Bianca Michelle Parker
@bumblebigirl.bsky.social
Auckland based writer. Trans, Ace, Autistic. She/Her. Fix your heart or die
My novel DIDO ON THE EDGE coming 2026
https://www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/projects/auckland-queer-writers-anthology
My novel DIDO ON THE EDGE coming 2026
https://www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/projects/auckland-queer-writers-anthology
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Auckland Queer Writers Anthology
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
Hey folks and people, I and a whole lot of other cool people have written some cool things for this anthology and it would be great if you could help us out with covering costs! Click through for details!
No one likes the status quo, it sucks, we all want it to change and if Labour get back into power and refuse to help with that people will turn to the far right and it's bye bye democracy.
OPINION: Labour’s finance spokesperson set the tone for 2026 with a message of restraint and fiscal responsibility — while avoiding the details voters will eventually demand.
Edmonds renews Labour’s script: Discipline first, promises later
OPINION: Labour’s finance spokesperson set the tone for 2026 with a message of restraint and fiscal responsibility — while avoiding the details voters will eventually demand.
dlvr.it
November 29, 2025 at 6:01 AM
No one likes the status quo, it sucks, we all want it to change and if Labour get back into power and refuse to help with that people will turn to the far right and it's bye bye democracy.
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not sure what Gen Z has to do with a 43-year-old’s adaptation of a 52-year-old’s novel—and lest you think it’s just the hed, the piece calls Hamnet “mumblecore Shakespeare, conceived for the TikTok generation,” never mind that mumblecore predates TikTok by like 20 years
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
not sure what Gen Z has to do with a 43-year-old’s adaptation of a 52-year-old’s novel—and lest you think it’s just the hed, the piece calls Hamnet “mumblecore Shakespeare, conceived for the TikTok generation,” never mind that mumblecore predates TikTok by like 20 years
Stranger Things season five part one is unfortunately mostly wheel spinning. Which was predictable given there wasn't a lot left to do after season 4, but if they really felt the need to break up the episodes into batches like this you'd think they'd want to give this lot a bit more purpose.
November 29, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Stranger Things season five part one is unfortunately mostly wheel spinning. Which was predictable given there wasn't a lot left to do after season 4, but if they really felt the need to break up the episodes into batches like this you'd think they'd want to give this lot a bit more purpose.
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The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
November 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The only thing less human than these AI dub performances is the decision to sign off on them
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
A company this big can pay human actors a decent wage, not produce slop that intentionally removes the human element.
I'm twenty thousand words into the first draft of a new project that I'm somewhat enamored with. The protagonist is very fun to write (she's such a little shit). Feeling very good about where it's headed (had a possibly great idea for the ending yesterday, hope I'm as enthused when I get to it).
#pretendpanel, it's time to check in!
November 28th: It's almost the end of November! How did you go this month? (whether you set a goal, or took part in a challenge, or not!)
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 28th: It's almost the end of November! How did you go this month? (whether you set a goal, or took part in a challenge, or not!)
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #WritingPrompts
November 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I'm twenty thousand words into the first draft of a new project that I'm somewhat enamored with. The protagonist is very fun to write (she's such a little shit). Feeling very good about where it's headed (had a possibly great idea for the ending yesterday, hope I'm as enthused when I get to it).
Oh my god if you can't actually name trans people as the affected parties here then please shut up it's getting so embarrassing
Shanan has set out our position: we think that the people who make health care decisions should be the person concerned, their medical/health carers, and where appropriate their parents, guardians or caregivers. Politicians shouldn't be involved.
November 28, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Oh my god if you can't actually name trans people as the affected parties here then please shut up it's getting so embarrassing
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JK Rowling got a full *decade* of press as a martyr for being "cancelled" (declared passe by people online) and meanwhile nobody considers it very interesting that a prominent left wing author is basically banned from entering or publishing in the United Kingdom for her politics
so this is like, one of the biggest free speech infringements by a western democracy in our lifetimes right?
November 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
JK Rowling got a full *decade* of press as a martyr for being "cancelled" (declared passe by people online) and meanwhile nobody considers it very interesting that a prominent left wing author is basically banned from entering or publishing in the United Kingdom for her politics
Holy heckballs we are funded! Thank you everyone who's contributed, you are officially Good. Looking forward to you all getting to read these stories next year.
Auckland Queer Writers Anthology
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Holy heckballs we are funded! Thank you everyone who's contributed, you are officially Good. Looking forward to you all getting to read these stories next year.
The British Prime Minister publicly offered his support to this man
November 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The British Prime Minister publicly offered his support to this man
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...during Pride Month next year! There's three days left on our fundraiser to make sure everything goes to plan and we're at 91% of our goal. So it's your last chances to donate to a great bunch of stories like my werewolf one and a great cause at OutLine Aotearoa!
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
Auckland Queer Writers Anthology
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
...during Pride Month next year! There's three days left on our fundraiser to make sure everything goes to plan and we're at 91% of our goal. So it's your last chances to donate to a great bunch of stories like my werewolf one and a great cause at OutLine Aotearoa!
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
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And now since I've been yammering on about my sci fi stuff for a bit, I do actually write other stuff! I'm just a wee bit obsessed with it right now, but most of my stuff is urban fantasy, as is the short story 'Speakeasy' I wrote for the Auckland Queer Writers Anthology, which will be coming out...
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
And now since I've been yammering on about my sci fi stuff for a bit, I do actually write other stuff! I'm just a wee bit obsessed with it right now, but most of my stuff is urban fantasy, as is the short story 'Speakeasy' I wrote for the Auckland Queer Writers Anthology, which will be coming out...
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#queerwriters goal share:
⚓️ keep writing Before Queens and Saints draft one... maybe even finish it??? 5 chapters to go!
📰 1x newsletter and 1x blog post
✒️ finish proofreading for a friend
💸 finish strong with the fundraising campaign over here: www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
⚓️ keep writing Before Queens and Saints draft one... maybe even finish it??? 5 chapters to go!
📰 1x newsletter and 1x blog post
✒️ finish proofreading for a friend
💸 finish strong with the fundraising campaign over here: www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
November 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
#queerwriters goal share:
⚓️ keep writing Before Queens and Saints draft one... maybe even finish it??? 5 chapters to go!
📰 1x newsletter and 1x blog post
✒️ finish proofreading for a friend
💸 finish strong with the fundraising campaign over here: www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
⚓️ keep writing Before Queens and Saints draft one... maybe even finish it??? 5 chapters to go!
📰 1x newsletter and 1x blog post
✒️ finish proofreading for a friend
💸 finish strong with the fundraising campaign over here: www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
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My little co-produced LGBTQIA anthology of poems and stories is 91% funded with 4 days to go. Can you help us get it over the line? Many of the authors in here have never been published before and profits from book sales will go to local charity OutLine
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
My little co-produced LGBTQIA anthology of poems and stories is 91% funded with 4 days to go. Can you help us get it over the line? Many of the authors in here have never been published before and profits from book sales will go to local charity OutLine
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
www.thearts.co.nz/boosted/proj...
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Compare and contrast with the absolute nothing burger response we got from NZ Labour.
Interviewer: “What do you say to trans kids who are starting their transition?”
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
Zohran Mamdani: "We're gonna make this a city that doesn't just protect trans kids, but also celebrates and cherishes them."
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Compare and contrast with the absolute nothing burger response we got from NZ Labour.
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Hey all, we have six more days to raise the funds we need. Just a few more donors could help us get over that line. Any support you could offer would be massively appreciated.
Auckland Queer Writers Anthology
Boosted is Aotearoa New Zealand’s only arts crowdfunding platform. We’re here to bring creatives and supporters together to grow creativity. With our mentored approach to crowdfunding, we have one of ...
www.thearts.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Hey all, we have six more days to raise the funds we need. Just a few more donors could help us get over that line. Any support you could offer would be massively appreciated.
Oh I constantly feel deflated looking at my work and seeing how much shit I wrote that doesn't even make sense. So often I have some clever clogs idea that I never figure out how to make work properly. But y'know, it's fine to not be as good as you want to be yet.
There needs to be a version of "do it scared" for writers that equates to "write it, even if you worry you're not good enough to write it"
November 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Oh I constantly feel deflated looking at my work and seeing how much shit I wrote that doesn't even make sense. So often I have some clever clogs idea that I never figure out how to make work properly. But y'know, it's fine to not be as good as you want to be yet.
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Introduce yourself with four robots
November 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Introduce yourself with four robots
Serious answer: David Lynch's Antelope Don't Run No More (um, assuming I can raise the dead in this scenario). Less serious: The Miss Marple film Jennifer Garner was going to star in.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Serious answer: David Lynch's Antelope Don't Run No More (um, assuming I can raise the dead in this scenario). Less serious: The Miss Marple film Jennifer Garner was going to star in.
Ace from Doctor Who was fully intended to be gay by the writers at the time and it's wacky how much fandom subsequently ignored this regardless of how much they hinted at it on screen.
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Ace from Doctor Who was fully intended to be gay by the writers at the time and it's wacky how much fandom subsequently ignored this regardless of how much they hinted at it on screen.
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It's Monday. So I thought I'd checka my email.
flashy: homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
tubey: youtu.be/-zhsNdk1_Vc?si
flashy: homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
tubey: youtu.be/-zhsNdk1_Vc?si
November 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It's Monday. So I thought I'd checka my email.
flashy: homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
tubey: youtu.be/-zhsNdk1_Vc?si
flashy: homestarrunner.com/sbemails/210...
tubey: youtu.be/-zhsNdk1_Vc?si
Woohoo a thing is happening
November 25, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Woohoo a thing is happening
You'll be visited by 3 spirits
The three spirits
The three spirits
November 25, 2025 at 5:46 AM
You'll be visited by 3 spirits
The three spirits
The three spirits
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They better not be at pride either
Labour is now the only Opposition party who has not put out an official press release denouncing the NZ government’s restrictions to healthcare access for trans youth and affirming their strong support for the trans, takatāpui and rainbow communities.
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
They better not be at pride either
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I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I think it’s pretty clear at this point that one of the main impacts of LLMs is to disrupt thinking: to make it so that far too many people never properly learn how to do it, and then to control the output so there are thoughts that people never learn how to think.