C.A. Yates
@shloobee.bsky.social
'Knock hard. Life is deaf.' - Mimi Parent. 5 time British Fantasy Award nominated writer of odd stories. She/Her/Them http://chloeyates.com
24 June is my New Year. I am 7 years sober. I’m just a little bit proud of myself… FUCK IT - I’m super proud of myself. I don’t follow the AA prog and I haven’t had any help other than the unwavering support of @yateseo. I’m just really fucking stubborn when I want to be. ONWARDS 💪🏻
June 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
24 June is my New Year. I am 7 years sober. I’m just a little bit proud of myself… FUCK IT - I’m super proud of myself. I don’t follow the AA prog and I haven’t had any help other than the unwavering support of @yateseo. I’m just really fucking stubborn when I want to be. ONWARDS 💪🏻
Bought this hunk of burning love. There’s an equally massive Da Vinci bio to get and then a Raphael. His will probably be shorter. This is all #CharlesDance’s fault. The drama/doc - Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty - about the three artists was SO very good. Maybe I’ll read it one day!
June 6, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Bought this hunk of burning love. There’s an equally massive Da Vinci bio to get and then a Raphael. His will probably be shorter. This is all #CharlesDance’s fault. The drama/doc - Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty - about the three artists was SO very good. Maybe I’ll read it one day!
Promised myself I’d do what my friend said I should do. I went for a walk. Nice and brisk on a chilly but sunny morning, appreciating being alive. Not as far as I could go before gaining so much weight, but a damned good start. #ONWARDS 💪🏻
March 19, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Promised myself I’d do what my friend said I should do. I went for a walk. Nice and brisk on a chilly but sunny morning, appreciating being alive. Not as far as I could go before gaining so much weight, but a damned good start. #ONWARDS 💪🏻
My favourite way to be yelled at is by a young woman on pink vinyl… #SceneQueen #Vinyl #PinkVinyl #Record Thanks @abletterecords #Fribourg #FriSon
February 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My favourite way to be yelled at is by a young woman on pink vinyl… #SceneQueen #Vinyl #PinkVinyl #Record Thanks @abletterecords #Fribourg #FriSon
The two kids at the front? The demonic looking ones? Me and my bro. We’re what made them see those stars, the long dead cold light from the depths of space and time, where the old ones came from, and where they will return as dust long after the earth is a hollow husk. Sweet memories 🙏🏻
February 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The two kids at the front? The demonic looking ones? Me and my bro. We’re what made them see those stars, the long dead cold light from the depths of space and time, where the old ones came from, and where they will return as dust long after the earth is a hollow husk. Sweet memories 🙏🏻
Let’s not lose our shit, BUT I LEFT THE APARTMENT, WENT TO THE GYM, STAYED EVEN THO IT WAS PACKED, DID HALF AN HOUR OF WALKING UP A FUCKING GREAT HILL!!!! 💪🏻ONWARDS #ThankYouBeyonce (I might have finished at 20mins if it wasn’t for you)
February 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Let’s not lose our shit, BUT I LEFT THE APARTMENT, WENT TO THE GYM, STAYED EVEN THO IT WAS PACKED, DID HALF AN HOUR OF WALKING UP A FUCKING GREAT HILL!!!! 💪🏻ONWARDS #ThankYouBeyonce (I might have finished at 20mins if it wasn’t for you)
Make no mistake, Captain America: Twizzlers, or whatever it’s called, is definitely a film about perimenopause. Mansplained, of course. It’s not a hill I’d die on but I am definitely right.
February 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Make no mistake, Captain America: Twizzlers, or whatever it’s called, is definitely a film about perimenopause. Mansplained, of course. It’s not a hill I’d die on but I am definitely right.
I am loving the rowing machine! I have a session limit of number of rows and do at least two sessions a day. These are, of course, flexible but only upwards (except for illness and wotnot, genuine reasons not excuses, of which I have many). Today is one of those flexible days already.
February 13, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I am loving the rowing machine! I have a session limit of number of rows and do at least two sessions a day. These are, of course, flexible but only upwards (except for illness and wotnot, genuine reasons not excuses, of which I have many). Today is one of those flexible days already.
I thoroughly enjoyed the BBC’s 3 parter Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty. Charles Dance is wonderful in it, and the experts are all clearly exactly that, as well as being good communicators. A fine springboard into a broad subject, I’d say.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
February 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I thoroughly enjoyed the BBC’s 3 parter Renaissance: The Blood and the Beauty. Charles Dance is wonderful in it, and the experts are all clearly exactly that, as well as being good communicators. A fine springboard into a broad subject, I’d say.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Bet you didn’t get this in your advent calendar today! Mr Y makes The Best ACs 🖤
December 14, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Bet you didn’t get this in your advent calendar today! Mr Y makes The Best ACs 🖤
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And if you prefer to listen to the narration by the wonderful @alasdairstuart.com and @shloobee.bsky.social, well, you can do that here!
www.castofwonders.org/2018/12/cast...
www.castofwonders.org/2018/12/cast...
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Kris Kringle moved silently through the workshop, making sure nothing had been forgotten by the elves. Normally, they’d be starting their post-toy-making-frenzy party, but this year the group was more...
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December 5, 2024 at 1:21 PM
And if you prefer to listen to the narration by the wonderful @alasdairstuart.com and @shloobee.bsky.social, well, you can do that here!
www.castofwonders.org/2018/12/cast...
www.castofwonders.org/2018/12/cast...
Where am I going to put a bloody dragon?!
November 30, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Where am I going to put a bloody dragon?!
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The best boost for book sales is word of mouth recommendation. Always has been, always will be. You can support your favourite writers by sharing your enthusiasm in person and online, and with ratings and reviews - which aren't homework assignments. Saying 'this is great, I loved it' will do fine.
November 19, 2024 at 8:23 AM
The best boost for book sales is word of mouth recommendation. Always has been, always will be. You can support your favourite writers by sharing your enthusiasm in person and online, and with ratings and reviews - which aren't homework assignments. Saying 'this is great, I loved it' will do fine.
Bought me a new, grown up, warm thing now it’s getting colder. There’s meant to be blizzards here later this week so I’ll be entering onesie hibernation.
November 19, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Bought me a new, grown up, warm thing now it’s getting colder. There’s meant to be blizzards here later this week so I’ll be entering onesie hibernation.
In my defence, I fell…
November 2, 2024 at 2:11 PM
In my defence, I fell…
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A reminder that my new short story collection is out now. I hope to get more eyes on it.
And if you've read it, please remember to leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads (or both!)
Support indies. 📚💙 Support LGBTQ+ folks in these genres. 🏳️🌈
Gracias! 🙏
#Horror
www.amazon.co.uk/Preaching-Pe...
And if you've read it, please remember to leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads (or both!)
Support indies. 📚💙 Support LGBTQ+ folks in these genres. 🏳️🌈
Gracias! 🙏
#Horror
www.amazon.co.uk/Preaching-Pe...
Preaching to the Perverted eBook : Bennett, James: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Preaching to the Perverted eBook : Bennett, James: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
October 30, 2024 at 2:26 PM
A reminder that my new short story collection is out now. I hope to get more eyes on it.
And if you've read it, please remember to leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads (or both!)
Support indies. 📚💙 Support LGBTQ+ folks in these genres. 🏳️🌈
Gracias! 🙏
#Horror
www.amazon.co.uk/Preaching-Pe...
And if you've read it, please remember to leave a review on Amazon, Goodreads (or both!)
Support indies. 📚💙 Support LGBTQ+ folks in these genres. 🏳️🌈
Gracias! 🙏
#Horror
www.amazon.co.uk/Preaching-Pe...
Some times, I cannot resist some things…
October 29, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Some times, I cannot resist some things…
Us poor old folk have had to buy new, taller armchairs because getting off the sofa was becoming like someone was playing a xylophone, and not one that was in tune. Crickety crack! I think the place looks snuggly now. Plus there’s clearly room for more plants …
October 26, 2024 at 4:59 PM
Us poor old folk have had to buy new, taller armchairs because getting off the sofa was becoming like someone was playing a xylophone, and not one that was in tune. Crickety crack! I think the place looks snuggly now. Plus there’s clearly room for more plants …
In the spirit of balance, I got a lady of the light to accompany my lady of darkness from the exquisite @macrame_and_skulls 🤍🖤 #Lady #White #LightAndDark #Etsy
October 24, 2024 at 3:55 PM
In the spirit of balance, I got a lady of the light to accompany my lady of darkness from the exquisite @macrame_and_skulls 🤍🖤 #Lady #White #LightAndDark #Etsy
Sophisticated new glassware…
October 23, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Sophisticated new glassware…
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Signal Boost time. If you've got a creative project you want to promote, leave the details people need in replies, like a title or a link. If it's a crowdfunder pre-launch, let us know 2 weeks out. We'll include as many as we can in this week's issue of The Full Lid.
October 23, 2024 at 8:38 AM
Signal Boost time. If you've got a creative project you want to promote, leave the details people need in replies, like a title or a link. If it's a crowdfunder pre-launch, let us know 2 weeks out. We'll include as many as we can in this week's issue of The Full Lid.
“Fill The Thickened Lung With Breath” began as a gloomy story about agoraphobia & ended up as something quite other. The Dreamland antho will knock your socks off. And my story? Nom’d for a BFA! You can buy the book from @BlackShuckBooks & other outlets. Read my story here chloeyates.com/story2.html
April 23, 2024 at 6:58 PM
“Fill The Thickened Lung With Breath” began as a gloomy story about agoraphobia & ended up as something quite other. The Dreamland antho will knock your socks off. And my story? Nom’d for a BFA! You can buy the book from @BlackShuckBooks & other outlets. Read my story here chloeyates.com/story2.html
I took my Agoraphobia & walked in the opp direction of my most recent, short walks. 4kms approx AND over the Pont du Pérolles - can’t remember if I’ve ever done it on my own! It’s busy & noisy & Too Much AND I did it, then shopped in Lidl, which freaks me out, but I kept my shit together. #ONWARDS!
March 5, 2024 at 11:28 AM
I took my Agoraphobia & walked in the opp direction of my most recent, short walks. 4kms approx AND over the Pont du Pérolles - can’t remember if I’ve ever done it on my own! It’s busy & noisy & Too Much AND I did it, then shopped in Lidl, which freaks me out, but I kept my shit together. #ONWARDS!