aka Bear Michaels
@akabearmichaels.com
I write LGBT speculative fiction and ask big questions, like “What if the Golden Girls were mercs.” Based in Seattle, I winter in a gaming chair, and summer at the queer nude beach like a tin roof, rusting.
Pinned
On Sundays we run feral in the streets
In decadent trousers with nothing underneath
To the grandest department store men's room
Where we shake hands unzipped like gentlemen do
'Til throated plowshares quiet at the shuffling of feet
In decadent trousers with nothing underneath
To the grandest department store men's room
Where we shake hands unzipped like gentlemen do
'Til throated plowshares quiet at the shuffling of feet
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In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
In light of the astronomical increases for my health insurance next year, I thought it would be a good time to encourage people to subscribe. (A few hundred should cover it. Sigh.)
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
clarkesworldmagazine.com/subscribe/
View from my morning seat at the café. Graffiti will always be one of your most reliable sources of news. Don't look away from it.
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
View from my morning seat at the café. Graffiti will always be one of your most reliable sources of news. Don't look away from it.
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Tomorrow is his...
...hundredth birthday?
How can that be.
...hundredth birthday?
How can that be.
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Tomorrow is his...
...hundredth birthday?
How can that be.
...hundredth birthday?
How can that be.
Grade school should only divide students by age for homeroom. Subjects should be entirely year-agnostic.
& No more "memorizing the presidents" nonsense. Kids need life skills. How to talk to strangers, how to shut up, how to take a fall without breaking bones, how to spot a pest.
& Pay teachers.
& No more "memorizing the presidents" nonsense. Kids need life skills. How to talk to strangers, how to shut up, how to take a fall without breaking bones, how to spot a pest.
& Pay teachers.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Grade school should only divide students by age for homeroom. Subjects should be entirely year-agnostic.
& No more "memorizing the presidents" nonsense. Kids need life skills. How to talk to strangers, how to shut up, how to take a fall without breaking bones, how to spot a pest.
& Pay teachers.
& No more "memorizing the presidents" nonsense. Kids need life skills. How to talk to strangers, how to shut up, how to take a fall without breaking bones, how to spot a pest.
& Pay teachers.
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Okay.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Okay.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
Real Estate Investing should not be a thing. the building I live in right now should have been a housing co-operative built with municipal, provincial, and federal funding and any "profit" made should have gone directly into a maintenance fund.
If you own more than house? TAXES. LOTS OF EM.
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Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
buff.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Uh
this is
enormous
this is
enormous
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A true SF icon. Alice, and her writing, will be missed dearly.
bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
November 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
A true SF icon. Alice, and her writing, will be missed dearly.
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“She explained how much Covid could hurt her & how vulnerable it felt to be unable to wear a mask to protect herself.
She was a perfect example of why other people need to wear masks even if they don’t personally think Covid will hurt them”
If you want to honour Alice Wong’s memory, please mask up
She was a perfect example of why other people need to wear masks even if they don’t personally think Covid will hurt them”
If you want to honour Alice Wong’s memory, please mask up
Thank You Alice Wong
Alice Wong has passed away and the disability community has lost a leader. I lost a mentor and a friend. The Disabled Ginger wouldn't exist without Alice and everything she taught me.
www.disabledginger.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:48 AM
“She explained how much Covid could hurt her & how vulnerable it felt to be unable to wear a mask to protect herself.
She was a perfect example of why other people need to wear masks even if they don’t personally think Covid will hurt them”
If you want to honour Alice Wong’s memory, please mask up
She was a perfect example of why other people need to wear masks even if they don’t personally think Covid will hurt them”
If you want to honour Alice Wong’s memory, please mask up
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“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
Obit:
Obit:
Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
“One of the things that really gives me joy is the fact that there are so many amazing, brilliant, creative disabled people out there. But part of my rage — and it’s a very real rage — is that most people don’t really know about them.”
Obit:
Obit:
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Respect Alice Wong’s call here:
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
COVID Isn’t Going Anywhere. Masking Up Could Save My Life.
"When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving."
www.teenvogue.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Respect Alice Wong’s call here:
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
“When I am in public spaces and see most people unmasked either because they think the virus is a hoax, that masking is virtue signaling & a sign of weakness, aren't thinking about it, or that they simply don’t care, I feel like an expendable burden not worth saving.”
Oh no. Alice was marvelous.
RIP Alice Wong, fiercest, finest, most fabulously dressed freedom fighter and friend. She changed the world a bit at a time every day and never stopped loving it. She taught me so much. I can’t believe this. I miss her bravery and clarity already. 💔♿️
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Oh no. Alice was marvelous.
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NEW — Paramount taps SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING duo Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley to develop next #StarTrek film attempt
blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/para...
blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/para...
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Writers Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley Developing New STAR TREK Film Project
Paramount taps SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING duo Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley to develop next STAR TREK film attempt
blog.trekcore.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
NEW — Paramount taps SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING duo Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley to develop next #StarTrek film attempt
blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/para...
blog.trekcore.com/2025/11/para...
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I’m in Seattle (visiting family). There are people walking around in tank tops in this weather. No umbrellas. They just come in here, semi-drenched, and order a drip coffee while grunge rock blasts in the background. Love this midcentury futurist monorail. Here just for the weekend 💜✨
November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I’m in Seattle (visiting family). There are people walking around in tank tops in this weather. No umbrellas. They just come in here, semi-drenched, and order a drip coffee while grunge rock blasts in the background. Love this midcentury futurist monorail. Here just for the weekend 💜✨
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If you had to pick any sport where transgender participation is not any kind of a problem, it would be figure skating.
Trans Skaters Share Fear, Anger at New US Figure Skating Policy - by @choreosequence.bsky.social
anythinggoe.com/trans-skater...
anythinggoe.com/trans-skater...
Trans Skaters Share Fear, Anger at New US Figure Skating Policy - Anything GOEs
Skaters speak out against the new U.S. Figure Skating policy for women's events.
anythinggoe.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If you had to pick any sport where transgender participation is not any kind of a problem, it would be figure skating.
I have awoken with a sore throat.
Which one of you is to blame.
Which one of you is to blame.
November 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I have awoken with a sore throat.
Which one of you is to blame.
Which one of you is to blame.
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Tired: What if Super Mario was a movie?
Wired: What if Blade Runner was a comedy?
(same production designer btw, and it shows)
Wired: What if Blade Runner was a comedy?
(same production designer btw, and it shows)
November 12, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tired: What if Super Mario was a movie?
Wired: What if Blade Runner was a comedy?
(same production designer btw, and it shows)
Wired: What if Blade Runner was a comedy?
(same production designer btw, and it shows)
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Deleted my first quote repost of that James Van Der Beek auction article because I didn't scroll down far enough to see the total expected auction amounts are much higher.
STILL -- the OP's point absolutely stands.
blacksky.community/profile/did:...
STILL -- the OP's point absolutely stands.
blacksky.community/profile/did:...
You are infinitely closer to struggling than you ever will be to billionaires
James Van Der Beek Auctioning Off Dawson’s Creek Items Amid Cancer Journey
James Van Der Beek has put several Dawson’s Creek and Varsity Blues items up for auction as he continues to battle stage 3 colon cancer.
www.eonline.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Deleted my first quote repost of that James Van Der Beek auction article because I didn't scroll down far enough to see the total expected auction amounts are much higher.
STILL -- the OP's point absolutely stands.
blacksky.community/profile/did:...
STILL -- the OP's point absolutely stands.
blacksky.community/profile/did:...
Watching clips of Ilia Malinin just to humble myself. I'm not even a skater. But that kind of talent? It's what they write epics about, honey.
November 12, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Watching clips of Ilia Malinin just to humble myself. I'm not even a skater. But that kind of talent? It's what they write epics about, honey.
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Uh oh, you scrolled too far, too greedily, too deep: you have encountered a balrog.
November 12, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Uh oh, you scrolled too far, too greedily, too deep: you have encountered a balrog.
I don't care how they bring James Bond back from the dead, it's really not important.
All that matters in the next outing is that he MUST shag Q, and yes of course I mean Ben Whishaw.
All that matters in the next outing is that he MUST shag Q, and yes of course I mean Ben Whishaw.
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I don't care how they bring James Bond back from the dead, it's really not important.
All that matters in the next outing is that he MUST shag Q, and yes of course I mean Ben Whishaw.
All that matters in the next outing is that he MUST shag Q, and yes of course I mean Ben Whishaw.
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the single most annoying thing about cigarettes, which are terrible and will kill you, is how fucking cool people can make them look
I mean come on
I mean come on
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
the single most annoying thing about cigarettes, which are terrible and will kill you, is how fucking cool people can make them look
I mean come on
I mean come on
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