A. Bastedo is Someone’s Dad
@abastedo-writing.bsky.social
(he/him) * Published writer of the weird, dark, and lovely * human services utility man* MFA Arcadia University * Ghoul of Upstate Connecticut * High Church Lutheran (RIC) * Totally Not a Furry * Married to a badass ER resident * Brand New Dad
Pinned
Honest. No hyperbole. I just listened to this cretin a second time. And
if I were a Christian in this American moment, I would be ashamed to ever admit it in public, my faith having been named, debased and dragged through the public sewers every other day.
Sorry.
if I were a Christian in this American moment, I would be ashamed to ever admit it in public, my faith having been named, debased and dragged through the public sewers every other day.
Sorry.
Chip Roy: "The truth is the marxist, radicals, and Islamists the Democratic Party promoted this weekend, they cannot handle the truth. The truth is that there is a king and that king is Jesus. And the president has been willing to say it, & Charlie Kirk was willing to say it & he got killed for it."
In short: no
In long: No by any means and over my dead body. It’s exactly what Christofascists want. They want Mainline, moderate, and orthodox conservative voices to shut up and let their heresy be the sole voice of Christendom. This is the exact moment we must be extremely loud about who Jesus is
In long: No by any means and over my dead body. It’s exactly what Christofascists want. They want Mainline, moderate, and orthodox conservative voices to shut up and let their heresy be the sole voice of Christendom. This is the exact moment we must be extremely loud about who Jesus is
Beef tallow bukake does have a certain je ne sais quoi to it
I want to hear about RFK jr.’s sexual acts even less than I wanted to hear about Bill Clinton’s in the 1990’s. 🤢
November 22, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Beef tallow bukake does have a certain je ne sais quoi to it
Finally stumbling back into social media after a much needed break!
To start on a happy note, little boy and his guardian kitty were both absolutely captivated by this toy train video this morning ❤️
#caturday
To start on a happy note, little boy and his guardian kitty were both absolutely captivated by this toy train video this morning ❤️
#caturday
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Finally stumbling back into social media after a much needed break!
To start on a happy note, little boy and his guardian kitty were both absolutely captivated by this toy train video this morning ❤️
#caturday
To start on a happy note, little boy and his guardian kitty were both absolutely captivated by this toy train video this morning ❤️
#caturday
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Literary Hub's news article on Joyce Carol Oates has a very important headline photo.
November 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Literary Hub's news article on Joyce Carol Oates has a very important headline photo.
The plural of Sasquatch should really be Sasqueech
November 9, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The plural of Sasquatch should really be Sasqueech
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Are you telling me that allowing officers of the law to hide their faces and act unchecked has emboldened criminals to fake being them to similarly enjoy the same perks? This is my shocked face. I am authentically shocked. If only someone, somewhere, could have predicted this. Who could have known?
FBI warns of criminals posing as ICE in robberies and kidnappings
Since early 2025, at least five incidents have involved suspects falsely claiming to be immigration officers, the FBI said.
www.newsweek.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Are you telling me that allowing officers of the law to hide their faces and act unchecked has emboldened criminals to fake being them to similarly enjoy the same perks? This is my shocked face. I am authentically shocked. If only someone, somewhere, could have predicted this. Who could have known?
Parenting a newborn apparently means waiting until 4 PM to realize you’ve been wearing your shirt inside out all day
November 8, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Parenting a newborn apparently means waiting until 4 PM to realize you’ve been wearing your shirt inside out all day
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What if there was a game show called Survival of the Godliest, except there’s no real way to measure godliness so they just choose whoever is the cleanest, since that’s the next best thing
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
What if there was a game show called Survival of the Godliest, except there’s no real way to measure godliness so they just choose whoever is the cleanest, since that’s the next best thing
I have it on good authority that Lee Harvey Oswald’s backup plan involved hurling a hoagie.
#hoagiesisweapons
#hoagiesisweapons
November 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I have it on good authority that Lee Harvey Oswald’s backup plan involved hurling a hoagie.
#hoagiesisweapons
#hoagiesisweapons
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If anyone needed another reminder of how deeply unpopular the Trump-MAGA Republican agenda is, tonight was the night.
But we cannot relent and we cannot become complacent.
The midterms are right around the corner.
But we cannot relent and we cannot become complacent.
The midterms are right around the corner.
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
If anyone needed another reminder of how deeply unpopular the Trump-MAGA Republican agenda is, tonight was the night.
But we cannot relent and we cannot become complacent.
The midterms are right around the corner.
But we cannot relent and we cannot become complacent.
The midterms are right around the corner.
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SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
SNAP benefits will be gone, small businesses will suffer, insurance premiums will double, air traffic will be delayed/halted: All of these things are happening because when the gov't shutdown ends, the Epstein Files get released.
Quick buy things that have little bits of me in them! It’s cheaper than buying little parts of me wholesale.
#horror #horrorlit #writingcommunity
#horror #horrorlit #writingcommunity
You can get FCQ8 directly from us here (or wherever books are sold): fraidycatpress.com/product/frai...
Buying direct is appreciated and helps us out immensely!
#indie #horror #smallpress #independentpublishing #shopsmall #buydirect #cosmic #gnaw
Buying direct is appreciated and helps us out immensely!
#indie #horror #smallpress #independentpublishing #shopsmall #buydirect #cosmic #gnaw
Fraidy Cat Quarterly: Volume 8 (includes ebook) - Fraidy Cat Press
Fraidy Cat Press is proud to present Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 8, our newest collection of indie weird and cosmic horror. Our eighth volume features tales of crushing loneliness, gnawing hunger, and...
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November 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Quick buy things that have little bits of me in them! It’s cheaper than buying little parts of me wholesale.
#horror #horrorlit #writingcommunity
#horror #horrorlit #writingcommunity
FCQ8 is our gnaw-themed issue and features excellent writing from:
@jacobstevenmohr.bsky.social (with an original novelette)
Art by Valerie Marshall
Jasmine Harrell
@therrien.bsky.social
Tremain Xenos
@abastedo-writing.bsky.social
@breathinghead.bsky.social
@jfennellauthor.bsky.social
@jacobstevenmohr.bsky.social (with an original novelette)
Art by Valerie Marshall
Jasmine Harrell
@therrien.bsky.social
Tremain Xenos
@abastedo-writing.bsky.social
@breathinghead.bsky.social
@jfennellauthor.bsky.social
November 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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You can pick up Volume 7 from us directly here: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai...
It's also available wherever books are sold, but buying direct helps us the most!
#indie #horror #shortstories #cosmic #scifihorror #rage #wrath
It's also available wherever books are sold, but buying direct helps us the most!
#indie #horror #shortstories #cosmic #scifihorror #rage #wrath
Fraidy Cat Quarterly: Volume 7 (includes ebook) - Fraidy Cat Press
Fraidy Cat Press is proud to present Fraidy Cat Quarterly Volume 7, our newest collection of indie weird and cosmic horror. Our seventh volume features tales of fiery rage, wrath, and all-consuming ru...
fraidycatpress.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
You can pick up Volume 7 from us directly here: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai...
It's also available wherever books are sold, but buying direct helps us the most!
#indie #horror #shortstories #cosmic #scifihorror #rage #wrath
It's also available wherever books are sold, but buying direct helps us the most!
#indie #horror #shortstories #cosmic #scifihorror #rage #wrath
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FCQ7 is our rage-themed volume and features excellent writing by:
@kayv.bsky.social
@nicholeon.bsky.social
C.O. Davidson
@abigailkemske.bsky.social
@alexhoeft.bsky.social
C. Lenz
@corriehaldane.bsky.social
@jdlskie.bsky.social
@nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Myra Stephenson
Rachel Desiree Felix
@kayv.bsky.social
@nicholeon.bsky.social
C.O. Davidson
@abigailkemske.bsky.social
@alexhoeft.bsky.social
C. Lenz
@corriehaldane.bsky.social
@jdlskie.bsky.social
@nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Myra Stephenson
Rachel Desiree Felix
November 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
FCQ7 is our rage-themed volume and features excellent writing by:
@kayv.bsky.social
@nicholeon.bsky.social
C.O. Davidson
@abigailkemske.bsky.social
@alexhoeft.bsky.social
C. Lenz
@corriehaldane.bsky.social
@jdlskie.bsky.social
@nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Myra Stephenson
Rachel Desiree Felix
@kayv.bsky.social
@nicholeon.bsky.social
C.O. Davidson
@abigailkemske.bsky.social
@alexhoeft.bsky.social
C. Lenz
@corriehaldane.bsky.social
@jdlskie.bsky.social
@nicowritesbooks.bsky.social
Myra Stephenson
Rachel Desiree Felix
Howdy folks!
Just as a little heads up, my story Devouring a Perfect Circle will be appearing in volume 8, and the folks at Fraidy Cat have been amazing to work with!
Just think of it! A part of me to stick somewhere in your house to haunt you.
💙📚🪐
#horrorlit #horror #writingcommunity
Just as a little heads up, my story Devouring a Perfect Circle will be appearing in volume 8, and the folks at Fraidy Cat have been amazing to work with!
Just think of it! A part of me to stick somewhere in your house to haunt you.
💙📚🪐
#horrorlit #horror #writingcommunity
Good news! We have FCQ Volume 7 and 8 available for preorder now! There's even a discounted bundle!
FCQ 7&8 Bundle: fraidycatpress.com/product/fcq-...
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FCQ 8: fraidycatpress.com/product/frai...
#indiehorror #newrelease #cosmichorror #rage #gnaw
FCQ 7&8 Bundle: fraidycatpress.com/product/fcq-...
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#indiehorror #newrelease #cosmichorror #rage #gnaw
FCQ 7 & 8 Bundle - Fraidy Cat Press
Bundle and save! Get FCQ 7 & FCQ8 at a fraction of the list price. eBook will be emailed to you once available.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Howdy folks!
Just as a little heads up, my story Devouring a Perfect Circle will be appearing in volume 8, and the folks at Fraidy Cat have been amazing to work with!
Just think of it! A part of me to stick somewhere in your house to haunt you.
💙📚🪐
#horrorlit #horror #writingcommunity
Just as a little heads up, my story Devouring a Perfect Circle will be appearing in volume 8, and the folks at Fraidy Cat have been amazing to work with!
Just think of it! A part of me to stick somewhere in your house to haunt you.
💙📚🪐
#horrorlit #horror #writingcommunity
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1. You can't even get hot food on SNAP, much less use it for nails or "weave". It doesn't work like a credit card. Items that do not qualify do not ring up.
2. Let's call a spade a spade. That right there was not a dog whistle. It is old school pure uncut Reagan era racism. What he said was RACIST.
2. Let's call a spade a spade. That right there was not a dog whistle. It is old school pure uncut Reagan era racism. What he said was RACIST.
ROB SCHMITT: People are using SNAP benefits to get their nails done, to get their weaves and their hair. This is a really ugly program.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
SEN. RON JOHNSON: That program needs to be dramatically reformed.
October 31, 2025 at 1:50 PM
1. You can't even get hot food on SNAP, much less use it for nails or "weave". It doesn't work like a credit card. Items that do not qualify do not ring up.
2. Let's call a spade a spade. That right there was not a dog whistle. It is old school pure uncut Reagan era racism. What he said was RACIST.
2. Let's call a spade a spade. That right there was not a dog whistle. It is old school pure uncut Reagan era racism. What he said was RACIST.
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Yes, Lord of the Rings is about how you must trust the “hard men.” Just as Narnia is about an evil lion. And the New Testament tells a tale of a wimp who wouldn’t fight back. Next week on “fascists read classics,” we’ll meet tech visionary George Orwell…
October 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Yes, Lord of the Rings is about how you must trust the “hard men.” Just as Narnia is about an evil lion. And the New Testament tells a tale of a wimp who wouldn’t fight back. Next week on “fascists read classics,” we’ll meet tech visionary George Orwell…
Days since the baby woke up crying so you rolled over 98.5% asleep and began burping your spouse before falling back asleep with no memory of doing so: 0
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Days since the baby woke up crying so you rolled over 98.5% asleep and began burping your spouse before falling back asleep with no memory of doing so: 0
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We’ve progressed from watching the baseball game to being held hostage by the baseball game.
October 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
We’ve progressed from watching the baseball game to being held hostage by the baseball game.
Is the knit blanket machine washable?
October 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Is the knit blanket machine washable?
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West coast you may now legally see the trailer
Midnight trailer drop? I don't see why not, crash.
Europe, this one's for you
I know you're tired of NA getting all the early morning posts and important shit happening in the afternoon. Now it's their turn to wake up and find the conversation half done
Enjoy. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Europe, this one's for you
I know you're tired of NA getting all the early morning posts and important shit happening in the afternoon. Now it's their turn to wake up and find the conversation half done
Enjoy. www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...
Boom goes the Bride Book Trailer #2
YouTube video by Valiant Writes
www.youtube.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:20 PM
West coast you may now legally see the trailer
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pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly:
we never should’ve ground up pixies and compressed their dusty residue into sticks for eating
this has been pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly
we never should’ve ground up pixies and compressed their dusty residue into sticks for eating
this has been pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly
pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly:
lamp is short for Light And luMinance Producer
this has been pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly
lamp is short for Light And luMinance Producer
this has been pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly
pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly:
liquid soap is the best because if you spill some you don’t have a mess you have a clean
this has been pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly
liquid soap is the best because if you spill some you don’t have a mess you have a clean
this has been pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly
October 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly:
we never should’ve ground up pixies and compressed their dusty residue into sticks for eating
this has been pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly
we never should’ve ground up pixies and compressed their dusty residue into sticks for eating
this has been pre-coffee thoughts with Tilly
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This sticker tho. I'm in love. By tinyyellows on Etsy!
October 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
This sticker tho. I'm in love. By tinyyellows on Etsy!