aka Bear Michaels
@akabearmichaels.com
I write LGBTQ 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.
It is important to rest between bouts of having Opinions.
January 27, 2026 at 7:27 AM
It is important to rest between bouts of having Opinions.
The boy praying to the holy image of a crustacean is giving me vibes of Drawfee's Crab Priest.
January 21, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The boy praying to the holy image of a crustacean is giving me vibes of Drawfee's Crab Priest.
I have his writing on my skin.
January 20, 2026 at 4:51 AM
I have his writing on my skin.
Bonus: the real-life cute guy I woke up to.
January 20, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Bonus: the real-life cute guy I woke up to.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026)
January 17, 2026 at 5:30 AM
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (2026)
Getting my little My Girl 2 moment on at La Brea Tar Pits, because of course.
January 10, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Getting my little My Girl 2 moment on at La Brea Tar Pits, because of course.
Gay on a plane, confirmed.
January 8, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Gay on a plane, confirmed.
I am a very sympathetic husband!
January 5, 2026 at 3:55 AM
I am a very sympathetic husband!
Hmm. I'll take it
January 1, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Hmm. I'll take it
Correct. I mean...
December 29, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Correct. I mean...
Mash up two unrelated TV shows.
Star Trek + Spaced = Red Dwarf?
Star Trek + Spaced = Red Dwarf?
December 28, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Mash up two unrelated TV shows.
Star Trek + Spaced = Red Dwarf?
Star Trek + Spaced = Red Dwarf?
Come over, Fortunado! I have a cask of egg nog in the basement. Nevermind all the fruitcakes.
December 23, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Come over, Fortunado! I have a cask of egg nog in the basement. Nevermind all the fruitcakes.
My outfit for the day it happens.
December 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
My outfit for the day it happens.
I still believe in Gene Roddenberry's vision for the future.
December 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I still believe in Gene Roddenberry's vision for the future.
My 2025 Tidal recap has me pinned, stone cold
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
My 2025 Tidal recap has me pinned, stone cold
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.
MICHELLE GOMEZ??
October 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
MICHELLE GOMEZ??
My body is sore; could use a rubdown, buddy
October 20, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My body is sore; could use a rubdown, buddy
THE TASK IS DONE
October 15, 2025 at 5:05 AM
THE TASK IS DONE
Seamus, why are your ears in disagreement?
October 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Seamus, why are your ears in disagreement?
Ope, my timeline pulled some synchronicity, Nisi!
October 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Ope, my timeline pulled some synchronicity, Nisi!
Sundays are for beds and cute boys
September 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Sundays are for beds and cute boys