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Zahra Huselid, Freelance Bard
@zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
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Pop culture writer • burnt out former academic • transfeminine and obnoxious about it • giant robot enthusiast • I HAVE EMERGED FROM THE PLACE OF SPELLS AND FAIRIES

https://zahrathebard.neocities.org
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Post something random or youll have an awful December
Bender from Futurama holds up his hands; the caption says "I HAVE EMERGED FROM THE PLACE OF SPELLS AND FAIRIES."
November 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Artists! Please show:

✨ The first piece you did in 2025
✨ Your favourite piece of the year
✨ Your most popular piece
✨ Your most recent piece

I've definitely leveled up both as a painter *and* a photographer! 😅 I've got two more big projects in the pipe this year, too 😁
A quartet of old plastic BattleTech minis - a Catapult, a Stinger, a BattleMaster, and a Jenner - painted in the livery of House Kurita's esteemed Sword of Light (bold, solid red) and sitting on a black white background. A plastic BattleTech mini - the Caesar Archangel - painted in a pansexual pride flag color scheme (magenta, yellow, and cyan), sitting on a hexmap among paper crafttrees and buildings. A BattleTech Mini - the Regent - painted in the Queer Villain pride flag scheme (jagged bolts of magenta, neon orange, neon green, and purple, all over black) and standing on a hexmap among papercraft trees and buildings. A BattleTech mini - the Shogun - painted like a big jack-o-lantern (the body is orange, the limbs are black, and a fluorescent glowing smile and eyes are painted across the chest) and standing on a hexmap among papercraft trees and buildings.
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
We love seeing hot girls in dresses!

QTP with you being a hot girl in a dress 🔥🔥🔥

(Double points if you're performing some sort of civic duty while also being a hot girl in a dress)
A brunette white woman in purple glasses, a black n95 face mask, and a black maxi dress with a floral print takes a selfie while doing a sink stomp, revealing that her black Doc Martens are accompanied by Swedish Fish socks. She's also wearing a juror's ID badge because there is nowhere better to serve cunt than a courthouse while waiting around during jury duty.
November 17, 2025 at 3:58 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
When life gets scary, paint a scary pumpkin-mech-thing!
A plastic miniature of a BattleTech Shogun, painted up like a jack-o-lantern with glowing eyes and a jagged grin across the tummy.
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Without downloading anything, where are you mentally rn?
A soggy, bedraggled raccoon standing on its hind legs on a lake shore, staring into the camera. The caption states in all lower case "for the fuckteenth time".
October 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
God forgive me for what I have brought into this world - but then, does not the existence of the post indicate that there must be no God? Indeed a world so cruel as to allow Wernuigi Herzog to exist must truly be a Godless world - to say nothing of the existence of cinema verité.
Acclaimed unhinged filmmaker and actor Werner Herzog, his jacket edited to be purple, with a big evil pointy mustache and a purple hat emblazoned with an upside-down yellow capital letter L.
September 26, 2025 at 4:33 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Shrek, Donkey, and Puss from the "They don't even have dental" meme, but instead of the office it's the backdrop matte painting of Qo'nos from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The text, in capitalized Impact font, says "They don't even have Tylenol on Qo'nos"
September 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Holy shit, I'm actually there - as well as a single citation on Wikiquote.
Quotes from Wikiquote Death Angel "still shred like it's 1982 and they're playing in a Daly City garage." Zahra Huselid of Screen Rant (Jan 13, 2025) [1] Wikipedia has an article about: Death… See all results A screenshot from Wikipedia Search showing citations for Huselid, Zahra on the following pages: List of The Wheel of Time characters The Wheel of Time (TV series) Perverts (album) Land of Confusion Exodus (band) Joelle (actress)
September 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Felt cute for the first time in weeks today, which just goes to show that anyone can still find shreds of self-esteem amid rampant fascism (you just have to wash the depression goblins out of your hair)
A busty white woman in glasses, sitting on a couch and smiling, wearing a maroon skater dress with a floral print A busty white woman in glasses with her arms behind her back, looking down smugly at the camera like its a naughty little thing, wearing a maroon skater dress with a floral print
September 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Goofy looking all excited and cheerful; the text, in four different fonts and colors, says "Face down ass up thats the way we like to HYUCK"
July 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Pretty damn happy with the new haircut, less so with the general state of the world
A brunette white woman in red and blue cat-eye glasses smiles while showing off how curly her new hairdo is.
July 2, 2025 at 11:11 PM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
ya girl needs a damn haircut so bad

(thankfully I'm getting one tomorrow)
A greying brunette white woman with shoulder-length hair looks perturbed by it all covering her face and getting in her glasses. She's sitting on a couch wearing a brown crop top and floral pants and the sun is shining through the blinds onto her tummy.
July 2, 2025 at 12:43 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
One month. Fourteen 'Mechs (plus a comparatively heterosexual Pillager, not pictured). So many rainbows.

The #PrideMechParade has been such a fun project to contribute to. Kudos to @versusrev.bsky.social for starting it – and thank you @catalystgamelabs.bsky.social for supporting your queer fans!
Fourteen BattleTech minis, painted in various pride flag color schemes, posed on a hex map, on and around some papercraft buildings.
July 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
This lesbian Axman is not only in the Emily Gwen lesbian flag colors, but the axe is in the purple-and-black of the original Labrys flag.

#PrideMechParade
#BattleTech
A side view of a Catalyst Axman (Somerset Strikers/AXM-2N) mini for BattleTech, painted in lesbian pride flag colors, on a hex map among papercraft terrain. On the base is a crushed Hunchback IIC painted in Nazi red and white. A Catalyst Axman (Somerset Strikers/AXM-2N) mini for BattleTech, painted in lesbian pride flag colors, on a hex map among papercraft terrain. On the base is a crushed Hunchback IIC painted in Nazi red and white. The rear view of a Catalyst Axman (Somerset Strikers/AXM-2N) mini for BattleTech, painted in lesbian pride flag colors, on a hex map among papercraft terrain. On the base is a crushed Hunchback IIC painted in Nazi red and white.
July 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Speaking of butches – and like my dear @wordsnwhiskey.bsky.social – I did the new Butch flag from the Butch Empowerment Project at butchboudoir.com for this Kodiak. I might have to get some Green Stuff and a paperclip to make it a little carabiner, come to think of it!

#PrideMechParade
#Battletech
A Catalyst Kodiak mini for BattleTech, painted in butch pride flag colors, on a hex map among papercraft terrain The rear view of a Catalyst Kodiak mini for BattleTech, painted in butch pride flag colors, on a hex map among papercraft terrain
July 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
A more clever me would've used this Stone Rhino for the butch flag, because then it would be a Stone Butch, but instead I went for the Progress Pride flag – making this (I think) the #PrideMechParade entry I put the largest total number of colors on!
A Catalyst Stone Rhino mini for BattleTech, painted in the colors of the Progress Pride flag, standing on a hexmap among papercraft terrain. The rear view of a Catalyst Stone Rhino mini for BattleTech, painted in the colors of the Progress Pride flag, standing on a hexmap among papercraft terrain.
July 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Down to the wire, but I finished my FOURTEENTH #PrideMechParade mini tonight - this Marauder Bounty Hunter, which is rather apt considering it's the MLM flag! Guess this MechWarrior is gonna hunt himself a man one way or the other!
A Catalyst Marauder Bounty Hunter mini for BattleTech, painted in MLM pride flag colors, standing on a hexmap among papercraft terrain. The rear view of a Catalyst Marauder Bounty Hunter mini for BattleTech, painted in MLM pride flag colors, standing on a hexmap among papercraft terrain.
July 1, 2025 at 6:04 AM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
And finally for today, the mini my girlfriend called the Grand Marshal of the #PrideMechParade, this golden boy Hatamoto-Chi is repping the nine-stripe variant of the Pride flag - the final version Gilbert Baker designed before he passed.

#BattleTech
A BattleTech Hatamoto-Chi on hexmap amid papercraft terrain; the mini is painted in gold and brass, with the shoulder pauldrons and back banner done in the 9-stripe Gilbert Baker Pride flag. A rear view of a BattleTech Hatamoto-Chi on hexmap amid papercraft terrain; the mini is painted in gold and brass, with the shoulder pauldrons and back banner done in the 9-stripe Gilbert Baker Pride flag.
June 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
It might be a little punny but I couldn't resist painting up this Grizzly to represent Bear Pride! 🐾

#PrideMechParade #BattleTech
A BattleTech Grizzly, on hexmap amid papercraft terrain; the mini is painted in Bear Pride colors A BattleTech Grizzly, on hexmap amid papercraft terrain; the mini is painted in Bear Pride colors
June 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Next we have a Regent in the lesser-known Queer Villain Pride scheme - check out distressedegg.fun/qvp for more info on this awesome concept! Thanks to @enbykaiju.itch.io for turning me onto it!

#PrideMechParade #BattleTech
A BattleTech Regent, on hexmap amid papercraft terrain; the mini is painted in Queer Villain Pride colors A BattleTech Regent, on hexmap amid papercraft terrain; the mini is painted in Queer Villain Pride colors
June 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Here's a Somerset Strikers ForcePack Bushwacker, done up in the classic rainbow flag and sitting pretty after bashing some fash heads in (note the color scheme on the crushed Mad Dog)

#PrideMechParade #BattleTech
A BattleTech Bushwacker mini, on hexmap amid papercraft terrain; the mini is painted in traditional Pride Flag colors (and the destroyed Mad Dog on the base is painted in Nazi colors) A BattleTech Bushwacker mini, on hexmap amid papercraft terrain; the mini is painted in traditional Pride Flag colors (and the destroyed Mad Dog on the base is painted in Nazi colors)
June 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
zahra-the-bard.bsky.social
Alright time for the next round of my #PrideMechParade minis - here's the group shot of this batch!

@catalystgamelabs.bsky.social #BattleTech
A group of painted BattleTech minis set up on a hexmap with papercraft terrain. Left to right: a Bushwacker (Somerset Strikers version) painted in the traditional rainbow pride flag (and standing on a demolished Mad Dog painted in Nazi red, white, and black and decorated with an Iron Cross), a Regent painted in the Queer Villain Pride flag, a Grizzly painted in the Bear Pride flag, and a Hatamoto-Chi in gold and bronze with its shoulder pauldrons and back banner in the 9-stripe variant of Gilbert Baker's Pride flag.
June 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Last one for today – this asexual Spider does *not* want to be touched, and has no problems bouncing out of melee range in case someone gets handsy! #PrideMechParade
A BattleTech Spider, painted in asexual pride colors, posed on a hexmap amid cardboard buildings and trees.
June 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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When the going gets tough, the tough stick some Clantech on their 'Mechs and kick extra ass! Guess that makes this a Caesar Pansexuangel? #PrideMechParade
A BattleTech Caesar Archangel, painted in pansexual pride colors, posed on a hexmap amid cardboard buildings and trees.
June 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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What's more transgender than an OmniMech? This Blood Asp has the kind of tgirl swagger that would make the Tumbrinas swoon! #PrideMechParade
A BattleTech Blood Asp, painted in transgender pride colors, posed on a hexmap amid cardboard buildings and trees.
June 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM