SurrealPancakes
@surrealpancakes.bsky.social
Ye' old South Asian. Tsundoku specialist. Fond of tea, old books, and engaging conversation. Less fond of heights.
Kudos, Mr. Tuttle! And also, "what in this story allows us to escape the tyranny of the everyday?" A question as equally arresting as, "Where is the horror in this story?" It isn't just the stories, though those are gripping enough. It's the invitation to introspection, to inhabiting the story. 2/2
October 5, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Kudos, Mr. Tuttle! And also, "what in this story allows us to escape the tyranny of the everyday?" A question as equally arresting as, "Where is the horror in this story?" It isn't just the stories, though those are gripping enough. It's the invitation to introspection, to inhabiting the story. 2/2
"There is an atmosphere of inutterable loneliness that haunts any ruin— particularly evident in those places once given over to the lighter emotions...Ghosts of laughter, lost strains of raucous music can almost be heard. Speak, and your voice sounds strangely loud—and yet curiously smothered" 1/2
October 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
"There is an atmosphere of inutterable loneliness that haunts any ruin— particularly evident in those places once given over to the lighter emotions...Ghosts of laughter, lost strains of raucous music can almost be heard. Speak, and your voice sounds strangely loud—and yet curiously smothered" 1/2
Many happy returns! To quote a favorite childhood hero, 'may you live long and prosper' (ideally while continuing on with @pseudopod.org, which is currently a life raft in the pitiless, roiling ocean of life)
October 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Many happy returns! To quote a favorite childhood hero, 'may you live long and prosper' (ideally while continuing on with @pseudopod.org, which is currently a life raft in the pitiless, roiling ocean of life)