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Lars Hoel
@larshoel.bsky.social
Writer, currently querying The Last Radio Station. Its vibe is Station 11 meets Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Here for the #WritingCommunity; no DMs, pls.
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In a world of monsters and ruin a brother and sister journey far from home toward a mysterious radio signal. Using promises, persuasion, and firepower they form an alliance with werewolves, vampires, and cryptids — while an unstoppable Changeling Horde is also bearing down on The Last Radio Station.
Some days your life feels like a sunk cost fallacy.
September 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Yet another morning (view from work)
September 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Another morning
September 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Betty.
September 12, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Morning.
September 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The sweet smell of fresh-cut grass
September 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I would cheerfully sell my soul in exchange for the ability to write such a paragraph.

Nathan Heller on E. B. White’s Paragraph About the Moon Landing www.newyorker.com/magazine/tak...
Nathan Heller on E. B. White’s Paragraph About the Moon Landing
What sort of response could measure up to the occasion? White’s idea was as simple as it was audacious.
www.newyorker.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Local deli.
September 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
People tell me I should outline my novel before I begin writing. How’m I doing?
September 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
So many cats rescued by this wonderful person. Worth a bit of support, if only to say thank you
If you've got a spare $5, our rescue could use a little help clearing vet fees and feeding kittens. And look at that abysmal photo of JJ when he was brand new!

Some super sick tip kittens, plus all the usual rescue expenses.

rescue-cats-safe-haven.mygiveeasy.com/emergency-re...
Donate to Rescue Cats Safe Haven
We Need Your Urgent Help to clear our vet bills by midnight tonight!
rescue-cats-safe-haven.mygiveeasy.com
September 1, 2025 at 6:08 AM
It’s not until you live here—really live here—that you understand the enormity of Katrina. This is a city anchored in heritage, in family, in neighborhood. The storm uprooted and dispersed families and destroyed their neighborhoods. It tore the heart out of New Orleans. www.imdb.com/title/tt3562...
Katrina: Come Hell and High Water (TV Mini Series 2025) ⭐ 7.2 | Documentary
1h | TV-MA
www.imdb.com
August 31, 2025 at 1:20 PM
About the only song I can listen to today: youtu.be/Z5cWcjhkT24?...
Poor Man's Paradise
YouTube video by Jumpin' Johnny Sansone - Topic
youtu.be
August 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Reposted by Lars Hoel
Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Is his new album, Trombone Shorty pays tribute to his hometown of New Orleans
Trombone Shorty releases new album from New Orleans, a tribute to the city's soul, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
n.pr
August 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
One good thing about this date
It is the birthday of the musician who said,
“If you don’t live it, it won’t come out your horn.”
American original Charlie Parker was born on this day in 1920.
#MusicSky #Jazz #Bebop #History #BOTD
August 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Reposted by Lars Hoel
By Greg Peters (RIP old friend) for the Katrina Anniversary
August 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Yesterday, not one, not two, not three — but four rejections landed in the old Inbox. Four.
#TheLastRadioStation
a man in a black jacket and white pants is walking in the dirt
ALT: a man in a black jacket and white pants is walking in the dirt
media.tenor.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I love Minnesota
To whoever screamed “LOOK! IT’S SENATOR WHAT’S HER FACE!” at the State Fair, I hope you have an incredible day 😂
August 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Step 1. it would be nice to have X
Step 2. do research on-line, find the highest-rated X
Step 3. I really want this X
Step 4. shop on-line, check eBay, etc.
Step 5. gee, that X is kinda expensive
Step 6. (back to Step 1.)
a black and white cartoon of mickey mouse is standing in front of a door
ALT: a black and white cartoon of mickey mouse is standing in front of a door
media.tenor.com
August 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“Do note that a pass from one of us is a pass from the agency as we share queries among us.”

Oh. I see. So not only is my story not a good fit for your list, it’s not a good fit for anyone’s list.

Ok. Good to know; thanks.
a man in a black jacket and white pants is walking in the dirt
ALT: a man in a black jacket and white pants is walking in the dirt
media.tenor.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
In a world of monsters and ruin a brother and sister journey far from home toward a mysterious radio signal. Using promises, persuasion, and firepower they form an alliance with werewolves, vampires, and cryptids — while an unstoppable Changeling Horde is also bearing down on The Last Radio Station.
August 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Homophone alert: Chances are the horror film you watched was grisly. But unless it contained bears it was not grizzly.
a bear walking on a dirt field with a national geographic logo in the corner
Alt: a bear walking on a dirt field with a national geographic logo in the corner
media.tenor.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Turns out I’m an art gallery that sells hot dogs.
my mom taught me there's two kinds of businesses: hot dog stands and art galleries

- hot dog stands protect territory and keep competition off their turf
- art galleries benefit from more adjacent art galleries, cluster together to amplify reach/support

youre an art gallery, not a hot dog stand
Play and discuss as if you were friends trying to get to know each other better, rather than as if you were rival squawking merchants trying to sell competing goods in a marketplace. The world is full of friends and potential friends, and it's much lonelier and more frightening when it isn't.
August 4, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Must they? Really?
August 4, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Breaking this tissue box down for recycling I found this message. IDK what's more interesting, that someone felt it necessary to make it absolutely clear where to put the glue — or that they did so in English, on a product made in China.
August 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM