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Frank Vatel
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Writer of noir fiction, designer of book covers. Published by Punk Noir, All Due Respect, Bristol Noir, and Reckon Review.
Appeal to the intelligent.
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
The line I wish I'd written. Seriously, what's the point anymore?

*Tosses legal pad, flushes pens down the toilet.*
“There is nothing more embarrassing the next morning than reading one of your own suicide notes.”
February 10, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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Coming April 7th. The final Carter McCoy novel. Hope I did him proud
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Along with M. Emmet Walsh, probably the best heavy in Hollywood for many years.
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Very, very true. And can I tell you something? Even male crime writers sometimes find the rural/masculine dominated market a bit stifling.
February 10, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Him and Laura Bush!
February 10, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This Whittington novel that has somehow escaped my attention until now. Count me intrigued.
February 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Didn't catch the irony of this last night.
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Edward Hopper didn't paint a lot of dogs. But if he had, it might have looked like this.
February 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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February 10, 2026 at 12:09 AM
For a decade, the nicest man in rock & roll went everywhere dressed, coiffed, and (one assumes) scented like the yuppie villain in a Cinemax feature. Ringo, we love you.
February 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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Experimenting by releasing a short story on Kindle & KU. Rider in the Widow Lands is a 25 page sword & sorcery tale. Available now! Mybook.to/widowlands
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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By way of explanation, Rabbit Season is a comedy about a man who wakes up a century in the future and finds the only people left are two rival religious groups who have based their faith on a VHS copy of the WB cartoon 'Duck Season'. Just in case you were curious. 😁
February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
No, I’m not having nachos for breakfast. These are “chilaquiles.”

And the beer is a chaser to a bloody mary that never arrived.

Judgmental bastards.
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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I have a book that I WROTE IN MY OWN FUCKING HANDS!!!
February 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM
You’d think this crop of Nazis would learn from the mistakes of earlier ones. 🤔
February 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Artist: Stanley Zuckerberg
February 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Ha! Love it, Steven.

Also, he's overlooking "savored."

"It savored of lavender and citrus."
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Story of my life.
February 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Post the cover of a book you love from the 90s. (Any century!)
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Brilliant book. Caleb Carr—gone too soon.
February 6, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I've had this memorized for decades. It's so unexpectedly powerful. Sometimes I recite it to myself in Bernstein's voice. 🤣
February 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
"A much less sophisticated Cary Grant."

That just about says it.
February 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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February 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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The prize for the world's first trillionaire....
a picture of a ladder that says mnf on the top
ALT: a picture of a ladder that says mnf on the top
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM