R P Abel
@rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social
I'm a dreamer and voracious addict of stories. I love books, movies, series, and all tales of the strange and wonderful.
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R P Abel
@rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social
· Oct 14
To those just joining us, let me catch you up.
-I'm a writer making the move to author.
-I'm a father to 2 lovely neurodivergent children (ADHD and autism).
-In what spare time I have I paint miniatures, play games, and read everything.
-music, especially guitar, permeates through my blood.
-I'm a writer making the move to author.
-I'm a father to 2 lovely neurodivergent children (ADHD and autism).
-In what spare time I have I paint miniatures, play games, and read everything.
-music, especially guitar, permeates through my blood.
There should be a setting in YouTube music to only play a band's deep tracks. Nothing from the radio or the most popular. Give me that good stuff.
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
There should be a setting in YouTube music to only play a band's deep tracks. Nothing from the radio or the most popular. Give me that good stuff.
My cat: Hisses at my german shepherd.
My dog: Man, cats have the weirdest bark.
My dog: Man, cats have the weirdest bark.
November 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
My cat: Hisses at my german shepherd.
My dog: Man, cats have the weirdest bark.
My dog: Man, cats have the weirdest bark.
I never thought much of the magpie's warble, until I heard it in another country and instantly felt a little closer to home.
November 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I never thought much of the magpie's warble, until I heard it in another country and instantly felt a little closer to home.
Adrift after the sad news for New World, I find myself looking to past shores.
WoW is a nostalgia trip, but not one I'm willing to take just yet.
GW2, ESO, Albion, Thrown and Liberty, Eve Online, and Neverwinter have been played to death.
Finally I find myself looking to Rift. And old friend.
WoW is a nostalgia trip, but not one I'm willing to take just yet.
GW2, ESO, Albion, Thrown and Liberty, Eve Online, and Neverwinter have been played to death.
Finally I find myself looking to Rift. And old friend.
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Adrift after the sad news for New World, I find myself looking to past shores.
WoW is a nostalgia trip, but not one I'm willing to take just yet.
GW2, ESO, Albion, Thrown and Liberty, Eve Online, and Neverwinter have been played to death.
Finally I find myself looking to Rift. And old friend.
WoW is a nostalgia trip, but not one I'm willing to take just yet.
GW2, ESO, Albion, Thrown and Liberty, Eve Online, and Neverwinter have been played to death.
Finally I find myself looking to Rift. And old friend.
The kookaburra sings it's final song as the day fades in a fiery golden sunset. Dusk whispers in cicada chirps of the night quickly approaching. The trees chatter amongst themselves in the mild breeze, and I find a long moment of serenity.
#perth #Australia
#perth #Australia
October 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The kookaburra sings it's final song as the day fades in a fiery golden sunset. Dusk whispers in cicada chirps of the night quickly approaching. The trees chatter amongst themselves in the mild breeze, and I find a long moment of serenity.
#perth #Australia
#perth #Australia
I've come to Perth for a wedding and where I'm staying it is incredibly peaceful.
It's basically a wee writers retreat.
#perth #australia #writingcommunity
It's basically a wee writers retreat.
#perth #australia #writingcommunity
October 28, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I've come to Perth for a wedding and where I'm staying it is incredibly peaceful.
It's basically a wee writers retreat.
#perth #australia #writingcommunity
It's basically a wee writers retreat.
#perth #australia #writingcommunity
The night before our 9 hour flight to Perth, my precious son brings me this. Apparently he just kept bending it until it gave. A creature of pure impulse.
I feel a headache coming on as my left eye twitches.
#dadlife
I feel a headache coming on as my left eye twitches.
#dadlife
October 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The night before our 9 hour flight to Perth, my precious son brings me this. Apparently he just kept bending it until it gave. A creature of pure impulse.
I feel a headache coming on as my left eye twitches.
#dadlife
I feel a headache coming on as my left eye twitches.
#dadlife
My 16 year old buddy Enzo having a great afternoon nap.
October 25, 2025 at 5:17 AM
My 16 year old buddy Enzo having a great afternoon nap.
Wow okay I'm so over Nintendo at this point. The virtual game cards system on the original switch is the straw that broke the camel's back. I can't have the same game loaded on to my main switch and my switch lite at the same time under my account. It's VERY anti-user.
October 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Wow okay I'm so over Nintendo at this point. The virtual game cards system on the original switch is the straw that broke the camel's back. I can't have the same game loaded on to my main switch and my switch lite at the same time under my account. It's VERY anti-user.
While I'm drowning in the submission trenches I am also deep into my next project. A story melding music and science fiction into an epic power metal ballad of the ages.
October 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
While I'm drowning in the submission trenches I am also deep into my next project. A story melding music and science fiction into an epic power metal ballad of the ages.
I had to add the MiB novel to my DNF list. The more I read the more dissatisfied I felt. About 3/4 of the way through I just wasn't feeling it. The comedy wasn't landing for me and stuff was left out that characterized Jay and Kay much better in the movie.
#booksky
#booksky
October 21, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I had to add the MiB novel to my DNF list. The more I read the more dissatisfied I felt. About 3/4 of the way through I just wasn't feeling it. The comedy wasn't landing for me and stuff was left out that characterized Jay and Kay much better in the movie.
#booksky
#booksky
Playing Betrayal at House on the Hill with the Widows Walk expansion. One of my favorite rogue-like games.
#boardgames
#boardgames
October 17, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Playing Betrayal at House on the Hill with the Widows Walk expansion. One of my favorite rogue-like games.
#boardgames
#boardgames
To those just joining us, let me catch you up.
-I'm a writer making the move to author.
-I'm a father to 2 lovely neurodivergent children (ADHD and autism).
-In what spare time I have I paint miniatures, play games, and read everything.
-music, especially guitar, permeates through my blood.
-I'm a writer making the move to author.
-I'm a father to 2 lovely neurodivergent children (ADHD and autism).
-In what spare time I have I paint miniatures, play games, and read everything.
-music, especially guitar, permeates through my blood.
October 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
To those just joining us, let me catch you up.
-I'm a writer making the move to author.
-I'm a father to 2 lovely neurodivergent children (ADHD and autism).
-In what spare time I have I paint miniatures, play games, and read everything.
-music, especially guitar, permeates through my blood.
-I'm a writer making the move to author.
-I'm a father to 2 lovely neurodivergent children (ADHD and autism).
-In what spare time I have I paint miniatures, play games, and read everything.
-music, especially guitar, permeates through my blood.
So I made these guitar picks from old credit cards as a protest to not being able to buy single picks from the guitar store any more. Back when I used to frequent the stores you could get a range of individual picks for like $1 each. Now it's all packs of 4 minimum for $10.
#diy #guitar
#diy #guitar
October 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
My experience trying to play through the original Destiny again on PS4. When it works it's great, but it's about as stable as an armadillo riding a bull.
#gaming #destiny #ps4 #playstation
#gaming #destiny #ps4 #playstation
September 27, 2025 at 6:32 AM
My experience trying to play through the original Destiny again on PS4. When it works it's great, but it's about as stable as an armadillo riding a bull.
#gaming #destiny #ps4 #playstation
#gaming #destiny #ps4 #playstation
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, some of my biggest influences were Judge Dredd and 2000AD, TMNT, Conan the Barbarian, and Star Wars. Pretty much in that order.
You had music cassettes and VHS. Comics were printed on newsprint and basketball cards ruled the school yard.
You had music cassettes and VHS. Comics were printed on newsprint and basketball cards ruled the school yard.
September 23, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Growing up in the 80s and 90s, some of my biggest influences were Judge Dredd and 2000AD, TMNT, Conan the Barbarian, and Star Wars. Pretty much in that order.
You had music cassettes and VHS. Comics were printed on newsprint and basketball cards ruled the school yard.
You had music cassettes and VHS. Comics were printed on newsprint and basketball cards ruled the school yard.
Look I'm really enjoying Alien Earth, but enough with the off screen kills already. I don't want to hear that the xenomorph is dangerous, I want to see it, god damn it.
#alienearth #alien
#alienearth #alien
August 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Look I'm really enjoying Alien Earth, but enough with the off screen kills already. I don't want to hear that the xenomorph is dangerous, I want to see it, god damn it.
#alienearth #alien
#alienearth #alien
My routine now is: Get up, get the kids ready and off to school. Then sit down and check my emails for replies from my agent submissions. Then get depressed and drown myself in coffee, before I begin work on my current project.
Querying is rough out there guys.
Kia Kaha.
#writingcommunity #wip
Querying is rough out there guys.
Kia Kaha.
#writingcommunity #wip
August 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My routine now is: Get up, get the kids ready and off to school. Then sit down and check my emails for replies from my agent submissions. Then get depressed and drown myself in coffee, before I begin work on my current project.
Querying is rough out there guys.
Kia Kaha.
#writingcommunity #wip
Querying is rough out there guys.
Kia Kaha.
#writingcommunity #wip
I finally got around to seeing this absolute ride of a Godzilla film. It's one I've been meaning to see for years and I'm so very glad I finally did. It's so campy and stupid and I love it so much. I think this is my new favorite Godzilla movie after minus one.
#godzilla
#godzilla
August 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I finally got around to seeing this absolute ride of a Godzilla film. It's one I've been meaning to see for years and I'm so very glad I finally did. It's so campy and stupid and I love it so much. I think this is my new favorite Godzilla movie after minus one.
#godzilla
#godzilla
It's so strange, this world we find ourselves in.
Us beasts of dreams and burden.
An age of scientific wonder and artificial restriction.
Connected by that which consumes us, and beholden to those who horde more of the intangible.
Yet we persevere for no more reason than to see tomorrow.
Hope...
Us beasts of dreams and burden.
An age of scientific wonder and artificial restriction.
Connected by that which consumes us, and beholden to those who horde more of the intangible.
Yet we persevere for no more reason than to see tomorrow.
Hope...
August 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
It's so strange, this world we find ourselves in.
Us beasts of dreams and burden.
An age of scientific wonder and artificial restriction.
Connected by that which consumes us, and beholden to those who horde more of the intangible.
Yet we persevere for no more reason than to see tomorrow.
Hope...
Us beasts of dreams and burden.
An age of scientific wonder and artificial restriction.
Connected by that which consumes us, and beholden to those who horde more of the intangible.
Yet we persevere for no more reason than to see tomorrow.
Hope...
Here's a thought:
Unless reminded, we don't know what we've forgotten.
Unless reminded, we don't know what we've forgotten.
July 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Here's a thought:
Unless reminded, we don't know what we've forgotten.
Unless reminded, we don't know what we've forgotten.