Beth Cato
@bethcato.bsky.social
Author. Baker. Cheese lover. Late-diagnosed autistic. Three fantasy series out now. New release: cozy mystery Cheddar Luck Next Time. Next fantasy book out 10/1: A House Between Sea and Sky. Hanford, CA native now in Red Wing, MN.
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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There’s an active recall on two Boar’s Head cheese products sold nationwide because of a Listeria risk. Read on for more information.
Boar's Head Just Recalled Cheese Due to Listeria Contamination—Here’s What to Know
There’s an active recall on two Boar’s Head cheese products sold nationwide because of a Listeria risk. Read on for more information.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
There’s an active recall on two Boar’s Head cheese products sold nationwide because of a Listeria risk. Read on for more information.
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
“You’ll be visited by three spirits.”
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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Today we are reading vintage Richard Scarry
November 23, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Today we are reading vintage Richard Scarry
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November 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
TURKEY ALERT
If you are planning to cook turkey this coming Thursday, consider this your warning to start thawing that thing if it is a big bird! If your bird of choice is smaller, start thawing tomorrow at the latest.
Set an alert for yourself! Practice safe food prep!
If you are planning to cook turkey this coming Thursday, consider this your warning to start thawing that thing if it is a big bird! If your bird of choice is smaller, start thawing tomorrow at the latest.
Set an alert for yourself! Practice safe food prep!
a woman is holding a dead chicken over a cutting board
Alt: a woman is holding a dead chicken over a cutting board
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November 23, 2025 at 7:45 PM
TURKEY ALERT
If you are planning to cook turkey this coming Thursday, consider this your warning to start thawing that thing if it is a big bird! If your bird of choice is smaller, start thawing tomorrow at the latest.
Set an alert for yourself! Practice safe food prep!
If you are planning to cook turkey this coming Thursday, consider this your warning to start thawing that thing if it is a big bird! If your bird of choice is smaller, start thawing tomorrow at the latest.
Set an alert for yourself! Practice safe food prep!
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Science will often take you to unexpected and delightful places. In this study, researchers hypothesized that riders in a crowded subway car would be more likely to offer their seat to a pregnant person if there were someone in the subway car dressed as Batman 🧪🦇
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Science will often take you to unexpected and delightful places. In this study, researchers hypothesized that riders in a crowded subway car would be more likely to offer their seat to a pregnant person if there were someone in the subway car dressed as Batman 🧪🦇
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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I’m not a big fan of blues, but I had to get a potted Stilton today. I had never seen one in person/in the US before!
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I’m not a big fan of blues, but I had to get a potted Stilton today. I had never seen one in person/in the US before!
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Now THIS is branding.
November 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Now THIS is branding.
New author photo just dropped.
November 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
New author photo just dropped.
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It’s not vaccines
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not circumcisions
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not vaccines
& it’s also not a fucking problem to be eradicated!
Autism is a natural way of being
We don’t need a cure
The only “cure” is love
Unconditional Accommodation
Acceptance
Autism is not a problem to solve
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not circumcisions
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not vaccines
& it’s also not a fucking problem to be eradicated!
Autism is a natural way of being
We don’t need a cure
The only “cure” is love
Unconditional Accommodation
Acceptance
Autism is not a problem to solve
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
It’s not vaccines
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not circumcisions
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not vaccines
& it’s also not a fucking problem to be eradicated!
Autism is a natural way of being
We don’t need a cure
The only “cure” is love
Unconditional Accommodation
Acceptance
Autism is not a problem to solve
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not circumcisions
It’s not Tylenol
It’s not vaccines
& it’s also not a fucking problem to be eradicated!
Autism is a natural way of being
We don’t need a cure
The only “cure” is love
Unconditional Accommodation
Acceptance
Autism is not a problem to solve
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It's a very bad time to be a legitimate book club or reading group hoping to get authors to pop in for a Zoom call or other appearance. The absolute flood of predatory email spam targeting authors means it all goes into the bin.
book PR scam copy has gotten just better enough in the last year that it drives me insane. I can't handle the extra five seconds of sleuthing before sending to spam!
www.thechatner.com/p/the-worst-...
www.thechatner.com/p/the-worst-...
The Worst Part About Publishing a Book in 2025 Is The New Kind of Spam
I don’t like getting spam emails as a general rule, but they’re usually pretty easy to filter and don’t cause more than a momentary spasm of irritation:
www.thechatner.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It's a very bad time to be a legitimate book club or reading group hoping to get authors to pop in for a Zoom call or other appearance. The absolute flood of predatory email spam targeting authors means it all goes into the bin.
YAY!
NEWS: Libraries WIN in federal court!
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
A judge in RI issued a permanent injunction stopping the Administration from dismantling the Institute of Museum & Library Services and nullifying all actions taken to do so.
Read the ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... (More to come from ALA)
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
YAY!
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Wow! Autism Speaks criticizes the CDC "declaring that the statement 'vaccines do not cause autism' lacks evidence." Says "these updates will pull attention, funding, and energy away from the research and supports the autism community urgently needs."
November 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Wow! Autism Speaks criticizes the CDC "declaring that the statement 'vaccines do not cause autism' lacks evidence." Says "these updates will pull attention, funding, and energy away from the research and supports the autism community urgently needs."
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If anyone works at CDC and wants to talk about the CDC now promoting the idea that vaccines might cause autism, my signal is emgarcia.85. I will protect your identity.
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If anyone works at CDC and wants to talk about the CDC now promoting the idea that vaccines might cause autism, my signal is emgarcia.85. I will protect your identity.
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Reskeet with a time you looked cool.
I'm super excited to announce that my poem, "The Teacher Gains a Demonic Student," published in Star*Line 48.2, has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize!
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2025 Pushcart nominations for Star*Line announced – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association
sfpoetry.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I'm super excited to announce that my poem, "The Teacher Gains a Demonic Student," published in Star*Line 48.2, has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize!
sfpoetry.org/wp/2025/11/1...
sfpoetry.org/wp/2025/11/1...
Today on Bready or Not: Chocolate Nut Cookies! If you love chocolate and almonds, these are the cookies for you.
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November 19, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Today on Bready or Not: Chocolate Nut Cookies! If you love chocolate and almonds, these are the cookies for you.
www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...
www.bethcato.com/bready-or-no...
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
November 19, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Share a TV series you've watched from beginning to end more than once.
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
I try to think of similar circumstances from the past. I tell myself that I made it through that, so I can figure out this, too. #SpoonieAuthChat
Spoonie Author Chat (for creatives who manage spoons), November 18, 2025:
What encouragement would you give yourself? (Pretend you're talking to someone else, if that helps!)
(Please quote-post and add
#SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
What encouragement would you give yourself? (Pretend you're talking to someone else, if that helps!)
(Please quote-post and add
#SpoonieAuthChat to your replies!)
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I try to think of similar circumstances from the past. I tell myself that I made it through that, so I can figure out this, too. #SpoonieAuthChat
This is joy.
November 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
This is joy.
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AUDIOBOOK BLACK FRIDAY SALE!
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November 17, 2025 at 7:48 PM
AUDIOBOOK BLACK FRIDAY SALE!
This audiobook is beautiful. @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social calls it “immerse and imaginative storytelling.” And I am telling you @marawilson.bsky.social and @lindseydorcus.bsky.social are perfect and a dream team. @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social
This audiobook is beautiful. @audiofilemagazine.bsky.social calls it “immerse and imaginative storytelling.” And I am telling you @marawilson.bsky.social and @lindseydorcus.bsky.social are perfect and a dream team. @torbooks.bsky.social @macmillanaudio.bsky.social