Nico, Author at Autostraddle

Robin, a red haired pale woman in the game Stardew Valley, says "Hi Spooky Nico, I was just cleaning the dust off my saw"

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I Played Stardew Valley With My New Name for a Year Before Announcing It Publicly

The more I played, the more characters I made friends with, the more I liked my new name.

Nico

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Jan 11, 2023

Kayla sits on an ornate Victorian sofa holding aloft a cocktail in a stemmed glass. She is wearing a doll-esque baby blue dress that is all gauzy with incredibly puffy sleeves, layers of pearls and a lace choker, ribbons in her hair which is braided, and glasses. She is holding her book, Helen House, which is pink with the title on it in white whimsical font and the "o" in house replaced with a smudgey lipstick kiss.

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The A+ Book Club Talked with Kayla About Queer Monsters, Writing Craft and “Hot Horror”

“It’s a sweaty, sweaty horror show.”

Nico

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Jan 4, 2023

a stock photo of a woman freaking out about a burning turkey who is FULLY GRIPPING the turkey pan with her bare hands and screaming as she takes it from the oven, all against a dark cyberspace vector backdrop

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13 Days of A+ 2022: The Editor’s Notes are Screaming Internally

Pobody’s nerfect.

Nico

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Dec 25, 2022

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Holigay Quiz: Which Christmas Monster Should You Date?

Listen. We can’t *all* date Krampus.

Nico

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Dec 25, 2022

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Eight Queer Cozy Baking Mysteries I Wish Existed

So I made them up.

Nico

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Dec 25, 2022

A film still from Lost & Delirious where one girl stands on the left holding two swords by the hilt and looks quizzically at the girl on her right, who's wearing a red sweatband over her forehead and hoisting a falcon on her arm. the still is within a cyberspace style black hole

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Today at 11am PST / 7pm GMT: Get Lost & Delirious with Sally!

Swords! Lesbians! Falconry! It’s time to watch-along with Sally during a very special event set at a time that should actually be convenient for our friends in Europe.

Nico and Sally

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Dec 22, 2022

a collage of the same photo repeated eight times. in the photo, sadie, nico and mya the dog pose in the snow. nico is a white genderqueer human with short dark hair that is shaved on the sides and glasses. they are wearing a black coat. sadie is a white butch woman with short hair and glasses who is also wearing a black coat and a burgundy scarf. mya is a fluffy white, gray and brown malamute mix with two different colored eyes

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Interview With My Girlfriend: Sadie

“Well, if the ceiling collapses, at least it won’t fall on us because this section of ceiling is already missing.”

Nico

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Dec 21, 2022

Silverware on a white plate with a red ribbon tied around them. There are cranberries and a piece of a Christmas tree on the table next to the plate.

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Three Stages of Never Ever Doing Holiday Meals the “Right” Way

Holiday meals have always been mired in conflict for me.

Nico

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Dec 20, 2022

a screenshot of Laneia and Kayla on side by side screens each assembling a home made snow globe in their own home and holding them up to the camera

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Glitter and Glycerin: A Snow Globe Workshop Recap

Snow globe instructions and a hot D&D tip of ALL THINGS.

Nico and Laneia

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Dec 19, 2022

A grandparent applies makeup to their grandchild in a whiskey commercial

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A Close Look at the Ridiculously Sweet Trans Whiskey Commercial

It definitely made all of us cry.

Nico

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Dec 17, 2022

against a cyber spacey background, finley and sophie from the l word gen q point excitedly at the audience. a popcorn image floats above finley's arm and a tv showing sophie in it floats near sophie

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Tonight! Gen Q Watch-Along with Analyssa, Drew and Riese

Join the cast of To L and Back: Gen Q in the A+ discord as we watch and react to the latest episode of The L Word: Generation Q.

Nico

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Dec 16, 2022

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Alright! Come Join Us on the Totally Temporary, Ephemeral A+ Discord!

For thirteen warm days in these cold months, let’s hang.

Nico

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Dec 13, 2022

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