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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste

@mfolson.bsky.social
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Writer, film professor, pit bull advocate, disability mom, shenanigans enthusiast. I’d be great on your podcast. She/her. Find me everywhere: linktr.ee/melissafolson

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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 15h
Joke’s on you, Aliette; I would never do that
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Rachael Smith @rachaelsmith.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
It's Saturday! Which means a new episode of MUGSHOT! In episode 10 Marnie gets a little surprise... Read the whole episode (and all the others) for free! here: www.mugshotcomic.com #webcomic #mugshotcomic #comics
Two panels of a full colour comic showing a woman walking to the back of a cafe to look up the stairs to the apartments above.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
So cool!!
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Here is a cute dog for you.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
One of my least attainable lifelong dreams is to have multiple rooms in my home clean *at the same time*
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time for this classic again.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Friends, I usually work on my own, but atm I have an interim coworker and she does NOTHING. I’m doing all the work while she sprawls across my office couch napping. What should I do?
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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
October 15th is the launch date for my company's Murderbot graphic novel. Sign up now to be notified when it launches and get some lovely early bird bargains! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cos...
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Coming soon: Murderbot: The First Graphic Novel | Multi-award-winning SF!
The official adaptation of the international bestselling multi-award-winning ALL SYSTEMS RED, part of The Murderbot Diaries series.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There are certain things that we don’t have to do anymore, fam. Family reunions, high school reunions, and holiday cards are no longer necessary.
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You Are Free Wil Dasovich
ALT: You Are Free Wil Dasovich
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AHOY Comics @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Writer @ericpalicki.bsky.social sat down with @waynescomics.bsky.social to talk DRAGONPROOF, his new urban fantasy OGN with @giulia-lalli.bsky.social and @gabcontrerasr.bsky.social about a directionless 20something who stumbles upon a dying dragon in the woods — and a conspiracy along with it...
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Iguanas. And eels. But most of all, dog head on a human body.
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High Priestess, Low Patience @cheriepriest.com · 22/09/2026
ICYMI: Coming this April from Hachette's new novella imprint, Union Station - SHOUTING DISTANCE, which you can read more about and maaaybe click through for a preorder (if you are so inclined) 👇👇👇 www.cheriepriest.com/blog/coming-...
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Shouting Distance: Coming This April — The Haunt*
As some of you no doubt saw on the ol’ socials: I’ve got something new coming out in April, from Hachette’s new novella imprint Union Station! Shouting Distance is… well, let’s call it a weird sout...
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Hey, that’s my local theater! I was just there for Hope.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It’s very much four pounds of plot in a (gorgeous) 8-pound bag
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
SO PRETTY
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
You had me until the leotard. There should not be that many layers of spandex between me and peeing
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
How would we ever know?
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Oh wow. I’m probably the first person to ever notice this, but Redford was pretty good-looking
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Asked my ADHD husband to vacuum the bedroom and found him like this. I guess he found a way to make the task feel more urgent and vital. 😆
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What scene makes you emotional no matter how many times you've seen it? (There are a few so I went with the seasonal pick)
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Miles Dyson in Terminator 2: Judgment Day
ALT: Miles Dyson in Terminator 2: Judgment Day
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
As with so many testosterone-driven male directors, Guy Ritchie writes for men. His female characters never get the screen time or focus they deserve…but I do have to give him credit: every one of these women feels like they might be simultaneously starring in their own adventures just offscreen.
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Is That So Susie Glass
ALT: Is That So Susie Glass
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
“The Gentlemen” (Netflix version) is pretty predictably Guy Ritchie at his most condensed—hot, half-corrupt heroes, fast action, onscreen explainers, class disparity good humor, repeat. But im glad I hung in there, bc S 2 episode 7 has a sequence that knocked my bespoke socks of.
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Theo James Sips Tea in The Gentlemen Series
ALT: Theo James Sips Tea in The Gentlemen Series
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Jennifer’s Body walked so Promising Young Woman could run
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Check out @courtneymilan.com’s posts! She’s the best communicator in this entire affair 😆
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I can’t wait to buy this and have it immediately stolen away from me by my anxious 13-year-old ! ❤️😁
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AHOY Comics @ahoycomicmags.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
“Like so much of my other work, DRAGONPROOF is, at its heart, about outsiders finding their people and their purpose." ICYMI, @screenrant.bsky.social just announced DRAGONPROOF, a funny heartfelt urban fantasy by @ericpalicki.bsky.social and @giulia-lalli.bsky.social.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
VIDEO
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@fredvanlente.bsky.social posted a cool Scrivener template for writing comics. (I’m really hoping that feels like I’m helping and not like I’m piling on more confusion) www.fredvanlente.com/comix.html
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Fred Van Lente :: How I Write Comix
Official website of writer Fred Van Lente
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Next they’re coming for our Converse
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
If it helps, I’ve written 30+ books and comics on Scrivener and I estimate I understand about 35% of its uses
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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Listen. Girls. Ladies. My spawn sisters. Femáles. Queens. Empresses. Listen. Vampires are for middle-aged women fantasies, not teen fantasies. Which one of us gets hot flashes so intense we will kick a warm human male body directly through a window if necessary? Exactly.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Because I went to film school and eventually became a film professor, I have great insight into my own secret desires. It’s tunnels. Secret tunnels. I freaking love a secret tunnel. There’s not a single movie that wouldn’t be improved by adding secret tunnels 
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Post your getaway vehicle
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Office Chair Race in Big Yellow Self Storage
ALT: Office Chair Race in Big Yellow Self Storage
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
CHRIS. If she did that no one would ever find them; it’s right in the fricking name
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Connorstorrie Heatedrivalry
ALT: Connorstorrie Heatedrivalry
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Without spending the morning overthinking it, I’m gonna say 10 Things I Hate About You and Romeo & Juliet. Both very formative
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Brb off to so some irrevocable harm to my sleep cycle
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Paul Cornell @paulcornell.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
In the 16th Century, the calendars changed and 10 days were skipped. From the co-creator of Atomic Blonde, here’s the magical story of those 10 lost days. www.kickstarter.com/projects/scr...
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10 Lost Days - The End Of Magic
In the 16th Century, as the Julian Calendar changed to Gregorian, 10 days were skipped. This is the story of those lost days.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I have a different favorite
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Wilderness Girls
ALT: Wilderness Girls
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Any word yet on whether we’ll be allowed to film the Criterion Closet videos we may or may not have already rehearsed? I’m speaking generally, for all of us, about a thing we definitely all do.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Rewatched Practical Magic on Sunday; can confirm
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
JUST finished episode 2 and said, “that’s how you end an episode.” I feel like every TV show is obsessed with cliffhangers these days, so I get excited when someone figures out how to emotionally satisfy the episode plotlines AND leave you wanting more.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Ever since the first time I saw Aliens, whenever I write a condescending male character I have him refer to someone as “kiddo.” If someone uses “kiddo” in my books, you can bet money he’s going to die badly.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Is…is he trying to put on my socks?
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
You had QUALMS???!
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I used to start every reading w/a selection of my one-star reviews. I found the shorter the review, the kookier the review. For example, one of my all-time favorites was “Did not hold my wife’s interest.” So a blank one-star review must be someone so kooky you don’t need to give them a 2nd thought.
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
When Mom promised a fun car ride but now the sky is attacking
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I’ve been getting into Letterboxd more DEFINITELY NOT TO PROCRASTINATE MY ACTUAL WORK. If you’re interested in my reviews for Scream 7, The End of Oak Street, and Masters of the Universe, here’s the link: letterboxd.com/mfolson/revi...
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Melissa F. Olson, Acquired Taste @mfolson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
I am realizing that not one soul in the Scream franchise owns a large dog, and I have a lot of feelings about this
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