Jen
@jcatwrites.bsky.social
Misfit. Former 80s slacker. Writer of words. Book hoarder. Mediocre knitter. Horror & Crime fiction enthusiast. Words in Punk Noir Magazine.
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Every introvert on my timeline shuddering at that story about Target requiring employees to smile & make eye contact if a customer gets near them. If I still shopped there, I'd be plotting a course through the aisles that avoided all employees like a real-life video game. So many levels of bad 🙃
November 8, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Every introvert on my timeline shuddering at that story about Target requiring employees to smile & make eye contact if a customer gets near them. If I still shopped there, I'd be plotting a course through the aisles that avoided all employees like a real-life video game. So many levels of bad 🙃
Nice grocery store score. Takes the sting out of trying to shop in the midst of snowbird season. I 🖤 this book!
#BookSky #HorrorLit #Horror
#BookSky #HorrorLit #Horror
November 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Nice grocery store score. Takes the sting out of trying to shop in the midst of snowbird season. I 🖤 this book!
#BookSky #HorrorLit #Horror
#BookSky #HorrorLit #Horror
Southern Comfort chugged straight from the bottle when I was 16.
I have a few.... that have made me call Earl 🥴
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Southern Comfort chugged straight from the bottle when I was 16.
Attention writers 👇
SUBS OPEN TOMORROW! For December, the office holiday party is the setting for stories we're seeking. What happens when you’re forced into a social setting with a bunch of people you would never willingly socialize with except for a paycheck? Subs open from Nov 1-4: bit.ly/4fQLeGx
October 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Attention writers 👇
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Reminds me of that after school special when Helen Hunt (I think) was hopped up on PCP and jumped out the window
#TCMParty #CurseOfTheDemon
#TCMParty #CurseOfTheDemon
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Reminds me of that after school special when Helen Hunt (I think) was hopped up on PCP and jumped out the window
#TCMParty #CurseOfTheDemon
#TCMParty #CurseOfTheDemon
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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Speaking of writing advice, I feel like everything I've been thinking and talking about over the past few days can be boiled down to this.
Go ahead and write the weird shit. Because (waves hands around at everything) at this point, why the fuck not?
Go ahead and write the weird shit. Because (waves hands around at everything) at this point, why the fuck not?
October 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Speaking of writing advice, I feel like everything I've been thinking and talking about over the past few days can be boiled down to this.
Go ahead and write the weird shit. Because (waves hands around at everything) at this point, why the fuck not?
Go ahead and write the weird shit. Because (waves hands around at everything) at this point, why the fuck not?
This 👇
Gun violence continues to be a scourge in this country. One we can and should do something about.
September 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This 👇
Bluesky has been constantly freezing up for weeks, to the point that I can no longer use the app on my phone. Any other android users having this problem?
August 29, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Bluesky has been constantly freezing up for weeks, to the point that I can no longer use the app on my phone. Any other android users having this problem?
August 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Indeed
things were better when the computer lived in its own specific room and you only went in there sometimes
August 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Indeed
Surprisingly, I got 6 out 7 correct
Words like “rizzler” and “skibidi” are finding a foothold in the lexicon. Are you fluent?
What's 'skibidi'? Test your knowledge of the latest tween slang
From TikTok to the kitchen table, words like 'skibidi,' 'sigma' and 'rizzler' are finding a foothold in the American lexicon. Test your knowledge with this AP news quiz.
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August 20, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Surprisingly, I got 6 out 7 correct
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New this month in STONE'S THROW: "#emotionallaborday" by Autumn Harrison. A story about a woman, family, and the intersection of all those unacknowledged things. Read it today:
ST3.8 | "#emotionallaborday" — Rock and a Hard Place Press
When you push Get-Along-Gloria too far, and you mess with her little girl, there's another version of Gloria that comes out to play . . .
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August 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
New this month in STONE'S THROW: "#emotionallaborday" by Autumn Harrison. A story about a woman, family, and the intersection of all those unacknowledged things. Read it today:
August 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I'm not a huge fan of musicals, but #TheSoundOfMusic was really good. Glad I watched. #TCMParty
August 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I'm not a huge fan of musicals, but #TheSoundOfMusic was really good. Glad I watched. #TCMParty
August 3, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Top 5 words I butcher every time I try to say them:
Unfathomable
Anonymity
Colloquialism
Abominable
February (comes out sounding like Febwoowerry)
Unfathomable
Anonymity
Colloquialism
Abominable
February (comes out sounding like Febwoowerry)
August 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Top 5 words I butcher every time I try to say them:
Unfathomable
Anonymity
Colloquialism
Abominable
February (comes out sounding like Febwoowerry)
Unfathomable
Anonymity
Colloquialism
Abominable
February (comes out sounding like Febwoowerry)
Time for an extended social media break. See ya on the other side
an illustration of a man holding a cell phone with the words disconnect & decompress
Alt: an illustration of a man holding a cell phone with the words disconnect & decompress
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July 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Time for an extended social media break. See ya on the other side
I agree with Eddie. The fun of noir is watching people make bad decisions and doing really stupid things
#NoirAlley #TCMParty
#NoirAlley #TCMParty
July 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I agree with Eddie. The fun of noir is watching people make bad decisions and doing really stupid things
#NoirAlley #TCMParty
#NoirAlley #TCMParty
July 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM