Rusty Shakleford
rhettherring.bsky.social
Rusty Shakleford
@rhettherring.bsky.social
Writer of strange fiction. Lover of strange things. Owner of a number of nom-de-plumes and a black cat named Lilith.
I can laugh at the darkest moments of Angela's Ashes, but Reservation Dogs makes me cry at least once an episode.
February 19, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Playing a gritty WW2 building to building warfare shooter feels downright cozy compared to having a dozen drones buzzing above your head when you leave cover.
February 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I woke up an hour before my alarm with shreds of a dream clinging to my brain. I'm trying to figure out a puzzle that would challenge my cat, while not being frustrating. It would be interesting to see if cats appreciate achievement.
February 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Reposted by Rusty Shakleford
It feels like no one should have to say this, and yet we are in a situation where it needs to be said, very loudly and clearly, before it’s too late to do anything about it: The United States is not a startup. If you run it like one, it will break.

🔗 www.wired.com/story/the-us...
February 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It turns out repetitive slices of cheese do not count as dinner, even if you clean your drug paraphernalia off of the kitchen table and light a candle before she arrives.
February 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Surely you know better than to let an event agent into your own home. #nakedlunch
February 3, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Ever since I've moved into a building with an elevator, I've had the urge to set up a go pro in the corner, don a filthy robe, and Blair Witch it in the corner.

Somebody stop me before I have fun
January 31, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The #squidbillies have taken over the country.

It hurts when it isn't satire.
January 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Is it wrong to fall asleep to a four hour loop of the Unsolved Mysteries theme?

If it is, I don't want to be right.
January 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Reposted by Rusty Shakleford
For about ten years I've thought about what a Tom Waits TV Christmas special produced in the early 80s would have been like. It's almost real to me. The set is a Depression-era shack he built and a stream of celebrity hobos keep knocking on the door and Tom goes "I wOnDEr WHo tHaT cOuLd bE"
December 13, 2024 at 4:49 PM
youtu.be/9ygsixNsPSc?...

Look. Where have we gone. Who is in charge. What will they do.
Ministry - N.W.O. (New World Order)
YouTube video by Ssyco Sky Watcher
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December 2, 2024 at 5:46 AM
Good damn it. I downloaded the live action Ghost In The Shell by mistake.

I need to be more mindful.
November 24, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Whenever I watch a film windowed at 480p I can hear my father roll in his grave.

Luckily I rigged a dynamo to his coffin and his discomfort is feeding back into the grid.
November 24, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Ahoy! I'm a somewhat published writer of strange fiction, horror, sci Fi, and other smut. This is my familiar, Lilith.
November 20, 2024 at 7:45 AM
Reposted by Rusty Shakleford
If civil war breaks out, meet me at the library.
November 16, 2024 at 2:27 PM