Frank Vatel
@frankvatel312.bsky.social
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
Appeal to the intelligent.
The line I wish I'd written. Seriously, what's the point anymore?
*Tosses legal pad, flushes pens down the toilet.*
*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
The line I wish I'd written. Seriously, what's the point anymore?
*Tosses legal pad, flushes pens down the toilet.*
*Tosses legal pad, flushes pens down the toilet.*
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Coming April 7th. The final Carter McCoy novel. Hope I did him proud
February 9, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Coming April 7th. The final Carter McCoy novel. Hope I did him proud
Along with M. Emmet Walsh, probably the best heavy in Hollywood for many years.
February 10, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Along with M. Emmet Walsh, probably the best heavy in Hollywood for many years.
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
Very, very true. And can I tell you something? Even male crime writers sometimes find the rural/masculine dominated market a bit stifling.
Him and Laura Bush!
February 10, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Him and Laura Bush!
This Whittington novel that has somehow escaped my attention until now. Count me intrigued.
February 10, 2026 at 12:22 AM
This Whittington novel that has somehow escaped my attention until now. Count me intrigued.
Didn't catch the irony of this last night.
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Didn't catch the irony of this last night.
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
Edward Hopper didn't paint a lot of dogs. But if he had, it might have looked like this.
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
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.
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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
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
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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
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. 😁
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.
And the beer is a chaser to a bloody mary that never arrived.
Judgmental bastards.
February 8, 2026 at 8:11 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.
And the beer is a chaser to a bloody mary that never arrived.
Judgmental bastards.
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I have a book that I WROTE IN MY OWN FUCKING HANDS!!!
February 7, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I have a book that I WROTE IN MY OWN FUCKING HANDS!!!
You’d think this crop of Nazis would learn from the mistakes of earlier ones. 🤔
February 7, 2026 at 7:54 PM
You’d think this crop of Nazis would learn from the mistakes of earlier ones. 🤔
Artist: Stanley Zuckerberg
February 7, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Artist: Stanley Zuckerberg
Ha! Love it, Steven.
Also, he's overlooking "savored."
"It savored of lavender and citrus."
Also, he's overlooking "savored."
"It savored of lavender and citrus."
February 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Ha! Love it, Steven.
Also, he's overlooking "savored."
"It savored of lavender and citrus."
Also, he's overlooking "savored."
"It savored of lavender and citrus."
Story of my life.
February 6, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Story of my life.
Post the cover of a book you love from the 90s. (Any century!)
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
February 6, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Post the cover of a book you love from the 90s. (Any century!)
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
#BookSky #bookchallenge #readingchallenge #readingcommunity #booktok #bookish #books
Brilliant book. Caleb Carr—gone too soon.
February 6, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Brilliant book. Caleb Carr—gone too soon.
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
I've had this memorized for decades. It's so unexpectedly powerful. Sometimes I recite it to myself in Bernstein's voice. 🤣
"A much less sophisticated Cary Grant."
That just about says it.
That just about says it.
February 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"A much less sophisticated Cary Grant."
That just about says it.
That just about says it.
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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
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February 6, 2026 at 12:11 AM
The prize for the world's first trillionaire....