Frank Oreto
@frankoreto.bsky.social
Dad, author, maker and eater of tasty food. frankoreto.com
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Me: And when the protagonist lights the gasoline the killer snowmen burst into flame but don't melt...
Brain: Snow won't burn.
Me: Not with that attitude!
#writing #horrorauthor #booksky
Brain: Snow won't burn.
Me: Not with that attitude!
#writing #horrorauthor #booksky
February 10, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Me: And when the protagonist lights the gasoline the killer snowmen burst into flame but don't melt...
Brain: Snow won't burn.
Me: Not with that attitude!
#writing #horrorauthor #booksky
Brain: Snow won't burn.
Me: Not with that attitude!
#writing #horrorauthor #booksky
On the 1971 song Spaced Cowboy, from the album There's a Riot Going On, Sylvester "Sly" Stone yodels...a lot. Who says this isn't the best timeline?
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February 9, 2026 at 12:38 AM
On the 1971 song Spaced Cowboy, from the album There's a Riot Going On, Sylvester "Sly" Stone yodels...a lot. Who says this isn't the best timeline?
I see you... it's mashed potatoes.
Let's just be honest with ourselves and put in the whole god damned stick of butter. 🍽️
Let's just be honest with ourselves and put in the whole god damned stick of butter. 🍽️
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I see you... it's mashed potatoes.
Let's just be honest with ourselves and put in the whole god damned stick of butter. 🍽️
Let's just be honest with ourselves and put in the whole god damned stick of butter. 🍽️
Story drop!!
@talestoterrify.bsky.social will be presenting my short,very dark, very bleak, quite mean story "Zero Tolerance." On Friday.
Not joking about the bleak-dark-meanness.
If that's your wheelhouse, tune in tomorrow at talestoterrify.com (you've been warned) #horror #writing #podcast
@talestoterrify.bsky.social will be presenting my short,very dark, very bleak, quite mean story "Zero Tolerance." On Friday.
Not joking about the bleak-dark-meanness.
If that's your wheelhouse, tune in tomorrow at talestoterrify.com (you've been warned) #horror #writing #podcast
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February 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Story drop!!
@talestoterrify.bsky.social will be presenting my short,very dark, very bleak, quite mean story "Zero Tolerance." On Friday.
Not joking about the bleak-dark-meanness.
If that's your wheelhouse, tune in tomorrow at talestoterrify.com (you've been warned) #horror #writing #podcast
@talestoterrify.bsky.social will be presenting my short,very dark, very bleak, quite mean story "Zero Tolerance." On Friday.
Not joking about the bleak-dark-meanness.
If that's your wheelhouse, tune in tomorrow at talestoterrify.com (you've been warned) #horror #writing #podcast
My snowed-in project has been baking focaccia. It's all been tasty. But I believe I've finally reached the place I wanted it to be on Friday.
I posted the recipe on my website FrankOreto.com
#cooking #baking 🍽️
I posted the recipe on my website FrankOreto.com
#cooking #baking 🍽️
February 1, 2026 at 2:44 AM
My snowed-in project has been baking focaccia. It's all been tasty. But I believe I've finally reached the place I wanted it to be on Friday.
I posted the recipe on my website FrankOreto.com
#cooking #baking 🍽️
I posted the recipe on my website FrankOreto.com
#cooking #baking 🍽️
All this cold weather has got in my head and birthed a story.
"In the kitchen a man stood over the bloody, unmoving body of my wife...a snowman."
#horrorauthor #writing #booksky
"In the kitchen a man stood over the bloody, unmoving body of my wife...a snowman."
#horrorauthor #writing #booksky
January 29, 2026 at 5:32 PM
All this cold weather has got in my head and birthed a story.
"In the kitchen a man stood over the bloody, unmoving body of my wife...a snowman."
#horrorauthor #writing #booksky
"In the kitchen a man stood over the bloody, unmoving body of my wife...a snowman."
#horrorauthor #writing #booksky
Good morning. 12 inches later, all is well at casa d'Oreto.
No work for me due to the weather. So cleaning, cooking, and writing are on the agenda. Hope everyone is warm and cozy for the day.
#cooking #writing
No work for me due to the weather. So cleaning, cooking, and writing are on the agenda. Hope everyone is warm and cozy for the day.
#cooking #writing
a frozen man is standing in the snow with the words `` stay warm today '' .
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January 26, 2026 at 1:51 PM
I'm hunkered down, watching the snow pile up and praying that we can get rid of of that horrible ICE build up in the streets.
And cooking, always cooking. I went withHungarian mushroom soup.
Fresh pack pickles and bread baking later but for now more snow watching. 🍽️
#cooking
And cooking, always cooking. I went withHungarian mushroom soup.
Fresh pack pickles and bread baking later but for now more snow watching. 🍽️
#cooking
January 25, 2026 at 5:08 PM
I'm hunkered down, watching the snow pile up and praying that we can get rid of of that horrible ICE build up in the streets.
And cooking, always cooking. I went withHungarian mushroom soup.
Fresh pack pickles and bread baking later but for now more snow watching. 🍽️
#cooking
And cooking, always cooking. I went withHungarian mushroom soup.
Fresh pack pickles and bread baking later but for now more snow watching. 🍽️
#cooking
Wifey and I got all our shopping done, including hitting our fav Indian restaurant for dosas and chai.
I shall now nap until this whole blizzard unpleasantness has passed.
I shall now nap until this whole blizzard unpleasantness has passed.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Wifey and I got all our shopping done, including hitting our fav Indian restaurant for dosas and chai.
I shall now nap until this whole blizzard unpleasantness has passed.
I shall now nap until this whole blizzard unpleasantness has passed.
My neighbors are panic buying at the grocery store in preparation for the storm.
Amateurs!
I'm picking out which neighbors will be easiest to cannibalize. #prolevelprep
Amateurs!
I'm picking out which neighbors will be easiest to cannibalize. #prolevelprep
January 24, 2026 at 1:24 PM
My neighbors are panic buying at the grocery store in preparation for the storm.
Amateurs!
I'm picking out which neighbors will be easiest to cannibalize. #prolevelprep
Amateurs!
I'm picking out which neighbors will be easiest to cannibalize. #prolevelprep
Still trying to find the right market for my messianic-dentists-take-over-the-world story. I suppose we all are... no? Nobody? Okay, just me then.
#writing #booksky
#writing #booksky
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January 22, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Why is it that my impostor syndrome kicks in hardest right after I make some real progress writing?
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January 22, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Why is it that my impostor syndrome kicks in hardest right after I make some real progress writing?
I had a grand old time telling tales on @storyhour.bsky.social with @karldandenell.bsky.social can't wait to watch the YouTube video and see what weird faces I made.
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January 22, 2026 at 1:25 PM
I had a grand old time telling tales on @storyhour.bsky.social with @karldandenell.bsky.social can't wait to watch the YouTube video and see what weird faces I made.
I'm very excited to be telling a story here tonight!
This week, it’s Battle of the Beards!* Karl Dandenell and Frank Oreto return to read SFF. Join us Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. PST! @frankoreto.bsky.social @karldandenell.bsky.social
*No facial hair will be harmed in the making of this Story Hour. www.storyhour2020.com
*No facial hair will be harmed in the making of this Story Hour. www.storyhour2020.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:38 PM
I'm very excited to be telling a story here tonight!
I love editing my stories. It's like having a conversation with old friends...and correcting their grammar. #writing #booksky #horrorauthor
January 20, 2026 at 2:19 PM
I love editing my stories. It's like having a conversation with old friends...and correcting their grammar. #writing #booksky #horrorauthor
So, I made an author website. Up until now I'd mostly used the wearable sandwich board and bell combo to get the word out about what I'm up to. But I'm told that just isn't enough. Go figure. You can take a gander here frankoreto.com. #horrorauthor #booksky
Nightmares in Progress - Frank Oreto
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January 19, 2026 at 10:19 PM
So, I made an author website. Up until now I'd mostly used the wearable sandwich board and bell combo to get the word out about what I'm up to. But I'm told that just isn't enough. Go figure. You can take a gander here frankoreto.com. #horrorauthor #booksky
It's year of the quick breads. Right now we're working our way through a bag of self rising corn meal. So lots of cornbread variations. Tonight it was savory cornbread casseroles. One meat one vegetarian. Turned out pretty great. 🍽️ #cooking
January 19, 2026 at 2:32 AM
It's year of the quick breads. Right now we're working our way through a bag of self rising corn meal. So lots of cornbread variations. Tonight it was savory cornbread casseroles. One meat one vegetarian. Turned out pretty great. 🍽️ #cooking
January 17, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Got the day off and I'm spending my morning on final edits on my novel.
The Rising Dark
(Double indemnity meets Call of Cthulu by way of The Breakfast Club.) #horrorauthor #writing #booksky
The Rising Dark
(Double indemnity meets Call of Cthulu by way of The Breakfast Club.) #horrorauthor #writing #booksky
January 16, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Got the day off and I'm spending my morning on final edits on my novel.
The Rising Dark
(Double indemnity meets Call of Cthulu by way of The Breakfast Club.) #horrorauthor #writing #booksky
The Rising Dark
(Double indemnity meets Call of Cthulu by way of The Breakfast Club.) #horrorauthor #writing #booksky
So. A coworker was talking to her husband about books and mentioned mine. Turns out a woman who works at the Pittsburgh jail with the husband is reading it. He recognized the cover. I'm thrilled.
My dream is that it ends up being passed from cell to cell. #booksky #horrorauthor #writing
My dream is that it ends up being passed from cell to cell. #booksky #horrorauthor #writing
January 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM
So. A coworker was talking to her husband about books and mentioned mine. Turns out a woman who works at the Pittsburgh jail with the husband is reading it. He recognized the cover. I'm thrilled.
My dream is that it ends up being passed from cell to cell. #booksky #horrorauthor #writing
My dream is that it ends up being passed from cell to cell. #booksky #horrorauthor #writing
It's a new year. Now we make Bigos! 🍽️
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January 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
It's a new year. Now we make Bigos! 🍽️
When did all the sex-bots move into the neighborhood?
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December 31, 2025 at 5:44 PM
When did all the sex-bots move into the neighborhood?
Just enjoying the fact that I had a short story collection published this year.
That's so cool. #booksky #writingsky #horror
That's so cool. #booksky #writingsky #horror
December 31, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Just enjoying the fact that I had a short story collection published this year.
That's so cool. #booksky #writingsky #horror
That's so cool. #booksky #writingsky #horror
Wrapping gifts and cooking prep have replaced my writing time for the last week and a half. I did find time to throw down some story outlines as ideas came to me. Not much but it's something.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Wrapping gifts and cooking prep have replaced my writing time for the last week and a half. I did find time to throw down some story outlines as ideas came to me. Not much but it's something.