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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I really dislike the idea that indie authors should become influencers just to sell their books. Buy my stories because you want intrigue, spectacle, and to just watch a bunch of characters have a really bad day. Not because of my opinions on buttered toast.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Finally, after living here for the last 9 years, I have got all my novels out of boxes. #booksky 💙📚 #novels

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

How the hell is it halfway through the first week of the school holidays already!?

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'm sorry, but if you're going to use AI to market your book, I'm going to stay the hell away from it. If you're willing to use it for one part of the process how do I know you haven't in others? There's plenty of other books out there asking for my time and attention.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just for the record, daylight savings is dumb and I don't like it.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The haul from the second hand book sale. $96 later. #booksky 💙📚

A good selection of books laid out together. Some stand outs being 6 in Lee Childs Teacher series, War and Piece by Leo Tolstoy, the Lost world, and others.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

So I'm at a big second hand book sale and the books have been ordered by male and female authors. But with no other distinctions. Like okay, what are we going even doing here?

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The end of the week is upon us, and with its usual tidings of weekend merriment, this one in particular also brings the trappings of school holidays (NZ). Be it both a respite and dark cloud, for the children will be home and their energy is endless.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This never fails to make me chortle with delight. Would love to see this animated with Skeletor speaking to some minion.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you get the chance, don't miss out on visiting the Regent Theater in Dunedin. Such a fantastic part of the towns history. #dunedin #newzealand

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Sometimes I find that the endless scrolling is actually worse for my brian than just sitting there staring at the passing clouds, living in my own thoughts. Putting the phone down is like waking from a dream, and I find myself craving the silence.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Being an indie author is sometimes like being a shadow in the dark. You can call out for anyone to look in your direction, but when there's no light we're all blind.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Look, I'm just saying, if you like dystopian sci-fi with corpo-assassins, pirates, and strange ancient beings, then you should read my book Whispers of Static. #scifi #books #novel #mystery www.amazon.com.au/Whispers-Sta...

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Whispers of Static eBook : Abel, R.P.: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Today is filled with blue sky, warm sunshine, and air so sweet it brings a tear to my eye, an unceasing irritation, to my sinuses, and constant explosive sneezing fits.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Great, election time is coming up (NZ) and now I have to teach my daughter about the concept of racist propaganda. Thanks random lady stuffing her bullshit in our mailbox. I hope you get everything you deserve.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

It's always a strange feeling while writing a draft. You want desperately for someone to read it, to enjoy the story you have so far, albeit unfinished. But you also know right now, as it stands that no eyes must bear witness to the dialectic abomination currently taking up the page. #wip #writing

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Don't you love it when you head over to reddit, when looking up a specific question you have, only to find the 10 year old answer has already been updooted by yourself.

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Biff Tannen's Deja Vu: Familiar Feeling in Back to the Future

ALT: Biff Tannen's Deja Vu: Familiar Feeling in Back to the Future

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more mr. spice guy @juniorhoncho.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

when billionaires moan about how everyone Hates Them Now, For Some Reason i think of when termites started showing up in my parents' kitchen. you're calling an exterminator?? we've been eating the floor joists for months but now suddenly it's some Huge Problem? come on. we just wanna eat your house

chart showing number of billionaires starting at nearly none in 1987 and shooting up to almost 3000 by 2021, along their combined net worth going from billions to tens of trillions

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My latest 2nd hand haul of DVDs and Blu-ray movies. The library grows! #movies #physicalmedia #dvd #blu-ray

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The perfect T-shirt doesn't exi...

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Dang it didn't they realize how dangerous telescopes were!?

One man gives a ridiculous claim about autism and another gives a similar claim to show the absurdity.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

There's a massive feeling of disappointment when the DM brings out his AI generated pictures for the game. Yet I feel like I'm the only one at the table who's bothered by it. Fuck AI, I'll draw my own characters thank you very much.

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Murdoink @murdoink.com · 15/08/2026

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Dam I love everything about this poster, from the Eldritch crow to the absolute monster of a title. It really speaks to me. #movies #horror

The poster for the movie Dreams Of A Dead God featuring a strange crow with a tentacle coming from its mouth and the eye of an octopus.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

You ever see a post, formulate a response, get ready to type it out, then just say "fuck it, who even cares?"

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Another day in the life of raising my autistic son. Cooking: Dinner must be immaculately prepared, for even the smallest blemish will cast it as unfit. Even the slightest change in temperature could see it tarnished as unsafe. I have become master in the art of 3 very specific meals. #AuDHD

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Shout out to all the writers who toil throughout the day, only to come home in the evening, exhausted and spent, yet still find the energy to write. #writers #writingcommunity #writersky

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

You ever eat something so delicious that you have to stop for five minutes and just enjoy the memory of the flavor?

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Wow, I can't believe the level of disrespect for the grounds from the parents of the other team tonight. If you have small children, DO NOT let them on to the turf during the game. ESPECIALLY if their shoes are covered in mud! What the hell. #coaching #hockey

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

My upcoming novel, while still shrouded in secrecy, is coming along well. It's an urban fantasy written from the mind of a science fiction author. Take from that what you will. With the working title as The Red Door. I welcome all guesses. #wip #writing #novel #urbanfantasy #fantasy #writersky

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

I got to talk to my daughters class the other day about what goes into writing a book. I spent the day before telling her all the ways I was going to embarrass her. It actually went really well even though I'm not much of a public speaker. #writingcommunity #writersky

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

So I saw Obsession the other day. What a solid movie. Genuinely unsettling atmosphere throughout with some absolutely stunning scenes that caught me off guard like a brick to the face.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Sometimes taking a break from your writing can be the best thing you can do. Often you'll return with creative ideas that can completely transform the story. Things totally out of left field that only manifested from your mind focusing on anything else apart from your writing.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

It's kinda funny, my book was published at the end of last year and I'm still getting rejection emails. #writerthings #author #writersky #writingcommunity

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Finally decided to catalogue my #DVD & #Bluray collection. I've only just started and already I'm wondering what I've gotten myself into. #physicalmedia #collection #anime #movies

Two bookcases stuffed full of DVDs and Blu-ray movies, shows, etc.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Kids are back to school tomorrow. Finally the house will be silent and writing can once again commence. #writersky #wip #author

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

"we're not going to panic" are words only spoken during the moments right after panic has grabbed hold.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

As I wander the silent halls of my home, early, before the sun has risen. Careful not to disturb the slumbering monsters within its walls, I contemplate the mornings most important question: Coffee or tea?

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

There's a showing at a cinema near me of the original Nosferatu and it is at this moment that I discover that among my irl friends, I am the only movie buff (if I would call myself such a thing). This will not be my first time going to a movie alone. But, I think I need to meet more people.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I hate to sound like an old man yelling in the wind but what is up with arcades these days? All the 'games' are either ticket machines or fancy claw machines. I want the classic arcade machines like Gauntlet and Tekken etc. games that were fun to play as games not gambling for prizes.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I've got a 5 hour road trip so a perfect chance to listen to the audiobook Everything is Tuberculosis. #booksky

The cover for the book Everything is Tuberculosis. It's yellow with a simple design of patterned red and green.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Hey fellow #author just a heads up, if you haven't googled yourself you might want to. I just found out that the stupid AI was showing incorrect links to my socials, book, etc. that's definitely not going to help people find your work. #writersky #ihateai

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

It's a strange thing getting older. I look at the man I've become but I also remember the many men I was. Each seemed so definitive yet now so fleeting. Some I regret, others I miss. Today I am all these men, and yet none of them. Tomorrow will I be someone new?

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Ein has had a big few days running around and saying hi to everyone at my daughter's sleepover.

Ein the German Shepherd curled up asleep on a mat in front of the sofa.

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R P Abel @rhetoricalzombi.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Playing some MtG for the first time in ages. Cranking out my favorite artifact deck. #mtg #ttcg

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