Nika Harper
@nikaharper.bsky.social
Writer, occasional nikasaur, Halloween-goth. Conspicuous. Notable cackling and music extravagance. Socials: nika.rocks/contact/
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I stole The Martian Chronicles from my sister's AP summer reading list and read it in one night. The sun was coming up, I closed the book, and those experiences and revelations never left me.
I knew the kind of stories I wanted to tell, in that moment.
I knew the kind of stories I wanted to tell, in that moment.
performative reading, lack of reading skills, nobody's reading anymore -- NO!
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
tell me about a book that changed you
for me? the *extremely* ahistorical novel, THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY which I read at 13 and was like, "Oh, art can be *everything* to a maker, for good and bad"
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I stole The Martian Chronicles from my sister's AP summer reading list and read it in one night. The sun was coming up, I closed the book, and those experiences and revelations never left me.
I knew the kind of stories I wanted to tell, in that moment.
I knew the kind of stories I wanted to tell, in that moment.
@ironstylus.bsky.social There's an entire flock of parrots outside my apartment, did you do this, because I'm crediting you anyway
November 11, 2025 at 11:50 PM
@ironstylus.bsky.social There's an entire flock of parrots outside my apartment, did you do this, because I'm crediting you anyway
@lmccj.bsky.social I FOUND YOUR TEETH, I had put them in a special "make art when ready" corner in the closet and voila there they are! 🫀🫀🫀
November 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
@lmccj.bsky.social I FOUND YOUR TEETH, I had put them in a special "make art when ready" corner in the closet and voila there they are! 🫀🫀🫀
@gtkarber.bsky.social Your Halloween mystery was super fun! Made sense, in the typical roundabout way, and I landed on "he's framing someone" but not as exquisitely as you delivered it. Wonderful sleuthing!
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
@gtkarber.bsky.social Your Halloween mystery was super fun! Made sense, in the typical roundabout way, and I landed on "he's framing someone" but not as exquisitely as you delivered it. Wonderful sleuthing!
Tipsy and trying not to creepily haunt my sleepy boyfriend by clutching a bag of quail eggs and singing one of my VAST REPOSITORY of egg songs.
The fella is trying to sleep.
But,
Eggs.
The fella is trying to sleep.
But,
Eggs.
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Tipsy and trying not to creepily haunt my sleepy boyfriend by clutching a bag of quail eggs and singing one of my VAST REPOSITORY of egg songs.
The fella is trying to sleep.
But,
Eggs.
The fella is trying to sleep.
But,
Eggs.
Something to keep in mind, I learned at Halloween Horror Nights the first aid office has cheap foam earplugs if you ever need them. They came in handy for my fella tonight, so if you're struggling they've got your back.
November 2, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Something to keep in mind, I learned at Halloween Horror Nights the first aid office has cheap foam earplugs if you ever need them. They came in handy for my fella tonight, so if you're struggling they've got your back.
*screechy falsetto* Riboflavin-flavored, non-carbonated, polyunsaturated blood
October 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
*screechy falsetto* Riboflavin-flavored, non-carbonated, polyunsaturated blood
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Reminder: Spooky Express is OUT NOW!
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
October 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Reminder: Spooky Express is OUT NOW!
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
When did Halloween Horror Nights start playing industrial club bangers and why would I ever leave this Plaza now that they do?
October 23, 2025 at 3:20 AM
When did Halloween Horror Nights start playing industrial club bangers and why would I ever leave this Plaza now that they do?
Fun watching people tap on the bar while a band is playing and being able to tell what instruments they play.
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Fun watching people tap on the bar while a band is playing and being able to tell what instruments they play.
@ass.golf I saw Shiner tonight. Thanks for being the only person (other than in associated bands) who knows who the fuck they are. 23 years waiting for this show and it's exquisite.
October 8, 2025 at 6:05 AM
@ass.golf I saw Shiner tonight. Thanks for being the only person (other than in associated bands) who knows who the fuck they are. 23 years waiting for this show and it's exquisite.
Maybe my fault but when I called Dr. Feelgood PHD I expected a better outcome than feeling "alright."
Modicum of disappointment.
Modicum of disappointment.
October 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Maybe my fault but when I called Dr. Feelgood PHD I expected a better outcome than feeling "alright."
Modicum of disappointment.
Modicum of disappointment.
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Happy first day of fall! The return of cool air and cloudy skies has me slowly morphing into my most powerful form. 🍁🍂
Drawn in Procreate with the Freycinet brush, 2023.
Drawn in Procreate with the Freycinet brush, 2023.
September 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Happy first day of fall! The return of cool air and cloudy skies has me slowly morphing into my most powerful form. 🍁🍂
Drawn in Procreate with the Freycinet brush, 2023.
Drawn in Procreate with the Freycinet brush, 2023.
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doctor: your blood pressure is a little high
me: [alive in the year 2025] well that’s weird
me: [alive in the year 2025] well that’s weird
February 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
doctor: your blood pressure is a little high
me: [alive in the year 2025] well that’s weird
me: [alive in the year 2025] well that’s weird
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It's midnight, I'm renovating my RV and taking a break to check my phone. It must look really inviting in here because that me and that feral cat jumpscared the FUCK out of each other.
September 9, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It's midnight, I'm renovating my RV and taking a break to check my phone. It must look really inviting in here because that me and that feral cat jumpscared the FUCK out of each other.
Suddenly it's 4 am and all your friends are asleep and you're reading REALLY DEEP meanings into Echo & The Bunnymen songs.
August 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Suddenly it's 4 am and all your friends are asleep and you're reading REALLY DEEP meanings into Echo & The Bunnymen songs.
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as a queer person making art i know all too well the ways in which the knife positions itself to come for us all, but man its tiring to see sex workers and pornographers treated exclusively like a kind of unfortunate canary
July 16, 2025 at 10:36 PM
as a queer person making art i know all too well the ways in which the knife positions itself to come for us all, but man its tiring to see sex workers and pornographers treated exclusively like a kind of unfortunate canary
Enjoy some down-home spooky storytime, by one of the modern masters.
We've wanted this one for a long time.
We've wanted this one for a long time.
If you missed it, I had a brand new short story come out last week!
After much discussion, it’s been firmly agreed you should go in knowing nothing about it, so as to not be spoiled for…well…
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when...
After much discussion, it’s been firmly agreed you should go in knowing nothing about it, so as to not be spoiled for…well…
www.uncannymagazine.com/article/when...
When He Calls Your Name - Uncanny Magazine
There’s nights in the deep end of summer so hot and thick and wet you can feel the dark wrinkling up your fingers like bathwater—and my last night breathing was one of those. 2 a.m. came to ring my be...
www.uncannymagazine.com
July 16, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Enjoy some down-home spooky storytime, by one of the modern masters.
We've wanted this one for a long time.
We've wanted this one for a long time.
Therapist appointment:
"Any advice?"
"When the emotional mind takes over, pivot it to rational mind."
"I'm good at that. But then the rational starts screaming and the emotional says LOOK EVEN THEY'RE FREAKING OUT!"
"And then the wise mind says Shut The Fuck Up."
"Good call."
"Any advice?"
"When the emotional mind takes over, pivot it to rational mind."
"I'm good at that. But then the rational starts screaming and the emotional says LOOK EVEN THEY'RE FREAKING OUT!"
"And then the wise mind says Shut The Fuck Up."
"Good call."
July 16, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Therapist appointment:
"Any advice?"
"When the emotional mind takes over, pivot it to rational mind."
"I'm good at that. But then the rational starts screaming and the emotional says LOOK EVEN THEY'RE FREAKING OUT!"
"And then the wise mind says Shut The Fuck Up."
"Good call."
"Any advice?"
"When the emotional mind takes over, pivot it to rational mind."
"I'm good at that. But then the rational starts screaming and the emotional says LOOK EVEN THEY'RE FREAKING OUT!"
"And then the wise mind says Shut The Fuck Up."
"Good call."
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Reporter: And a sense of helplessness because there's nothing you can do about it.
Marche: Oh, we're not helpless. There's lots we can do. It's you guys that are helpless. You have a political system that can't respond to reality.
THIS WAS SUCH AN AMERICAN COMMENT BY THE REPORTER HOLY GOD.
Marche: Oh, we're not helpless. There's lots we can do. It's you guys that are helpless. You have a political system that can't respond to reality.
THIS WAS SUCH AN AMERICAN COMMENT BY THE REPORTER HOLY GOD.
April 13, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Reporter: And a sense of helplessness because there's nothing you can do about it.
Marche: Oh, we're not helpless. There's lots we can do. It's you guys that are helpless. You have a political system that can't respond to reality.
THIS WAS SUCH AN AMERICAN COMMENT BY THE REPORTER HOLY GOD.
Marche: Oh, we're not helpless. There's lots we can do. It's you guys that are helpless. You have a political system that can't respond to reality.
THIS WAS SUCH AN AMERICAN COMMENT BY THE REPORTER HOLY GOD.
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I do think there is a crown in the gutter waiting for the first major metropolitan police force to stand up to ICE, just massive amounts of public goodwill up for grabs
July 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I do think there is a crown in the gutter waiting for the first major metropolitan police force to stand up to ICE, just massive amounts of public goodwill up for grabs