Frank Oreto

Beta testing a new story. Time to work on something new until the critiques roll back in.
#writing

Blocking out a new story tentatively titled A Knight in the Service of Bedlam. It's turning out extremely weird in the best possible way. #writing #horror

Me: And when the protagonist lights the gasoline the killer snowmen burst into flame but don't melt...

Brain: Snow won't burn.

Me: Not with that attitude!

#writing #horrorauthor #booksky

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On the 1971 song Spaced Cowboy, from the album There's a Riot Going On, Sylvester "Sly" Stone yodels...a lot. Who says this isn't the best timeline?

I see you... it's mashed potatoes.
Let's just be honest with ourselves and put in the whole god damned stick of butter. 🍽️

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Story drop!!
@talestoterrify.bsky.social will be presenting my short,very dark, very bleak, quite mean story "Zero Tolerance." On Friday.
Not joking about the bleak-dark-meanness.
If that's your wheelhouse, tune in tomorrow at talestoterrify.com (you've been warned) #horror #writing #podcast

My snowed-in project has been baking focaccia. It's all been tasty. But I believe I've finally reached the place I wanted it to be on Friday.
I posted the recipe on my website FrankOreto.com
#cooking #baking 🍽️

All this cold weather has got in my head and birthed a story.

"In the kitchen a man stood over the bloody, unmoving body of my wife...a snowman."
#horrorauthor #writing #booksky

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Good morning. 12 inches later, all is well at casa d'Oreto.
No work for me due to the weather. So cleaning, cooking, and writing are on the agenda. Hope everyone is warm and cozy for the day.
#cooking #writing

I'm hunkered down, watching the snow pile up and praying that we can get rid of of that horrible ICE build up in the streets.
And cooking, always cooking. I went withHungarian mushroom soup.
Fresh pack pickles and bread baking later but for now more snow watching. 🍽️
#cooking

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Wifey and I got all our shopping done, including hitting our fav Indian restaurant for dosas and chai.
I shall now nap until this whole blizzard unpleasantness has passed.

My neighbors are panic buying at the grocery store in preparation for the storm.
Amateurs!
I'm picking out which neighbors will be easiest to cannibalize. #prolevelprep

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Still trying to find the right market for my messianic-dentists-take-over-the-world story. I suppose we all are... no? Nobody? Okay, just me then.
#writing #booksky

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Why is it that my impostor syndrome kicks in hardest right after I make some real progress writing?

Oh, I am a clown, here only to amuse you! Yeah, that scans.😀

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I had a grand old time telling tales on @storyhour.bsky.social with @karldandenell.bsky.social can't wait to watch the YouTube video and see what weird faces I made.

I'm very excited to be telling a story here tonight!

I love editing my stories. It's like having a conversation with old friends...and correcting their grammar. #writing #booksky #horrorauthor

Turned out quite well😀

You should have seen that wearable sandwich board though... nice.

Awww, Thanks so much for taking the time.

So, I made an author website. Up until now I'd mostly used the wearable sandwich board and bell combo to get the word out about what I'm up to. But I'm told that just isn't enough. Go figure. You can take a gander here frankoreto.com. #horrorauthor #booksky

It's year of the quick breads. Right now we're working our way through a bag of self rising corn meal. So lots of cornbread variations. Tonight it was savory cornbread casseroles. One meat one vegetarian. Turned out pretty great. 🍽️ #cooking

Hello my little bread to be...🍽️
#baking #bread

Got the day off and I'm spending my morning on final edits on my novel.
The Rising Dark
(Double indemnity meets Call of Cthulu by way of The Breakfast Club.) #horrorauthor #writing #booksky

So. A coworker was talking to her husband about books and mentioned mine. Turns out a woman who works at the Pittsburgh jail with the husband is reading it. He recognized the cover. I'm thrilled.
My dream is that it ends up being passed from cell to cell. #booksky #horrorauthor #writing

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It's a new year. Now we make Bigos! 🍽️

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When did all the sex-bots move into the neighborhood?

Just enjoying the fact that I had a short story collection published this year.
That's so cool. #booksky #writingsky #horror

Moravian chicken pies are completed. Christmas is saved! 🍽️ #cooking