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cmantal.bsky.social
C.M.Antal
@cmantal.bsky.social
I write horror dark fantasy. Building strange new worlds for my characters to explode.
Raising one human boy, one dog, one cat, and two dastardly chinchillas.
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It was a fun hour, honestly.

But that look he got when I walked in... man, it matters for kids to show up for them. Even if it's for silly games. Even if you're 30 minutes late. It matters and it builds them up. Every little bit we do with them builds them up into the adults they'll be.
May 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
And it made a huge difference for him. Lit up like Christmas morning when I walked in. I got to participate in a sack race (and lose it), search for him blindfolded (unfair advantage since he's bandaged after a door handle mishap), and even do some tug-of-war of dads vs kids.
May 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I left my contractors to handle the end of the project on their own and left early, just to try and make it home on time. Waze said I would be there technically in the nick of time... clearly that was a lie.

But I did arrive.
May 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
So, he went with his grandpa. My son loves his grandpa. He only has one grandfather, and they're as close as they can be. But... for this, he wanted me to attend.

Pre-weekend traffic and construction work on the highway cost me an hour. From 20 minutes early, I arrived 30 minutes late.
May 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Great if glazed.

Can I just say that I'm a HUGE fan of the title of your work? It's one of those that I really wish I would've thought of.
March 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Disgusting.
"We won't share the budget, but believe us we couldn't afford to do it with real people's work"
Fuck off with that.
March 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM