Maika 🏳️⚧️
@liminalflares.bsky.social
memento mori magpie & liminal shade
PDX-based writer | photographer | narrator | bibliophile
queer | trans | nonbinary | neurospicy | they/xe
creator & narrator of the Liminal Flares podcast
liminalflares.com (currently on hiatus)
PDX-based writer | photographer | narrator | bibliophile
queer | trans | nonbinary | neurospicy | they/xe
creator & narrator of the Liminal Flares podcast
liminalflares.com (currently on hiatus)
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For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured?
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
April 5, 2025 at 8:13 PM
For about a year, I worked with a retired British academic named Alasdair Spark to solve a mystery: where did the original photo from the end of The Shining come from, and where/when was it captured?
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
Last week, we finally found the answer.
www.instagram.com/p/DID43LBNPD...
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Inside of you are two woolly jumping spiders. These are them specifically. Their names are Gary and Isidore. They like to host dinner parties.
March 31, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Inside of you are two woolly jumping spiders. These are them specifically. Their names are Gary and Isidore. They like to host dinner parties.
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Oh, man, not Gene Hackman.
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
February 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Oh, man, not Gene Hackman.
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
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Hey All: Google is pulling the "automatically on for anyone over 18" bullshit with Gemini that the Dropbox did for its AI, but I can't afford to ditch Google Drive/Docs/Workspace.
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
January 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Hey All: Google is pulling the "automatically on for anyone over 18" bullshit with Gemini that the Dropbox did for its AI, but I can't afford to ditch Google Drive/Docs/Workspace.
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
"Desires lies at the heart of all that's made of glass, she decided; glass is simply need given substance. You blow into it, and it assumes new shapes. Strike it in the wrong place, it shatters."
—Mick Herron, Real Tigers
—Mick Herron, Real Tigers
June 22, 2024 at 9:15 PM
"Desires lies at the heart of all that's made of glass, she decided; glass is simply need given substance. You blow into it, and it assumes new shapes. Strike it in the wrong place, it shatters."
—Mick Herron, Real Tigers
—Mick Herron, Real Tigers
Home is where the cats are.
March 13, 2024 at 4:19 AM
Home is where the cats are.
To invite an accidental haunting or not invite an accidental haunting...
February 20, 2024 at 3:36 AM
To invite an accidental haunting or not invite an accidental haunting...
Spindly, iced-over perch for a noble Northern Flicker.
January 25, 2024 at 2:49 AM
Spindly, iced-over perch for a noble Northern Flicker.
“As I gazed at the black-and-white landscape of the Plateau I realized that sorrow is an important word for defining the world. It lies at the foundations of everything, it is the fifth element, the quintessence.”
—Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
—Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
January 24, 2024 at 5:45 AM
“As I gazed at the black-and-white landscape of the Plateau I realized that sorrow is an important word for defining the world. It lies at the foundations of everything, it is the fifth element, the quintessence.”
—Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
—Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
“As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment.”
—John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men
—John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men
January 23, 2024 at 2:13 AM
“As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment.”
—John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men
—John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men
Work stops when Black Phillip decides the crook of your elbow is his napping place. Blessed be the sleepy demons.
(If thou wouldst like to live deliciously, until nap time is over you'll have to get your own butter.)
(If thou wouldst like to live deliciously, until nap time is over you'll have to get your own butter.)
January 22, 2024 at 8:39 AM
Work stops when Black Phillip decides the crook of your elbow is his napping place. Blessed be the sleepy demons.
(If thou wouldst like to live deliciously, until nap time is over you'll have to get your own butter.)
(If thou wouldst like to live deliciously, until nap time is over you'll have to get your own butter.)
Mossicle giving me Southern Reach Trilogy vibes. Winter has come to Area X.
January 21, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Mossicle giving me Southern Reach Trilogy vibes. Winter has come to Area X.
When there's a queue for the peanuts... because if you can't have a peanut, at least you can safely taunt a cat.
January 20, 2024 at 11:39 PM
When there's a queue for the peanuts... because if you can't have a peanut, at least you can safely taunt a cat.
Despite not being made from real Girl Scouts, the most delicious Girl Scout cookies are sold by trans and nonbinary scouts: www.erininthemorning.com/p/2024-trans...
Thank you, @erininthemorning.bsky.social for assembling this list, to say nothing of all your tireless advocacy work.
Thank you, @erininthemorning.bsky.social for assembling this list, to say nothing of all your tireless advocacy work.
2024 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 20, 2024 at 2:34 AM
Despite not being made from real Girl Scouts, the most delicious Girl Scout cookies are sold by trans and nonbinary scouts: www.erininthemorning.com/p/2024-trans...
Thank you, @erininthemorning.bsky.social for assembling this list, to say nothing of all your tireless advocacy work.
Thank you, @erininthemorning.bsky.social for assembling this list, to say nothing of all your tireless advocacy work.
“It is at Dusk that the most interesting things occur, for that is when simple differences fade away. I could live in everlasting Dusk.”
—Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
—Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
January 20, 2024 at 1:01 AM
“It is at Dusk that the most interesting things occur, for that is when simple differences fade away. I could live in everlasting Dusk.”
—Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
—Olga Tokarczuk, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
Blessed be the witches' weeds.
September 24, 2023 at 9:49 PM
Blessed be the witches' weeds.
The rain has finally returned to Portland and the bumble bees are decidedly damp.
August 31, 2023 at 9:32 PM
The rain has finally returned to Portland and the bumble bees are decidedly damp.
In better news, I'm delighted with the shiny new pin I received today. 🏳️⚧️ Matching t-shirt not pictured, but equally pleasing. Pleasing, that is, excepting that statements such as this so urgently need to be made in the first place.
August 19, 2023 at 12:43 AM
In better news, I'm delighted with the shiny new pin I received today. 🏳️⚧️ Matching t-shirt not pictured, but equally pleasing. Pleasing, that is, excepting that statements such as this so urgently need to be made in the first place.
Despite the news I'm reading all over the place about Covid numbers rising (again), I'm increasingly either the only person wearing a mask indoors, or one of a very small minority (appreciated nonetheless). The experience of feeling gaslit simply by being out in public is ... wild.
August 18, 2023 at 8:54 PM
Despite the news I'm reading all over the place about Covid numbers rising (again), I'm increasingly either the only person wearing a mask indoors, or one of a very small minority (appreciated nonetheless). The experience of feeling gaslit simply by being out in public is ... wild.
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For anyone who likes dodgy history facts, or who likes piratical comic fantasy whodunnits that incorporate dodgy history facts-Our latest OverLondon newsletter just came out! We even have a free book lure! (Ohh ah) This month's theme was beauty and poison. :https://www.overlondon.net/visitors-guide
August 16, 2023 at 6:18 PM
For anyone who likes dodgy history facts, or who likes piratical comic fantasy whodunnits that incorporate dodgy history facts-Our latest OverLondon newsletter just came out! We even have a free book lure! (Ohh ah) This month's theme was beauty and poison. :https://www.overlondon.net/visitors-guide
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in s7 of our x files rewatch and I’m out here, an innocent woman, and they blindside me
YOU HAVE TO PREPARE A LADY FOR THIS I WILL NEED DAYS TO RECOVER
YOU HAVE TO PREPARE A LADY FOR THIS I WILL NEED DAYS TO RECOVER
August 18, 2023 at 2:41 AM
in s7 of our x files rewatch and I’m out here, an innocent woman, and they blindside me
YOU HAVE TO PREPARE A LADY FOR THIS I WILL NEED DAYS TO RECOVER
YOU HAVE TO PREPARE A LADY FOR THIS I WILL NEED DAYS TO RECOVER
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i do not bring this up to punish for past, but to hope buckaroos remember lesson in the future: you do not need to gatekeep. you do not need to make yourself the arbiter of others lifestyle and identity. you do not need to score online points as a way of proving your goodness.
August 17, 2023 at 10:07 PM
i do not bring this up to punish for past, but to hope buckaroos remember lesson in the future: you do not need to gatekeep. you do not need to make yourself the arbiter of others lifestyle and identity. you do not need to score online points as a way of proving your goodness.
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One time I spent five minutes at lunch drawing a reverse centaur and it became one of my most retweeted pieces of art. I resented that so I deleted it but now it can be free again because not enough people follow me on here for it to go big
April 28, 2023 at 2:34 PM
One time I spent five minutes at lunch drawing a reverse centaur and it became one of my most retweeted pieces of art. I resented that so I deleted it but now it can be free again because not enough people follow me on here for it to go big
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Black Cat. 1945. https://arthur.io/art/brassai/black-cat
August 17, 2023 at 11:35 PM
Black Cat. 1945. https://arthur.io/art/brassai/black-cat
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if you missed my panel from WonderCon or any of my panels at SDCC this year (and even if you didn't!) here's a super fabulous online panel I did about what healthy queer representation looks like! Thanks to the lovely Barbra Dillon and @fanbasepress.bsky.social for inviting me!
Unable to attend in-person conventions? Enjoy Fanbase Press' virtual panel - More Than a Month: The Importance of Healthy Queer Representation in Comics – featuring @davidbooher.bsky.social, @richardfairgray.bsky.social, A.C. Esguerra, @losthiskeysman.bsky.social, & @tillybridges.bsky.social
More Than a Month: The Importance of Healthy Queer Representation in Comics – Panel Discussion
As conventions return to in-person events, we at Fanbase Press feel that it is important and necessary to provide virtual access to those individuals who may experience barriers to attending such...
fanbasepress.com
August 16, 2023 at 9:19 PM
if you missed my panel from WonderCon or any of my panels at SDCC this year (and even if you didn't!) here's a super fabulous online panel I did about what healthy queer representation looks like! Thanks to the lovely Barbra Dillon and @fanbasepress.bsky.social for inviting me!