Sara Shay (aka Sheila the Wonderbink)
@wonderbink.bsky.social
I write, because if I don't, I get cranky.
Drawing 10,000 flowers. Email [email protected] to get one for free.
http://sarashay.com
http://wonderbink.com
I go by she and her.
Drawing 10,000 flowers. Email [email protected] to get one for free.
http://sarashay.com
http://wonderbink.com
I go by she and her.
I just ran the numbers on the 54 accounts I still follow, and exactly 50% of them are people I have met in person in some capacity. Of the remaining 27, three are institutional (e.g. @merriam-webster.com),
December 14, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I just ran the numbers on the 54 accounts I still follow, and exactly 50% of them are people I have met in person in some capacity. Of the remaining 27, three are institutional (e.g. @merriam-webster.com),
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This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
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I find it saves a lot of time if I start shaking my head in disgust before I open any social media app
December 13, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I find it saves a lot of time if I start shaking my head in disgust before I open any social media app
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This holiday season, In case you were not aware; tulips, lillies, cyclamen, holly, mistletoe and poinsettia are toxic to cats and dogs; lilies and cyclamen are especially deadly for cats. Please be advised, I do not want anyone to lose a beloved pet just because they werent warned!
December 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
This holiday season, In case you were not aware; tulips, lillies, cyclamen, holly, mistletoe and poinsettia are toxic to cats and dogs; lilies and cyclamen are especially deadly for cats. Please be advised, I do not want anyone to lose a beloved pet just because they werent warned!
The problem with the "This is not AI" labels is that they imply that AI is the default and human creation is the rarified exception. It's like putting "no artificial flavors" labels on fresh fruit.
Anti-A.I. stamps!
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
December 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
The problem with the "This is not AI" labels is that they imply that AI is the default and human creation is the rarified exception. It's like putting "no artificial flavors" labels on fresh fruit.
December 11, 2025 at 7:33 PM
I just heard “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell on the sound system and realized it needs either a rerelease or a cover, because it’s pretty pertinent for the surveillance state these days. Plus, it’s a fun song.
December 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I just heard “Somebody’s Watching Me” by Rockwell on the sound system and realized it needs either a rerelease or a cover, because it’s pretty pertinent for the surveillance state these days. Plus, it’s a fun song.
Techbros talking about how great Artificial General Intelligence is going to be when they finally create it remind me of crank inventors trying to make a perpetual motion machine. It’s physically impossible, but that doesn’t stop them from trying. Problem is, they have money to burn to keep trying.
December 9, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Techbros talking about how great Artificial General Intelligence is going to be when they finally create it remind me of crank inventors trying to make a perpetual motion machine. It’s physically impossible, but that doesn’t stop them from trying. Problem is, they have money to burn to keep trying.
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Skill. Issue.
Once, during a storm, an older gentleman knocked on my Cuban godmother’s door and after some pantomime because neither spoke much English, she determined he needed eggs. She gave him the last of what she had even though she was on a fixed income. 1/6
Once, during a storm, an older gentleman knocked on my Cuban godmother’s door and after some pantomime because neither spoke much English, she determined he needed eggs. She gave him the last of what she had even though she was on a fixed income. 1/6
Vance has such contempt for his supporters, it's wild.
"How do you borrow a cup of sugar?"
"How do you borrow a cup of sugar?"
December 8, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Skill. Issue.
Once, during a storm, an older gentleman knocked on my Cuban godmother’s door and after some pantomime because neither spoke much English, she determined he needed eggs. She gave him the last of what she had even though she was on a fixed income. 1/6
Once, during a storm, an older gentleman knocked on my Cuban godmother’s door and after some pantomime because neither spoke much English, she determined he needed eggs. She gave him the last of what she had even though she was on a fixed income. 1/6
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Listen to the auties, people. I demand Christmas puffins.
December 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Listen to the auties, people. I demand Christmas puffins.
Just remember—a billionaire can spend as money as they like, but they can only vote once.
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Just remember—a billionaire can spend as money as they like, but they can only vote once.
Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, or, as I like to call it, the Feast of the Perpetual MISconception.
It's celebrated as a state holiday in many countries, but certainly not the US, so most non-Catholic Americans have never heard of it, and if they have, they find it confusing.
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It's celebrated as a state holiday in many countries, but certainly not the US, so most non-Catholic Americans have never heard of it, and if they have, they find it confusing.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Today is the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, or, as I like to call it, the Feast of the Perpetual MISconception.
It's celebrated as a state holiday in many countries, but certainly not the US, so most non-Catholic Americans have never heard of it, and if they have, they find it confusing.
(1)
It's celebrated as a state holiday in many countries, but certainly not the US, so most non-Catholic Americans have never heard of it, and if they have, they find it confusing.
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It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It only took four of us making a two-minute public comment about the library at the city council meeting for the councilors to restore the funding the mayor’s office had cut.
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A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."
December 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."
The way people put African nations and Native American tribes into undifferentiated cultural lumps is like punting down the Thames in a gondola, wearing a beret and lederhosen, and saying "Look how European I am!"
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The way people put African nations and Native American tribes into undifferentiated cultural lumps is like punting down the Thames in a gondola, wearing a beret and lederhosen, and saying "Look how European I am!"
Compare/Contrast
November 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Compare/Contrast
Black Friday may be terrible for retail shopping, but it’s GREAT for grocery shopping.
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Black Friday may be terrible for retail shopping, but it’s GREAT for grocery shopping.
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There are 340 million American citizens
there are 37.4 million Republicans, 71% of whom are MAGA
that means, out of 340 MILLION Americans, only 26.5 million are deplorable nazis
Not half
Not even a third
Not even a quarter
Just stand up and stay up and these scumbags fall right off
like fleas
there are 37.4 million Republicans, 71% of whom are MAGA
that means, out of 340 MILLION Americans, only 26.5 million are deplorable nazis
Not half
Not even a third
Not even a quarter
Just stand up and stay up and these scumbags fall right off
like fleas
November 27, 2025 at 6:05 AM
There are 340 million American citizens
there are 37.4 million Republicans, 71% of whom are MAGA
that means, out of 340 MILLION Americans, only 26.5 million are deplorable nazis
Not half
Not even a third
Not even a quarter
Just stand up and stay up and these scumbags fall right off
like fleas
there are 37.4 million Republicans, 71% of whom are MAGA
that means, out of 340 MILLION Americans, only 26.5 million are deplorable nazis
Not half
Not even a third
Not even a quarter
Just stand up and stay up and these scumbags fall right off
like fleas
I have to admit, it’s hard to have empathy for people who don’t have it themselves.
November 27, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I have to admit, it’s hard to have empathy for people who don’t have it themselves.
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New: If you're queer, you know that the holidays can be rough. Maybe you have a bad relationship with your family and holidays carry painful memories. I spoke to LGBTQ+ Texans across the state about how they find community this time of year: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
Where can LGBTQ+ Texans go for Thanksgiving when home is off-limits?
"I just couldn't deal with knowing that I have people that have nowhere to go."
www.chron.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
New: If you're queer, you know that the holidays can be rough. Maybe you have a bad relationship with your family and holidays carry painful memories. I spoke to LGBTQ+ Texans across the state about how they find community this time of year: www.chron.com/culture/arti...
I just changed the theme on wonderbink.com after many, many years and it looks a million percent better. Have a look!
Sheila the Wonderbink | Writing, Art and Other Mind-Altering Substances
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November 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I just changed the theme on wonderbink.com after many, many years and it looks a million percent better. Have a look!
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I have just learned that when they found out CDC's search tool was down, The Immunization Action Coalition put together a page with various search tools for vaccines, with different categories - could be useful to people:
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
Where To Get Vaccinated | Vaccine Information
Our curated list of links to help you locate vaccine centers by state, plus other tools to help you locate a vaccine resource near you.
www.vaccineinformation.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I have just learned that when they found out CDC's search tool was down, The Immunization Action Coalition put together a page with various search tools for vaccines, with different categories - could be useful to people:
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
www.vaccineinformation.org/vaccine-basi...
