Critical Nostalgia
@highway62.bsky.social
Feral writer. Intergenre. Opstmodern. Hedorahgroove. Smogwave. The Hazeland books. Horror fantasy crime on the streets of 80s LA.
No rep. Bad reputation.
California · highway62press.com
No rep. Bad reputation.
California · highway62press.com
Latest from the Mothership: My Gifts Are Hungry finished, refusing to walk away, but also walking away, klout and sales and playing the wrong game.
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FULL BLEED: LITTLE ORPHANS IN THE SNOW
Maybe you heard the news. Finished another novel a couple days ago. Trying to remember whether this is number ten or eleven. There’s four I can’t really count even though I wrote ‘em. Maybe those name...
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February 11, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Latest from the Mothership: My Gifts Are Hungry finished, refusing to walk away, but also walking away, klout and sales and playing the wrong game.
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Chat, should I fire my financial guy who said this was a sure thing?
Sora 2 apparently cost something like $5 billion to run every year and so far made OpenAI around $1.4 million.
February 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Chat, should I fire my financial guy who said this was a sure thing?
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Geritol's been a punchline for as long as I can remember, but apparently there's Bluesky sponsorship potential.
February 10, 2026 at 9:34 PM
Geritol's been a punchline for as long as I can remember, but apparently there's Bluesky sponsorship potential.
Gonna remind you that Sony sold K-Pop Demon Hunters to die at Netflix because they believed it wouldn't be a hit.
Maybe it's the executives who are wrong, yeah?
Maybe it's the executives who are wrong, yeah?
Matt Braly has shared never-before-seen development artwork from his canceled feature film at Sony Pictures Animation.
The project centered on a young boy who embarks on an emotional journey into a fantastical realm of Thai spirits, hoping to find a cure for his illness.
The project centered on a young boy who embarks on an emotional journey into a fantastical realm of Thai spirits, hoping to find a cure for his illness.
February 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Gonna remind you that Sony sold K-Pop Demon Hunters to die at Netflix because they believed it wouldn't be a hit.
Maybe it's the executives who are wrong, yeah?
Maybe it's the executives who are wrong, yeah?
Seeing some "She only sold 37 books on Amazon!" and folks, ain't a one of my titles sold more than that when self-published.
I get it. She's a scammer and a slopper but if we're talking about sales as arbiters of a minimum of quality, you've already been suckered.
I get it. She's a scammer and a slopper but if we're talking about sales as arbiters of a minimum of quality, you've already been suckered.
February 10, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Seeing some "She only sold 37 books on Amazon!" and folks, ain't a one of my titles sold more than that when self-published.
I get it. She's a scammer and a slopper but if we're talking about sales as arbiters of a minimum of quality, you've already been suckered.
I get it. She's a scammer and a slopper but if we're talking about sales as arbiters of a minimum of quality, you've already been suckered.
"You bet I got a scale! I'm gonna weigh that heart and you don't wanna be around if it weighs more'n a feather!"
February 10, 2026 at 9:06 PM
"You bet I got a scale! I'm gonna weigh that heart and you don't wanna be around if it weighs more'n a feather!"
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Announcing…. my new book, THE DISSIDENTS.
A story about Autocrats, Vigilantes, Communists.... and Cartoonists!
For sale September 15, from Abrams Comicarts.
A story about Autocrats, Vigilantes, Communists.... and Cartoonists!
For sale September 15, from Abrams Comicarts.
February 10, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Announcing…. my new book, THE DISSIDENTS.
A story about Autocrats, Vigilantes, Communists.... and Cartoonists!
For sale September 15, from Abrams Comicarts.
A story about Autocrats, Vigilantes, Communists.... and Cartoonists!
For sale September 15, from Abrams Comicarts.
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An important corollary to this:
Insurance coverage was cheaper/better, so you wouldn't necessarily bankrupt your family if you jumped your Huffy off the roof of the mothball factory or played a fun game of "throw and empty beer bottle in the air and try to hit it with another beer bottle."
Insurance coverage was cheaper/better, so you wouldn't necessarily bankrupt your family if you jumped your Huffy off the roof of the mothball factory or played a fun game of "throw and empty beer bottle in the air and try to hit it with another beer bottle."
Absolute truth. We’d drop our books and disappear into the cornfield, or the pine forest, or the hardwood jungle in the creek bottom. Total HUCK FINN wild roaming savages.
It. Was. Wonderful.
It. Was. Wonderful.
February 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
An important corollary to this:
Insurance coverage was cheaper/better, so you wouldn't necessarily bankrupt your family if you jumped your Huffy off the roof of the mothball factory or played a fun game of "throw and empty beer bottle in the air and try to hit it with another beer bottle."
Insurance coverage was cheaper/better, so you wouldn't necessarily bankrupt your family if you jumped your Huffy off the roof of the mothball factory or played a fun game of "throw and empty beer bottle in the air and try to hit it with another beer bottle."
*obvious statement from a guy with a blue check and a big name*
Me: Wow, that's a lotta likes and reposts.
Me: Wow, that's a lotta likes and reposts.
February 10, 2026 at 8:22 PM
*obvious statement from a guy with a blue check and a big name*
Me: Wow, that's a lotta likes and reposts.
Me: Wow, that's a lotta likes and reposts.
Of course I studied the classics
February 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Of course I studied the classics
You know what they said? Well some of it was true!
*sound on*
*sound on*
Look, I dig through retrotrash as a hobby.
I've seen a LOT of bizarre and disturbing shit in the process.
It takes quite a bit to phase me these days.
That said...
...WHAT THE FLYING FUCK IS THIS.
I've seen a LOT of bizarre and disturbing shit in the process.
It takes quite a bit to phase me these days.
That said...
...WHAT THE FLYING FUCK IS THIS.
February 10, 2026 at 8:03 PM
You know what they said? Well some of it was true!
*sound on*
*sound on*
"[name] is my final girl."
What's even happening here?
What's even happening here?
February 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
"[name] is my final girl."
What's even happening here?
What's even happening here?
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For the new folks: I am a disaster survivor and my only income is making shirts and art.
www.etsy.com/shop/thenigh...
www.etsy.com/shop/thenigh...
February 10, 2026 at 6:56 PM
For the new folks: I am a disaster survivor and my only income is making shirts and art.
www.etsy.com/shop/thenigh...
www.etsy.com/shop/thenigh...
Fishbone - Everyday Sunshine
YouTube video by FishboneVEVO
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February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Today's Elliptical Cinema. Cross of Iron, brought to us by Sam Peckinpah.
My god. Got to the conclusion and audibly gasped. An unbelievable film. Incredible cast and performance from Coburn in particular. Highest recommendation.
My god. Got to the conclusion and audibly gasped. An unbelievable film. Incredible cast and performance from Coburn in particular. Highest recommendation.
February 10, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Today's Elliptical Cinema. Cross of Iron, brought to us by Sam Peckinpah.
My god. Got to the conclusion and audibly gasped. An unbelievable film. Incredible cast and performance from Coburn in particular. Highest recommendation.
My god. Got to the conclusion and audibly gasped. An unbelievable film. Incredible cast and performance from Coburn in particular. Highest recommendation.
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Hey folks. Made you a playlist around The Queen of No Tomorrows. Other playlists in this thread.
Lots of expected stuff, yes. Hopefully some curveballs (and no, it's not all 100% of the time.)
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Lots of expected stuff, yes. Hopefully some curveballs (and no, it's not all 100% of the time.)
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
The Queen of No Tomorrows - YouTube
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February 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Hey folks. Made you a playlist around The Queen of No Tomorrows. Other playlists in this thread.
Lots of expected stuff, yes. Hopefully some curveballs (and no, it's not all 100% of the time.)
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Lots of expected stuff, yes. Hopefully some curveballs (and no, it's not all 100% of the time.)
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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You can never go wrong with a new Roy Montgomery album.
February 10, 2026 at 4:10 PM
You can never go wrong with a new Roy Montgomery album.
Tipping this one to the attention of @nedraggett.bsky.social, sort of an Italian example of convergent evolution with The Marilyn Decade, if I was to reach for a convenient metaphor.
via @vintageobscura.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCFX...
via @vintageobscura.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCFX...
Mickeranno - Che Si Tratti Di Me?
YouTube video by Infinite Expanse
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February 10, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Tipping this one to the attention of @nedraggett.bsky.social, sort of an Italian example of convergent evolution with The Marilyn Decade, if I was to reach for a convenient metaphor.
via @vintageobscura.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCFX...
via @vintageobscura.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCFX...
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Oh, we're all off Discord now. I use Witchhazel now. Lindworm doesn't let you stream your screen. Paprika is actually a foreign surveillance app. Dude, send me your Dingo. I can't sign up for Jester Plus. I don't like the UI for Cabinet's mobile app. Just toss me your Spork. We're on Spork now.
February 9, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Oh, we're all off Discord now. I use Witchhazel now. Lindworm doesn't let you stream your screen. Paprika is actually a foreign surveillance app. Dude, send me your Dingo. I can't sign up for Jester Plus. I don't like the UI for Cabinet's mobile app. Just toss me your Spork. We're on Spork now.
"Publishing doesn't work well as a career for [this segment of the population.]"
Bad news. It doesn't work for most everyone. The successes that people think represent the vast majority are in fact the super-successful, so much so that it distorts perception of the entire field.
Bad news. It doesn't work for most everyone. The successes that people think represent the vast majority are in fact the super-successful, so much so that it distorts perception of the entire field.
February 10, 2026 at 3:46 PM
"Publishing doesn't work well as a career for [this segment of the population.]"
Bad news. It doesn't work for most everyone. The successes that people think represent the vast majority are in fact the super-successful, so much so that it distorts perception of the entire field.
Bad news. It doesn't work for most everyone. The successes that people think represent the vast majority are in fact the super-successful, so much so that it distorts perception of the entire field.
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watching this 1997 piece on online fandom is like cooing over a mogwai just before stuffing him with a pork roast at 12:05 AM
February 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
watching this 1997 piece on online fandom is like cooing over a mogwai just before stuffing him with a pork roast at 12:05 AM
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John Paul Leon
Robocop
Robocop
February 10, 2026 at 10:36 AM
John Paul Leon
Robocop
Robocop