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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 30s

And you felt like a super badass hacker when you opened View Source and hunted through the HTML for the file link to a person's midi file that was playing their background music... 👀

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 3h

#Octember lmao oh boy, so here's what would happen: Ollie and Vince would target a house/library/etc. Ollie would use equipment to simulate "hauntings." Vince would dress up as a priest, contact the owner, and offer exorcisms (for a fee) to eradicate "the hauntings." And let the money roll in. 🤣

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 22h

#WritingPrompt At first, it was because Ollie wasn't paying attention to the time (he was playing his Game Boy). Then he grabbed his toast, bag, ran outside, tripped, and whacked his face on the street.

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#Octember Neither Ollie nor Vince know much about tea (they're coffee fellas), so to both their great chagrin, they will need to consult Delfini. Delfini prepares a smoke-dried black tea (probably Lapsang Souchong) for a smoky flavor. Accompanied with savory cheese/ham finger treats and scones.

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is absolutely completely random, but if anyone ever saw the movie Gay Purr-ee as a child, then you, too, may remember this baller song that has been stuck in my head for at least two decades

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GAY PURR-EE (1962) Clip - "The Money Cat" sung by Paul Frees & The Mellomen (LYRICS [CC])

YouTube video by Dreams Are What Le Cinema Is For

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

While in that odd between state of a finished draft and waiting for feedback, I feel so untethered and adrift, like "whAT dO I DO wiTh MySElf????"

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#Octember Assuming this occurs in Japan, Ollie will hijack the full-scale Gundam in Odaiba, Tokyo (okay it's gone now, but IF THIS WERE A MONTH AGO... 😭) and the battle would begin. Yes, Ollie would know how to operate a Gundam. Vince... sits on a bench with a cigarette and watches with intrigue.

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#Octember Assuming an AU where everyone is an actual Kabold, I'm gonna assign Ollie, Vince, and Shelly (who is a badass, and I haven't talked about her nearly enough 😭). Shelly is the head, being the most pushy and having the most common sense.

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#pretendpanel It's just fun, man. 🤷‍♀️ Even through all the struggle and self doubt, I never fail to get a kick out of it. (I blame maladaptive daydreaming lol) Also, I like making people laugh and making things they will enjoy. Ain't it great that we can all share in that fun together?

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#AwesomeCharacters Vince loves to laugh, and he finds a lot of things to be funny. His laugh I'd describe as "bouncing," the kind you get through a grin. Ollie has more of a snort-laugh. He's also got that sarcastic "nerd snark" so to speak. 😂 So, he and Vince are good at making each other laugh.

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hammancheez but spooky @hammancheez.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yall wanna see a 2 hour old highland cow

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#Octember Vince and Ollie would be hired by the Dwayyo! His rival, Snallygaster, has held top position of cryptid popularity for TOO long. The Dwayyo has hired Ollie and Vince to market him to the public to garner a wider following. Together, they will usurp the Snallygaster from his throne!!

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#AwesomeCharacters Vince is def one of those can't wait guys. He's gotta get up, walk around, go out for a cigarette. If there's magazines on a table, he'll thumb through them, not read them, put them down, straighten them up. Ollie sits anxiously while the Jeopardy music plays in his head.

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#SunsetChat Ollie would be the talker, especially after an energetic night 😂 I don't have much to promote per se, but anyone curious about peeking in on PriCon's progress can check my tag for it: #PriConWIP !

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#SunsetChat Oh, it's probably a shirt or something from the merch table lol. Vince is taller, so he'd probably catch it, and then he'd hand it to Ollie 😂💛

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#SunsetChat Ollie is the first to start dancing, doing fist rotations, hip bumping. 😂 If Vince dances, he's smooth and subtle about it, but the more Ollie nudges him, the more he moves. They're both having a good time regardless.

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#SunsetChat Vince would be up for any rum or bourbon. Ollie would grab a simple beer, but if cocktails were an option, he might try a fancy one. 👀

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#SunsetChat Oh, I'm sure neither Ollie nor Vince would have any clue who the opening act was. 😂 Ollie would listen with polite appreciation and positive commentary. Vince would be less patient, waiting for the main show to start.

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#SunsetChat Oh man, if time travel were possible, Vince would be over the moon to attend a late 60s Beatles concert, or Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin. Ollie would be jazzed to see Mumford & Sons or Joywave. They'd both dress pretty casual and simple. Tee-shirts and jeans, likely, for comfort. 😆

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#SunsetChat Hello! 😄 I be Holly, and my WIP is THE PRICE OF A CON, a contemporary M/M romance featuring a computer nerd and a charismatic conman scamming a CEO while falling hard for each other. I recently finished a huge round of edits and am now waiting on beta feedback...!

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I did a super-very-self-indulgent thing a created a mockup of what kind of cover I could envision for PriCon for funsies lolll. 😵‍💫 #PriConWIP

A cover done in a simple art style showing an orange-haired man standing to the left and a shorter man with dark curly hair standing to the right. The left man is in a blue suit while the right man is in a black suit. Their wrists cross in the center with a funny cartoon icon of a bee with a wizard hat floats over them. The title of the piece reads The Price of a Con with Holly R. Collins appearing at the bottom of the image.

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#AwesomeCharacters Ollie's perception of himself is wayyyyy off 😭 He thinks he's scrawny and pathetic, and while he CAN behave that way at times, he's got way more spunk and moxie than he gives himself credit for. It takes a good while for him to realize that.

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I did a super-very-self-indulgent thing a created a mockup of what kind of cover I could envision for PriCon for funsies lolll. 😵‍💫 #PriConWIP

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

See, I want to say Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, because no lie, I reread that book and listened to the audiobook DOZENS of times as a kid/teen. But my writing style certainly has evolved to be way different.

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I shall spend all day today doing an art and reading in bed 🙏

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This weekend, I think I'm gonna try to do an art 🙏

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Been cleaning up some chapters and streamlining some dialogue and omg omg omg, I'm getting closer to finished fr fr fr. I think... unless I'm forgetting something... I just need to do that adjustment to Ch 1, and then the payoff for that adjustment. And then, omg omg omg fr fr fr... #PriConWIP

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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

incredibly well-done resident evil teaser from a movie theater

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How do you read books, Holly? Well, I'll tell ya, right now I've got 2 audiobooks in my queue and 5 hardcopy books spread around my living room and bedroom. Because I cannot read one full book at a time, oh no. I must read one chapter from each book in a sporadic rotation like a hopping bird.

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Nat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Ladybirds that are red spots on black instead of black spots on red should be called badylirds.

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

#AwesomeCharacters I missed the last one, so I'll do a quick two for one: Delfini is prob the most punchable. Surprisingly, the one who might need a hug most is Vince. The guy puts on a strong front, but he's had it a bit rougher than he realizes. 😩

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moss 🍀 @softbluedot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Reminder!!!

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#AwesomeCharacters My fave thing about Ollie is that, even though he thinks he's supposed to be tough, all he really wants to do is hug everybody. 💛 For Vince, he's often so odd in the most unexpected ways that just fascinate me. 👀

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

One of the best things about being a writer is that after you finish writing your book, you can be like "Whoa! I've got a free book!" Like, we can just... make ourselves free books. Whenever we want. That's wild!

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I finished the edits for the Epilogue 😭 #PriConWIP

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Coming up on the end of this round of edits, and I've got an idea for a tweak to Ch 1 that will be super amusing and also very convenient setup for a later scene, and I am pleased lol #PriConWIP

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#writingq Vince: "I should not attempt to steal that thing." / "But it's right there... and no one is looking." Ollie: "I should finally learn to cook real food." / "But ramen is so good (esp with a boiled egg in it)..." They both often end up with the "No, no... he's got a point" outcome. 😆

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's so disappointing when you get a "like" on a post, and then you go to peek at it and find out it's just a user account acting as advertisement. 😩

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#AwesomeCharacters Vince would be surprised, then if the person started picking up their fruit, he'd click his tongue like, "Uch, that floor is filthy, don't eat those." He might then walk with the person to get replacement fruit. Ollie would freak out and definitely be apologizing like crazy. 😅

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Am excited, I think I might have finally decided on what comp titles I could use for PriCon. 👀 yo, but why is it so dang hard to find comp titles? 😩 #PriConWIP

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Holly R. Collins @hrcollins.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Oh, I do this, too, and it's so awkward. 😭 Here lately, it's been forgetting words, which causes me to either fizzle out mid-sentence because I can't think of the next word I want to use, or I start rambling to give myself time to remember the word. It's like I don't know how to end a sentence.

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Nash @radiodeadair.com · 06/09/2026

The problem with DIY is you have to do it yourself.

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