Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 26/03/2026So what I find disheartening about the whole AI situation as far as writing goes is not on the writer side, but the reader side. When I hear people say AI sucks at writing stories, I can’t help but remember that 85% of published writing also kind of sucks. How many times have you picked up a New 120
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 15/03/2026The thrift gods smiled on me today. Scored this Hobart-era Kitchen Aid for 60. Ran it for a while, purrs like a kitten, no weird smells or overheating. Now it’s cleaned up and ready to whip my cream…so to speak. #thriftshop #cooking 031
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Beta testing a new story. Time to work on something new until the critiques roll back in. #writing 021
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Blocking 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 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Me: 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 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 09/02/2026On 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?media.tenor.coma man stands in front of a microphone with a bet logo in the backgroundALT: a man stands in front of a microphone with a bet logo in the background 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 08/02/2026I see you... it's mashed potatoes. Let's just be honest with ourselves and put in the whole god damned stick of butter. 🍽️ 021
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Story 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 #podcastmedia.tenor.coma cartoon character with the words you have been warnedALT: a cartoon character with the words you have been warned 041
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 01/02/2026My 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 🍽️ 000
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 29/01/2026All 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 030
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Good 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 #writingmedia.tenor.coma frozen man is standing in the snow with the words `` stay warm today '' .ALT: a frozen man is standing in the snow with the words `` stay warm today '' . 000
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 25/01/2026I'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 000
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Wifey 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.media.tenor.comelmo from sesame street is standing in the snow in front of a sign that says no parkingALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in the snow in front of a sign that says no parking 000
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 24/01/2026My 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 000
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Still 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 #bookskymedia.tenor.coma man in a leather jacket is holding a pair of scissors and says `` you 'll be a dentist '' .ALT: a man in a leather jacket is holding a pair of scissors and says `` you 'll be a dentist '' . 020
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Why is it that my impostor syndrome kicks in hardest right after I make some real progress writing?media.tenor.coma man in a white shirt and tie is pointing at the word impostor in red lettersALT: a man in a white shirt and tie is pointing at the word impostor in red letters 000
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 22/01/2026I 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.media.tenor.coma man in a plaid vest is holding a glass and says let me tell you a storyALT: a man in a plaid vest is holding a glass and says let me tell you a story 221
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I'm very excited to be telling a story here tonight! 152
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 20/01/2026I love editing my stories. It's like having a conversation with old friends...and correcting their grammar. #writing #booksky #horrorauthor 081
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 19/01/2026So, 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 #bookskyfrankoreto.comNightmares in Progress - Frank Oreto 120
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 19/01/2026It'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 000
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Got 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 171
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 07/01/2026So. 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 050
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 01/01/2026It's a new year. Now we make Bigos! 🍽️media.tenor.coma picture of a man wearing a hat and scarf with the word bigos above himALT: a picture of a man wearing a hat and scarf with the word bigos above him 020
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 31/12/2025When did all the sex-bots move into the neighborhood?media.tenor.coma black and gold helmet has green dots on the faceALT: a black and gold helmet has green dots on the face 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Just enjoying the fact that I had a short story collection published this year. That's so cool. #booksky #writingsky #horror 050
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 24/12/2025Moravian chicken pies are completed. Christmas is saved! 🍽️ #cooking 020
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Wrapping gifts and cooking prep have replaced my writing time for the last week and a half. I did find time to throw down some story outlines as ideas came to me. Not much but it's something.media.tenor.coma cartoon character is sitting at a table with scissors on itALT: a cartoon character is sitting at a table with scissors on it 000
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Due to a complete lack of financial planning I'm considering prison as a best retirement option. Free room And board, gym facilities. But I don't want to kill anyone. So if you need to fake your death, maybe we can work something out. DM me for details!media.tenor.coma man holding a hammer with the words prison 's not so bad on the bottomALT: a man holding a hammer with the words prison 's not so bad on the bottom 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Spent the evening researching what cerebral spinal fluid tastes like. For... you know...reasons. #horrorauthor #writing #booksky 130
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Got my burgundy velvet swoveralls in the mail today. Xmas is saved. And I look so fancy 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 07/12/2025Good night editing. Got my new story "Of Jackals and Wolves" to the point I could send it to other readers to rip apart. Why should I have all the fun.media.tenor.coma man in a purple shirt stands in front of a microphone with the words such a good edit written below himALT: a man in a purple shirt stands in front of a microphone with the words such a good edit written below him 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Absolutely no writing or editing yesterday. But I did hang out with my daughter Josie on discord and watched an episode of Star Trek with her, so I win life. I also slept in a Stokercon t-shirt that night. So, that's almost like writing, right? #writing #horrorauthor #balancemedia.tenor.coma man wearing a green shirt is making a sad face .ALT: a man wearing a green shirt is making a sad face . 140
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 03/12/2025I went through a first editing run for my thrift shop story, "Of Jackals and Wolves" I'm actually feeling pretty good about it. Still a ways to go, but the bones are good.media.tenor.coma man in a suit and tie is saying imma be editing for a while while sitting at a table .ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying imma be editing for a while while sitting at a table . 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Rough draft completed! Moving on. #writing #horrorauthor 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 30/11/2025I wrote a story from scratch today. A writing exercise that was supposed to be 200 words ended up as a 1400 word story. Wrote, edited and ready for beta reads. it's called The Weight of Their Disappointment. (Which may also be what I feel from my beta readers) We'll see. #writing #horrorauthormedia.tenor.coma cartoon drawing of a person using a laptop with the words write written around themALT: a cartoon drawing of a person using a laptop with the words write written around them 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 28/11/2025When the universe goes mad laugh louder. My imaginary friend Cyril told me that. And it's not bad advice. 000
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 28/11/2025For the first time, I was called on to make a Turkey for an actual thanksgiving dinner. My Josie and I whipped something up and I don't think it turned out half bad. 🍽️ #cooking #HappyThanksgiving 000
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Another scene down. Got to kill a bad man, ruin a promising relationship and put a pretty bow on things to wrap it all up. But that's for another day. Goodnight #writing #horror #bookskymedia.tenor.coma man in a black hoodie is sitting on a couch reading a piece of paper .ALT: a man in a black hoodie is sitting on a couch reading a piece of paper . 060
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Another scene down in my horror short story tentatively called "A Sky Dark with Starlings" two more scenes and a wrap up. Then it's on to this year's Xmas story. #horror #writing #bookskymedia.tenor.coma large flock of birds are flying in a cloudy skyALT: a large flock of birds are flying in a cloudy sky 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 18/11/2025I like to write a spooky Christmas story every year about this time. And I always worry I won't think of one. Luckily inspiration struck and I wrote a two page outline/synopsis for this year's story this morning. It's plum Dickensian. Now I just have to write it! #booksky #writing #horrormedia.tenor.coma ghost with chains around his neck is standing in the darkALT: a ghost with chains around his neck is standing in the dark 050
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 14/11/2025Writing in five minutes if anyone wants to join me. #writing #horrorauthor 100
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 13/11/2025You deserve this. Yeah you, over there, with the face. Now let's dance around this living room like we mean it! #ohyeah! youtu.be/fx841-D0wSM?...youtu.beYou Sexy ThingYouTube video by Hot Chocolate - Topic 010
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 12/11/2025As a writer I sometimes feel like a spy. But the secrets I steal are the banal oddities of everyday life. Like... "The kindergarten teachers met together once a week in Ms. Baxter's home room, five mature,professional, women scrunched knees to chest in tiny plastic chairs." #writing #horrorauthor 000
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 11/11/2025So, I get ideas from juxtaposing my everyday experiences with the weird and horrific including my day job. How worried should I be about my boss seeing a thinly veiled story about my workplace? 1 super worried, use a pseudonym. 2 not worried at all. No one reads your stuff, Frank #horrorauthor 110
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Started writing a new story this morning. Tentatively titled "A Sky Dark with Starlings" But now I have to drink coffee and get to work. #booksky #writingcommunity #horrormedia.tenor.comSpongebob Loop GIFALT: Spongebob Loop GIF 040
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Finished the first draft of my thrift store soul eating story. Rough as hell but it's complete and ready to edit. Time to put it aside for a week and start the next one. Feels so good. #writing #horror #booksky 020
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Made Hungarian mushroom soup and thought up the ending for my thrift shop soul eating story. So, first eat soup then finish rough draft🤞🤞🤞 #cooking #writing #horror #booksky 🍽️ ✍️ 060
Frank Oreto @frankoreto.bsky.social · 10/11/2025These are a few of my favorite things Writing Cooking Reading Thrift shops 000