Franklin Veaux
@franklinveaux.bsky.social
Part mad scientist, part gonzo journalist. Author, sex toy designer, abuse survivor. Co-author of the Passionate Pantheon novels: http://passionatepantheon.com
This novel fits together like a Swiss watch. We actually traced the path of our protagonist in the real world to get the timing right. The problem with this is making changes to the narrative is incredibly fiddly; we must be careful that the timing still works. #AmWriting
November 23, 2025 at 2:09 AM
This novel fits together like a Swiss watch. We actually traced the path of our protagonist in the real world to get the timing right. The problem with this is making changes to the narrative is incredibly fiddly; we must be careful that the timing still works. #AmWriting
This Demerara 151 rum is not the tastiest I’ve ever had, but it is without question the most evil. Dear God, y’all. #AmWriting #AmWritingFiction #SeekingTheBallmerPeak
November 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This Demerara 151 rum is not the tastiest I’ve ever had, but it is without question the most evil. Dear God, y’all. #AmWriting #AmWritingFiction #SeekingTheBallmerPeak
At the rum bar where I had my first date with my Talespinner, whilst we work on the third draft of Spin, our far-future, post-Collapse magical realism literary novel! #AmWriting #AmWritingFiction
November 22, 2025 at 11:26 PM
At the rum bar where I had my first date with my Talespinner, whilst we work on the third draft of Spin, our far-future, post-Collapse magical realism literary novel! #AmWriting #AmWritingFiction
Setting up for a photo shoot tonight, after we officially start the third draft of our literary novel Spin.
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Setting up for a photo shoot tonight, after we officially start the third draft of our literary novel Spin.
My Talespinner’s cat is making this whole endeavor more awkward than I feel is strictly necessary. #AmWriting
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 AM
My Talespinner’s cat is making this whole endeavor more awkward than I feel is strictly necessary. #AmWriting
Singeing and treating some brand-new jute rope for a bondage photo shoot. My Talespinner’s cats are absolutely convinced the rope is a cat toy. In this they are absolutely wrong.
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Singeing and treating some brand-new jute rope for a bondage photo shoot. My Talespinner’s cats are absolutely convinced the rope is a cat toy. In this they are absolutely wrong.
At my Talespinner’s, where her cats are VERY interested in my fast food burger.
November 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
At my Talespinner’s, where her cats are VERY interested in my fast food burger.
Springfield! Flying to London one week from today, then from there to Wales, then back here for two days, then back to PDX.
November 19, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Springfield! Flying to London one week from today, then from there to Wales, then back here for two days, then back to PDX.
The hardcover was cheaper than paperback and ebook on Amazon. Just arrived! I’m leaving for Springfield and then Wales next week, gonna bring it with me.
November 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The hardcover was cheaper than paperback and ebook on Amazon. Just arrived! I’m leaving for Springfield and then Wales next week, gonna bring it with me.
Ruined tentacle, thanks to silicone cure failure due to “latex-free” rubber bands that were not, in fact, latex free. The gaps and holes are where the silicone didn’t cure and remained liquid. Silicone touching the edge of the mold was enough to cause creeping failure.
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Ruined tentacle, thanks to silicone cure failure due to “latex-free” rubber bands that were not, in fact, latex free. The gaps and holes are where the silicone didn’t cure and remained liquid. Silicone touching the edge of the mold was enough to cause creeping failure.
The green/brown iridescent effect on the nipplesucker tentacles. I’d love to use this pigment in more sex toys, but it’s not body-safe so it can only be used for things that don’t go into a body. (The camera doesn’t really catch the bright sheen of the green.)
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
The green/brown iridescent effect on the nipplesucker tentacles. I’d love to use this pigment in more sex toys, but it’s not body-safe so it can only be used for things that don’t go into a body. (The camera doesn’t really catch the bright sheen of the green.)
Progress on the Giger-inspired nipplesuckers for the alien tentacle violation pod! I’m experimenting with a new silicone colorant on the silicone covering the hoses. The tentacles are dark brown but with a shimmering iridescent green when the light hits them right.
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Progress on the Giger-inspired nipplesuckers for the alien tentacle violation pod! I’m experimenting with a new silicone colorant on the silicone covering the hoses. The tentacles are dark brown but with a shimmering iridescent green when the light hits them right.
The problem: Making the tubes for the goat milking machine look more like Cthulhu-esque appendages.
The solution: Cast silicone around the tubes. I’m sure there’s a better way to do this, but I printed molds with pegs the tubes could be stretched taut in.
The solution: Cast silicone around the tubes. I’m sure there’s a better way to do this, but I printed molds with pegs the tubes could be stretched taut in.
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The problem: Making the tubes for the goat milking machine look more like Cthulhu-esque appendages.
The solution: Cast silicone around the tubes. I’m sure there’s a better way to do this, but I printed molds with pegs the tubes could be stretched taut in.
The solution: Cast silicone around the tubes. I’m sure there’s a better way to do this, but I printed molds with pegs the tubes could be stretched taut in.
I am so goddamn tired of that man. My metamour has received devastating medical news. Thanks to the kindness of strangers, I got plane tickets to see her with the rest of the polycule…and the shutdown may make it difficult to fly. I am sick of the pointless, mendacious malice.
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I am so goddamn tired of that man. My metamour has received devastating medical news. Thanks to the kindness of strangers, I got plane tickets to see her with the rest of the polycule…and the shutdown may make it difficult to fly. I am sick of the pointless, mendacious malice.
Blog post: Design as a proxy for legitimacy: I’ve finally trained my dad not to fall for online scams. A huge driver of these scams’ success comes not from stupidity or gullibility, but from the democratization of design during the DTP revolution.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Blog post: Design as a proxy for legitimacy: I’ve finally trained my dad not to fall for online scams. A huge driver of these scams’ success comes not from stupidity or gullibility, but from the democratization of design during the DTP revolution.
blog.franklinveaux.com/2025/11/some...
blog.franklinveaux.com/2025/11/some...
Is it weird to start watching a show because you like the art? Netflix recommended this to me and I have absolutely no clue what it’s about, but man, this is some OUTSTANDING graphic design right here. Whoever designed this needs a raise. I wanna meet the designer who did this.
November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Is it weird to start watching a show because you like the art? Netflix recommended this to me and I have absolutely no clue what it’s about, but man, this is some OUTSTANDING graphic design right here. Whoever designed this needs a raise. I wanna meet the designer who did this.
I tried designing and 3D printing a simple expansion muffler for the pump output, but it didn’t work nearly as well as I’d hoped it would. Still working on getting it more quiet.
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I tried designing and 3D printing a simple expansion muffler for the pump output, but it didn’t work nearly as well as I’d hoped it would. Still working on getting it more quiet.
Thanks to some incredibly helpful advice from a bunch of folks online, I’ve made excellent progress quieting the pump for the Giger nipplesuckers in the tentacle violation pod. Still not as quiet as I’d like, but making progress!
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Thanks to some incredibly helpful advice from a bunch of folks online, I’ve made excellent progress quieting the pump for the Giger nipplesuckers in the tentacle violation pod. Still not as quiet as I’d like, but making progress!
First test of the Giger-inspired nipplesuckers went swimmingly, save for one concern: they’re attached to a goat milker from Amazon, and the air pump is LOUD. The alien tentacle violation pod has a speaker to pipe in the sound of a heartbeat, so I’d like to make the pump quieter.
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
First test of the Giger-inspired nipplesuckers went swimmingly, save for one concern: they’re attached to a goat milker from Amazon, and the air pump is LOUD. The alien tentacle violation pod has a speaker to pipe in the sound of a heartbeat, so I’d like to make the pump quieter.
Halloween is coming! Seen randomly in downtown Portland.
October 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Halloween is coming! Seen randomly in downtown Portland.
WHAT I ORDERED: A single pot of silicone colorant.
HOW IT ARRIVED: A honkin’ huge box.
HOW IT ARRIVED: A honkin’ huge box.
October 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
WHAT I ORDERED: A single pot of silicone colorant.
HOW IT ARRIVED: A honkin’ huge box.
HOW IT ARRIVED: A honkin’ huge box.
Giger-inspired nipplesucker sleeve for the milking machine in the alien ovomorph violation pod! Shown here coming out of the mold (yay!), on its own, and connected to a goat milking machine. #MadScience
October 28, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Giger-inspired nipplesucker sleeve for the milking machine in the alien ovomorph violation pod! Shown here coming out of the mold (yay!), on its own, and connected to a goat milking machine. #MadScience
If someone makes this for real, I am SO buying one. Just sayin’.
October 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
If someone makes this for real, I am SO buying one. Just sayin’.
The mold for the Giger nipplesuckers in the alien tentacle violation pod is taking shape! Since this is the biggest and most ambitious thing I’ve ever made, I’m shooting video of the construction, but I keep thinking nobody will be interested so it’s not worth editing together.
October 26, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The mold for the Giger nipplesuckers in the alien tentacle violation pod is taking shape! Since this is the biggest and most ambitious thing I’ve ever made, I’m shooting video of the construction, but I keep thinking nobody will be interested so it’s not worth editing together.
Just started 3D printing the mold for the HR Giger-inspired nipplesuckers in the alien tentacle violation pod! When I saved the file I actually mistyped the name as “nipplesucher” and somehow that seems kinda German but also kinda appropriate. #MadScience
October 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Just started 3D printing the mold for the HR Giger-inspired nipplesuckers in the alien tentacle violation pod! When I saved the file I actually mistyped the name as “nipplesucher” and somehow that seems kinda German but also kinda appropriate. #MadScience