up of a beaded bracelet in the colors of the trans pride flag on a jewelry stand.

A beaded bracelet in the colors of the ace pride flag in an open, black gift box.

Three beaded bracelets in the colors of the bisexual pride flag, layered on top of each other.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I have this cute one in my shirt shop. shirtposting.myspreadshop.com/abolish+ice+...

"Abolish ice" in blue, cartoon letters with a puddle underneath.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

I made a cute one, if anyone's looking. shirtposting.myspreadshop.com/abolish+ice+...

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

I've got a book coming out on October 30th! It's about a woman named Alice who learns she's part fae when her best friend dies and reaches out to her from beyond the grave. Go pre-order it, right now! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FPZNF837

Your next favorite book is almost here!
eBook and Paperback out October 30, 2025
pre-order today
Novel titled "Down the Rabbit Hole: Liminal Spaces book 1" by Laurie Neilsen sits on a wooden table. The cover is purple with a white rabbit graphic in a green checkerboard portal. There are a gold pocket watch and a green pixie on either side of the title.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

I got my "abolish ice" t-shirt yesterday and realized the design needed more contrast. The new design is available in my shop now: shirtposting.myspreadshop.com/abolish+ice+...

"abolish ice" in blue, cartoon, bubble letters. There's a puddle under the word "ice".

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

This is my new profile picture, which I initially only made for 1" punk pins to make at home. Today I made it into a new design for my shirt shop. Now to see if they allow it. shirtposting.myspreadshop.com

"abolish ice" in a light blue, cute bubble font. There's a cartoon puddle of water under the word "ice".

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Started Pride Month off with an order of my "Know Your Flags" shirt. I hope that's a sign it's gonna be a good June. shirtposting.myspreadshop.com

A white woman model in a black tank top. The design says "Know Your Flags" and has various flags underneath.

Know Your Flags
Agender, Aromanic, Asexual, Bisexual, Bulgaria
Colombia, Estonia, Gay (Male), Genderfluid, Genderqueer
Germany, Hungary, Intersex, Lesbian, Lithuania
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nonbinary, Palestine, Pansexual
Philadelphia Pride, Polysexual, Pride (Original), Progress Pride, Russia
Sierra Leone, Thailand, Transgender, Ukraine, Yemen

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Happy Pride Month! No matter which letter in the alphabet soup you are, you can live out and proud with a lovely, handmade bracelet. For each one sold, $2 will be donated to The Trevor Project at the end of the month. www.etsy.com/shop/WickedW...

A close-up of a beaded bracelet in the colors of the Pride flag, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple.

Three beaded bracelets on a black stand. The bracelets are in the colors of the trans pride flag: light blue, light pink, and white.

Beaded bracelets in the colors of the asexual pride flag: black, grey, white, and purple.

A beaded bracelet in a black gift box. The bracelet is magenta, yellow, and blue, the colors of the pansexual pride flag.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I've sold a few bracelets recently, and I'm so happy! I hope they're going to be worn at Pride next month! www.etsy.com/shop/WickedW... #Pride #PrideJewelry #EtsyFinds

Three beaded bracelets hang on a black velvet stand. They are labeled Large, Medium, and Small, and are light blue, light pink, and white, the colors of the trans pride flag.

A beaded bracelet shown in closeup is sitting on a black velvet stand. It is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, the colors of the LGBTQ+ pride flag.

Three beaded bracelets overlap on white paper and the edge of a black velvet stand. They are black, grey, white, and purple, the colors of the asexual pride flag.

A beaded bracelet sits in a black gift box. It is pink, lavender, and blue, the colors of the bisexual pride flag.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Natasha is a true baby, and Miles is a rat bastard. All she wants is love. All he wants is chaos.

Miles, a black cat waits in a claw foot tub behind a white fabric shower curtain. He will happily play with water if you pour some for you, but he will just as happily attack you through the curtains if you ignore him.

Natasha, a grey tabby stares at the camera from behind a soft, grey blanket. She wants the photographer's food but is polite enough to ask.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

I've made Ukraine flag bracelets to sell on Etsy. I'm donating $2 from each bracelet sold to Hope for Ukraine. Get one while it's still legal for me to sell them. www.etsy.com/listing/1893...

Three multi-colored, beaded bracelets hand from a bracelet stand. They are yellow and blue and are labeled Large, Medium, and Small.

Three multi-colored, beaded bracelets are layered on top of each other at the base of a bracelet stand. They are blue and yellow.

A close-up of a multi-colored, beaded bracelet. It is blue and yellow.

Three multi-colored bracelets on a woman's forearm. They are blue and yellow.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

I just made my first donation to The Trevor Project from my Etsy store. I hope I can make more soon. $1 from each bracelet goes to them. I'm considering making blue and yellow bracelets to raise money for Hope for Ukraine. Opinions? www.etsy.com/shop/WickedW...

Three beaded bracelets in the colors of the asexual pride flag: black, gray, white, and purple.

A beaded bracelet in a black gift box. The bracelet is the colors of the bisexual pride flag: pink, purple, and blue.

Three beaded bracelets hang on a bracelet stand. They are in the six colors of the simplified pride rainbow and are labeled Large, Medium, and Small.

A beaded bracelet in close-up. It's in the colors of the trans pride bracelet: light blue, light pink, and white.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

In addition to the Etsy shop, I also have a t-shirt shop. These are some of my favorite designs. shirtposting.myspreadshop.com

"Pride is not a sin" depicted in the colors of several pride flags. "Pride" is in the Philadelphia pride flag colors. "Is" is in the non-binary pride flag colors. "Not" is in the trans pride flag colors. "A" is in the asexual pride flag colors. "Sin" is in the bisexual pride flag colors.

A silhouette of a woman in the lotus position has her middle fingers raised. Above her is the word "traumaste". Below her is "The damage in me salutes the damage in you."

"Know Your Flags", followed by an array of pride flags and country flags. Agender, Aromantic, Asexual, Bisexual, Bulgaria, Columbia, Estonia, Gay (Male, Genderfluid, Genderqueer, Germany, Hungary, Intersex, Lesbian, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Nonbinary, Palestine, Pansexual, Philadelphia Pride, Polysexual, Pride (Original), Progress Pride, Russia, Sierra Leone, Thailand, Transgender, Ukraine, and Yemen.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I have an Etsy shop that I was considering closing after I could get no traction on Meta due to their silencing of queer posts. I'd only sold to friends so far. Since I posted about my shop on Bluesky, I've gotten a sale and a message from new people! I love it here. www.etsy.com/shop/WickedW...

A beaded bracelet sits in a black gift box. The bracelet is black, grey, white, and purple, the colors of the asexual pride flag.

Three beaded bracelets are on a woman's forearm. They are pink, purple, and blue, the colors of the bisexual pride flag.

Three beaded bracelets hang on a bracelet stand. They are labeled Large, Medium, and Small, and are the colors of the pride flag.

A beaded bracelet is shown in closeup. It is light blue, light pink, and white, the colors of the trans pride flag.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I took pain medication and drew a weird frog. Analog hobbies are extremely therapeutic right now.

A pencil sketch of a fat little frog with weird feet. It's sitting in the opening of a pipe and looking grumpy.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

I started my Etsy page selling these beaded pride bracelets several months ago, and it's been difficult to get any traction on Meta because they suppress queer content. I hope Bluesky will be more kind. www.etsy.com/shop/WickedW...

Three beaded bracelets overlap on a white background on top of the black velvet foot of a jewelry stand. They are pink, purple, and blue, the colors of the bisexual pride flag.

Three beaded bracelets are on a white person's forearm. They are yellow, white, purple, and black, the colors of the non-binary pride flag.

Three beaded bracelets hang on a black velvet jewelry stand in front of a white background. They are labeled Large, Medium, and Small. They are in the six rainbow colors of the Pride flag.

A beaded bracelet sits on a black velvet jewelry stand in close up. The beads are light blue, light pink, and white/clear. They are the colors of the trans pride flag.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

I found this comment in my Facebook memories, and I think it sums up my feelings on the Elf on the Shelf pretty well.

A Facebook comment by Laurie S. Neilsen:
I meant to add that if you have an Elf on the Shelf, you're teaching your kids to accept a surveillance state. If I had a kid and they wanted one, I'd tell them we're not letting a fucking narc into the house. If they pressed it, I'd find the creepiest antique doll and say, "Oh no, it looks like Satan sent you a haunted doll because you kept begging for a spy."

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

I love how the sphinxes in the Chariot card look they absolutely can't be fucked to pull said Chariot. That guy's going nowhere.

The tarot card The Chariot. A black sphinx and a white sphinx sit in front of a one-person chariot that a young person is standing in. It's not moving, and it won't any time soon.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I've mentioned that I crochet, but I haven't shown off much of my stuff. Here's a platypus.

A crocheted teal Perry the Platypus!?! (The same Platypus, but it's wearing a little crocheted brown hat.)

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Fox had a tarot reader on before the election. This is the card she pulled for pResident Evil. Some thought it was Death, but it's the Five of Cups. Some laughed and called it the "loser card", but it's not that either. It's actually the perfect card for him as a person. 1/2

The five of cups tarot card. A cloaked figure stands with their back to you. They are looking down at three spilled cups on the ground on the left side of the card and ignoring two upright cups on the right side of the card behind them. Their back is to you, and their cloak is black.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

Okay, I know I've been watching a lot of Mythbusters lately, but I can't help but see Adam and Jamie when I look at these two. Surely not the intent of the, um, creator.

Two taxidermied weasels have been given comically outsized blue eyes and human incisors. They are both wearing little cowboy hats, or possibly fedoras, like Indiana Jones. The one on the left is all white with a black hat. The one on the right is tawny brown with a brown hat. They are terrifying and hilarious at the same time.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

One thing I miss from Twitter is public call-outs. I'm a disabled woman with COVID, and I ordered meds from CVS for delivery bc I can't drive right now. I took screenshots of the journey my delivery is taking through the county. I don't know if I'll ever see it. WTF?

A delivery map shows tracking from Fairfield to Bridgeport, CT, which is a very short drive. The driver at the time was in Norwalk, CT is now even deeper into Norwalk, and has been driving for almost an hour and a half. "Amy F." decided to take my medication for a tour of Fairfield County during rush hour. One must ask oneself why.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

From the instructional video for how to take my newest medication. This is how I'm supposed to check to make sure it's the real thing.

A cartoon woman squints at a syringe of medication in the most unhinged way a person can squint.

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Auntie Hero @faerienuff.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

Me, any time I see an image post here where someone didn't use alt text:

Matthew McConaughey in the 1993 movie Dazed and Confused. He's sitting at the wheel of a car. A second, blurry guy sits behind him in the passenger seat. Large meme text reads "Be a lot cooler if you did"

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