Sam "One-Wheel" O'Neil
@onewheeloneil.bsky.social
I'm a writer and editor**. You can hire* me, learn more about me, or read my stuff at onewheeloneil.com
** I've taken my talents to the local ISD to teach English
*I'm actually only accepting jobs over the summer right now
** I've taken my talents to the local ISD to teach English
*I'm actually only accepting jobs over the summer right now
Yo, early in our marriage I got very frustrated about this issue. I talked to my wife and the next time the roll ran out SHE SET IT ON THE DISPENSER.
That's when I realized the REAL wrong way to refill toilet paper...
That's when I realized the REAL wrong way to refill toilet paper...
October 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Yo, early in our marriage I got very frustrated about this issue. I talked to my wife and the next time the roll ran out SHE SET IT ON THE DISPENSER.
That's when I realized the REAL wrong way to refill toilet paper...
That's when I realized the REAL wrong way to refill toilet paper...
Some days your 3yo throws up in the middle of the night so you stay home coloring pictures.
September 30, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Some days your 3yo throws up in the middle of the night so you stay home coloring pictures.
Joy is a scarce enough resource that it feels super wasteful to put it in our bar soap.
September 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Joy is a scarce enough resource that it feels super wasteful to put it in our bar soap.
I have a new favorite "translated product manual" artifact.
September 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I have a new favorite "translated product manual" artifact.
My kids love to line up all their plastic dinosaurs and zoo animals to play "ultimate rumble" going down the line and making them fight in pairs, with winners moving to the next round.
August 31, 2025 at 11:54 AM
My kids love to line up all their plastic dinosaurs and zoo animals to play "ultimate rumble" going down the line and making them fight in pairs, with winners moving to the next round.
Ok, here's me!
August 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Ok, here's me!
I got cheated! This isn't a fortune, it's just polite advice!
August 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I got cheated! This isn't a fortune, it's just polite advice!
9th Grader: "Mr. O'Neil, the bell is about to ring."
Me: "I don't care what the bell says. Look at my clock."
My clock:
Me: "I don't care what the bell says. Look at my clock."
My clock:
August 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
9th Grader: "Mr. O'Neil, the bell is about to ring."
Me: "I don't care what the bell says. Look at my clock."
My clock:
Me: "I don't care what the bell says. Look at my clock."
My clock:
Alt text for all screenshots below: a (probable bot?) has absolutely no chill (or understanding of capitalization) and goes off.
August 2, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Alt text for all screenshots below: a (probable bot?) has absolutely no chill (or understanding of capitalization) and goes off.
Oh man, I'm the opposite. I love it. This set came with a jump and a "funnel" (see zoomed in picture) to catch us, so part of the run is wholly disconnected and still works 🤯
July 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Oh man, I'm the opposite. I love it. This set came with a jump and a "funnel" (see zoomed in picture) to catch us, so part of the run is wholly disconnected and still works 🤯
Marble runs are great toys. They definitely still hold up.
July 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Marble runs are great toys. They definitely still hold up.
Nextdoor is wild...
July 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Nextdoor is wild...
I really love my yard.
June 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I really love my yard.
Something handsy
June 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Something handsy
Happy Father's Day to me (a week late because we were on a family trip last week).
June 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Happy Father's Day to me (a week late because we were on a family trip last week).
A fly that has been pestering me all day finally found its way to the window sill where my new spider friend has made her home. I helped corral the little bastard to Gwen's (too on the nose??) corner and it finally got itself caught.
June 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A fly that has been pestering me all day finally found its way to the window sill where my new spider friend has made her home. I helped corral the little bastard to Gwen's (too on the nose??) corner and it finally got itself caught.
When you LOVE books, but a full day of summer fun leaves you too exhausted to finish them.
June 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
When you LOVE books, but a full day of summer fun leaves you too exhausted to finish them.
Last year I was nominated for an award, and in January I learned that I had won!
Thanks to all the @scifansat.bsky.social authors who voted for "We Are Stardust" to win the Bartleby B. Boar award.
Thanks to all the @scifansat.bsky.social authors who voted for "We Are Stardust" to win the Bartleby B. Boar award.
May 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Last year I was nominated for an award, and in January I learned that I had won!
Thanks to all the @scifansat.bsky.social authors who voted for "We Are Stardust" to win the Bartleby B. Boar award.
Thanks to all the @scifansat.bsky.social authors who voted for "We Are Stardust" to win the Bartleby B. Boar award.
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine.
May 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Summer breeze, makes me feel fine.
The Thinker sits—chin on his hand,
His feet planted—never to stand.
I wonder if he
Is frozen like me,
Afraid to move forward as planned.
#LimerickSunday #OverThinking
His feet planted—never to stand.
I wonder if he
Is frozen like me,
Afraid to move forward as planned.
#LimerickSunday #OverThinking
May 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The Thinker sits—chin on his hand,
His feet planted—never to stand.
I wonder if he
Is frozen like me,
Afraid to move forward as planned.
#LimerickSunday #OverThinking
His feet planted—never to stand.
I wonder if he
Is frozen like me,
Afraid to move forward as planned.
#LimerickSunday #OverThinking
I love book mail! Thrilled to have been included in this first print edition with issues 1-4. @epistemiclit.bsky.social
May 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I love book mail! Thrilled to have been included in this first print edition with issues 1-4. @epistemiclit.bsky.social
Mom: New Pope? We have Pope at home.
Pope at home:
Pope at home:
May 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Mom: New Pope? We have Pope at home.
Pope at home:
Pope at home:
