Caleb Weinhardt
LightNews LightNews
banner
calebweinhardt.bsky.social
Caleb Weinhardt
@calebweinhardt.bsky.social
300 followers 310 following 46 posts
⚧️ Short fiction writer and dog dad in the PNW. Learning gamedev and looking for covid-cautious community #StillMasking

Words in Broken Antler Magazine, Tales to Terrify, Cursed Morsels +

https://linktr.ee/caleb.weinhardt
Posts Replies Media Videos
calebweinhardt.bsky.social
Just a preview from my OCD-inspired flash piece in the first issue of Blanket Gravity! (It's even narrated 😯!) www.blanketgravitymag.com/justchecking
Text: "Just Checking. Caleb Weinhardt, Issue 1, Winter 2025. Look closely at your eyes. Blink. Are you sure, this time, that both pupils are the same size? Isn't one just the slightest bit bigger than the other?"
February 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
calebweinhardt.bsky.social
Very excited to share the pre-order link for A Killing at the Copa, and my short story "Can't Smile Without You!" This was my first time writing crime fiction and one of my favorite stories of the year 🫀 whitecitypress.com/product/copa...
The cover of "A Killing at the Copa." The background is a pink and blue scene of a brick wall and nightclub window. Text says: "A Killing at the Copa: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Music of Barry Manilow. Edited by J. Alan Hartman."
February 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
calebweinhardt.bsky.social
🎮 Last one I'll share today! Here's some early prototyping from my Papers Please-inspired doctor sim, with social deduction, historical herbal/surgical treatments, and difficult moral choices.

#BluePitHype #W #I
A screenshot of a game prototype showing a pixelated face and name, "Taylor Sweeny," and two popup windows. One says "the patient wears no shoes," and the other says "the patient's forehead is hot to the touch." The bottom UI displays a notebook icon, a medicine amount of 100, and a button that says "end the day." A screenshot of a game prototype showing a pixelated face and a popup window with a notebook listing herbal remedies. Notebook text says "Herbal remedies. Quick to dispense and generally less costly than surgical intervention. Feverfew: for the reduction of fever and headaches. Devil's Claw: reduces inflammation, including skin irritation. Yarrow: to stop bleeding. Poppymilk: Treats pain and suppresses cough. Costly to obtain. Horehound: waker but more affordable remedy for cough." On the side of the notebook are tabs for herbs and surgery. The bottom UI displays a sun icon to show the time of day, and a label that says "Day 1."
January 9, 2025 at 9:14 PM
calebweinhardt.bsky.social
Another one for my queer horror novelette, THE DANCER, which is still looking for a home!

#BluePitHype #Q #A #H #LGBT #Dis
Moodboard for THE DANCER, including: two shirtless men lying together; a doctor with a syringe wearing a waistcoat; a foggy, purple-tinged street at night; a black and white photo of a bridge in Paris; two dancers with bodies intertwined; a scattering of anatomy sketches and notes; a dancer with his back arched; a person wrapping a bandage around a bloodied hand; a drawing of the muscles in the neck.
January 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
calebweinhardt.bsky.social
#BluePitHype Day 2: here's a moodboard for my queer historical fiction novel about a transgender quack doctor in the 18th century, and some art I had commissioned of him!

#W #A #Hs #LGBT
A moodboard including images of: a person holding a golden pocketwatch in their lap, a wardrobe with 18th century clothes, a close-up of a man's collar and blue waistcoat, a painting of a woman's hands, empty glass vials on a table, a person dressed in 18th century clothing sitting in bed, two people in top hats riding in a horse-drawn carriage, a close-up of a person embroidering on fabric, and an empty tavern. A hand-drawn image of Charles Hamilton, 18th century quack doctor, on weathered paper. Charles stands next to an open box of remedies, holding one up and displaying it. He wears a long waistcoat, breeches, and a periwig.
January 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
calebweinhardt.bsky.social
My new blog post on the power of trans stories, touching on trans history and Lou Sullivan's diaries. forge.tips/writing-shit-down
Text on a tan background, surrounded by outlines of open books. Text: "Trans stories are powerful. Seeing ourselves in the past, present, and future, is powerful. forge.tips/writing-shit-down." FORGE logo. A snippet of a Trans Survivors blog post. Text: "I love to read about trans people at various points in history, although most didn’t use the word “trans” during their lifetimes. Often, documentation about trans history is scarce, and we only see what others have written about us. Surviving documentation often comes in the form of court records after a trans or gender non-conforming person is convicted of a crime (usually related to their gender non-conformity). Very little of what gets written down about trans history comes directly from trans voices. When I think about these maybe-probably-trans historical figures, I imagine what it would be like to read about their lives in their own words. I wonder what our world might look like now if their worlds had been safe enough for them to share their stories more publicly."
December 28, 2024 at 6:01 PM
calebweinhardt.bsky.social
Some of my favorite artwork from the COVID cautious queers zine by SteelTransplants plus my two short poems at the end 🖤 please go check out and download the whole thing! tinyurl.com/ym6tepdw
June 2024, digital art (procreate) by Emmeline Kaiser (they/them) featuring a rabbit wearing a mask. Text says "Where should I wear a mask? Wherever you think disabled & immunocompromised people have a right to be" Elephant in the room, September 2024, Embroidery/Applique by owen (he/him): text embroidered on fabric above a mask. Text says "the pandemic has not ended. You just don't want to think about it anymore." Is This It?, 2024, collage by M (she/he): collaged text over images of people wearing PPE. Text: "'Sometimes, I get up and think to myself 'is this it? Could this be the end of my life?' it hurts to watch my friends be able to do so much but I physically can't do it.' 'At the end of the day, I want people to listen, and be part of a system that doesn't take away from other people.'" mask, old bones, 8/27/24, poems by Caleb Weinhardt (he/him): two poems on a black background. Text: "'mask. the way you look at me / I have become the virus.' 'old bones. just remembering / how we have been left behind / over and over.'"
December 4, 2024 at 6:03 PM
calebweinhardt.bsky.social
Hi new friends! I'm Caleb, queer/trans/chronically ill writer of horror fiction and other stuff. I love writing about historical queers, bodies doing weird things, and horrible people. I started publishing stories this past year! Nice to meet you all <3

Find my stuff at calebweinhardt.com!
A selfie of Caleb resting his head on his hand and looking out a window. Caleb on the beach holding his small black and white dog, Winnie.
October 18, 2024 at 5:51 AM