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An incident happened to me in February 2022 that stayed in my head until I wrote this story in October that year.
And now almost two years later, here’s my first published short story, Food of the Gods, at Usawa Literary Review.
(trigger warnings in next post)
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And now almost two years later, here’s my first published short story, Food of the Gods, at Usawa Literary Review.
(trigger warnings in next post)
t.co/DsFpAXPuAc
Food of the Gods by Runcil Rebello - Usawa Literary Review
Usawa Literary Review, Non Fiction, Suite Vollard (A Study of Picasso’s Eroticism) by Carlo Rey Lacsamana
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icymi, here’s a horror story i wrote about a couple facing religious discrimination surrounding food and housing
holy mother of pick-up lines #noirvember
November 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
holy mother of pick-up lines #noirvember
a few thoughts (w/ some spoilers) on the film boxd.it/bHmNYt
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
a few thoughts (w/ some spoilers) on the film boxd.it/bHmNYt
Chidambaram (Govindan Aravindan; 1985) #desiwatch
November 13, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Chidambaram (Govindan Aravindan; 1985) #desiwatch
Lee Grant in her first role, where she doesn’t even get a name and is just listed as “Shoplifter”, won Best Actress at Cannes and was nom’d for Supp Actress at the Oscars. comic relief in a drama and has maybe 10 minutes of screentime, her final scene is a hoot. memorable debut #noirvember
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Lee Grant in her first role, where she doesn’t even get a name and is just listed as “Shoplifter”, won Best Actress at Cannes and was nom’d for Supp Actress at the Oscars. comic relief in a drama and has maybe 10 minutes of screentime, her final scene is a hoot. memorable debut #noirvember
Detective Story (William Wyler; 1951) #noirvember
a fight for the soul of a policeman across a single day in a busy precinct. fun (and award-winning) ensemble around Kirk Douglas, though its stage origins are evident. wish all “Oscar bait” were this good
a fight for the soul of a policeman across a single day in a busy precinct. fun (and award-winning) ensemble around Kirk Douglas, though its stage origins are evident. wish all “Oscar bait” were this good
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Detective Story (William Wyler; 1951) #noirvember
a fight for the soul of a policeman across a single day in a busy precinct. fun (and award-winning) ensemble around Kirk Douglas, though its stage origins are evident. wish all “Oscar bait” were this good
a fight for the soul of a policeman across a single day in a busy precinct. fun (and award-winning) ensemble around Kirk Douglas, though its stage origins are evident. wish all “Oscar bait” were this good
dialogue writing in the classic noir age was something else #noirvember
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
dialogue writing in the classic noir age was something else #noirvember
Act of Violence (Fred Zinnemann; 1949) #noirvember
classic man comes into town and causes havoc tale. post-war noir that takes a surgical knife to the facade of valour and glory that built reputations post WWII
classic man comes into town and causes havoc tale. post-war noir that takes a surgical knife to the facade of valour and glory that built reputations post WWII
November 9, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Act of Violence (Fred Zinnemann; 1949) #noirvember
classic man comes into town and causes havoc tale. post-war noir that takes a surgical knife to the facade of valour and glory that built reputations post WWII
classic man comes into town and causes havoc tale. post-war noir that takes a surgical knife to the facade of valour and glory that built reputations post WWII
A few thoughts on Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, a very frustrating film boxd.it/bEwZZh #DesiWatch
A ★★½ review of Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (2025)
Anurag Kashyap's review hit on how Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra is an amalgamation of various influences, though I think he's a little more enamoured by it than I am. He calls it "original", which is mind...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A few thoughts on Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra, a very frustrating film boxd.it/bEwZZh #DesiWatch
Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (Dominic Arun; 2025) #DesiWatch
November 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra (Dominic Arun; 2025) #DesiWatch
Cry of the City (Siodmak; 1948)
found its moralising slightly annoying, esp for a noir movie, generally more textured even if the Hays Code keeps things tight. Mature and Conti play a good cat-and-dog game. reminded me of Scorsese crime movies for obvious reasons #noirvember
found its moralising slightly annoying, esp for a noir movie, generally more textured even if the Hays Code keeps things tight. Mature and Conti play a good cat-and-dog game. reminded me of Scorsese crime movies for obvious reasons #noirvember
November 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Cry of the City (Siodmak; 1948)
found its moralising slightly annoying, esp for a noir movie, generally more textured even if the Hays Code keeps things tight. Mature and Conti play a good cat-and-dog game. reminded me of Scorsese crime movies for obvious reasons #noirvember
found its moralising slightly annoying, esp for a noir movie, generally more textured even if the Hays Code keeps things tight. Mature and Conti play a good cat-and-dog game. reminded me of Scorsese crime movies for obvious reasons #noirvember
Odds Against Tomorrow (Robert Wise; 1959) #noirvember
we finally get a Black person as the lead in a classic noir when the era of classic noir has almost ended. Harry Belafonte's coolness really is the perfect foil to Robert Ryan's edginess
we finally get a Black person as the lead in a classic noir when the era of classic noir has almost ended. Harry Belafonte's coolness really is the perfect foil to Robert Ryan's edginess
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Odds Against Tomorrow (Robert Wise; 1959) #noirvember
we finally get a Black person as the lead in a classic noir when the era of classic noir has almost ended. Harry Belafonte's coolness really is the perfect foil to Robert Ryan's edginess
we finally get a Black person as the lead in a classic noir when the era of classic noir has almost ended. Harry Belafonte's coolness really is the perfect foil to Robert Ryan's edginess
Reposted by few small beers after another
Hindi films and songs referenced by the Mamdani campaign and victory speech at some point.
1) "We made the impossible possible"
youtu.be/YYRWKBIc88w?...
1) "We made the impossible possible"
youtu.be/YYRWKBIc88w?...
Amar, Akbar, Anthony (English Subtitles)
YouTube video by PeacefulAutistic
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November 5, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Hindi films and songs referenced by the Mamdani campaign and victory speech at some point.
1) "We made the impossible possible"
youtu.be/YYRWKBIc88w?...
1) "We made the impossible possible"
youtu.be/YYRWKBIc88w?...
"oh this is gonna end up so badly for everyone involved" - me everytime I watch a classic noir #noirvember
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
"oh this is gonna end up so badly for everyone involved" - me everytime I watch a classic noir #noirvember
made a @letterboxd.social list for noir movies from the classic era. it has 142 films for the timebeing. do suggest if I'm missing out on any good ones #noirvember boxd.it/jBTX4
November 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
made a @letterboxd.social list for noir movies from the classic era. it has 142 films for the timebeing. do suggest if I'm missing out on any good ones #noirvember boxd.it/jBTX4
honestly, I wouldn’t think it possible that Hitchcock would name the killer in one of his movies Keller. that feels too on the nose even for Hitchcock (I’m watching I Confess…) #noirvember
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
honestly, I wouldn’t think it possible that Hitchcock would name the killer in one of his movies Keller. that feels too on the nose even for Hitchcock (I’m watching I Confess…) #noirvember
In A Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray; 1950) #noirvember
I'd liked this on a first watch but Bogart's character was so hateful that it kept me at a distance. this time around, I'm fully turned. between this and Sunset Boulevard, screenwriters in 1950 were really going through it huh
I'd liked this on a first watch but Bogart's character was so hateful that it kept me at a distance. this time around, I'm fully turned. between this and Sunset Boulevard, screenwriters in 1950 were really going through it huh
November 2, 2025 at 7:24 PM
In A Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray; 1950) #noirvember
I'd liked this on a first watch but Bogart's character was so hateful that it kept me at a distance. this time around, I'm fully turned. between this and Sunset Boulevard, screenwriters in 1950 were really going through it huh
I'd liked this on a first watch but Bogart's character was so hateful that it kept me at a distance. this time around, I'm fully turned. between this and Sunset Boulevard, screenwriters in 1950 were really going through it huh
finally began #noirvember (yes, yes, ik it's only the second day of the month), that too on a bangin' note
The Naked City (Jules Dassin; 1948)
The Naked City (Jules Dassin; 1948)
November 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
finally began #noirvember (yes, yes, ik it's only the second day of the month), that too on a bangin' note
The Naked City (Jules Dassin; 1948)
The Naked City (Jules Dassin; 1948)
it’s #Noirvember time, y’all. new @letterboxd.social favourites
November 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
it’s #Noirvember time, y’all. new @letterboxd.social favourites
Reposted by few small beers after another
People hating on and trying to abolish wfh also seem to think its just "lazy" people who work from home who started during COVID. But the reality is that its revolutionary for sick/disabled employees, people who commute long distances, caregivers and parents.
But all employers care about is control
But all employers care about is control
Work-from-home increases birth rates, but firms seem to hate it. So despite a pro-fertility coalition growing in US politics, no politicians openly supports work from home
www.nber.org/papers/w30569
via Mike Konczal
www.nber.org/papers/w30569
via Mike Konczal
The Covid-19 Baby Bump: The Unexpected Increase in U.S. Fertility Rates in Response to the Pandemic
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
People hating on and trying to abolish wfh also seem to think its just "lazy" people who work from home who started during COVID. But the reality is that its revolutionary for sick/disabled employees, people who commute long distances, caregivers and parents.
But all employers care about is control
But all employers care about is control
enjoyed the first Nightmare movie so much that I decided to go back for Craven's only other installment in the series #Spooktober
October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
enjoyed the first Nightmare movie so much that I decided to go back for Craven's only other installment in the series #Spooktober
I've written 4 short stories so far. just one published. 3 of the 4 deal with housing/houses/homes. 2 of those 3, including the published one, are about the hazards of living on rent 💀💀
October 26, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I've written 4 short stories so far. just one published. 3 of the 4 deal with housing/houses/homes. 2 of those 3, including the published one, are about the hazards of living on rent 💀💀