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Hank Steelridge

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I am currently posting several chapters a week from my new novel, Strangers, on #royalroad. www.royalroad.com/fiction/126744/st… Expect long journeys, dealing with guilt, and interdimensional monsters.

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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Maybe the problem is that we have carefully constructed a machine that scans for and selects only the most heinous of assholes, then inexorably propels them to the very tippy top of wealth and power.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
The Narcissist's Prayer That didn't happen. And if it did, it wasn't that bad. And if it was, that's not a big deal. And if it is, that's not my fault. And if it was, I didn't mean it. And if I did, you deserved it.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Trump: Go to Venezuela Exxon: We don't want to. Trump: Before you said that I actually said that you're actually not allowed to go. Exxon: ok. Trump: Haha u r so mad
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
I just won the Prize For Outstanding Genius Created Specifically For Me for the eighth year in a row.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
#Castpit #Q #A #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #writercommunity #writersnetwork #novel #indieauthors #freebook #amwriting #speculativefiction #amwritingfiction #monsters #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel #writingprompts #SPF
Seth - Donald Glover
Jeannie - Linda Hamilton
Rani- Indya Moore
Jed - Patton OswaltAfter accidentally killing his wife and son, Seth commits himself to a psychiatric hospital, only to one night wake up and find most of humanity comatose. He meets the mysterious Altogether Smiley Man who tasks him with finding the interdimensional Chess Hotel, where he has to play a slot machine that will rewind time and give the world a second chance. However, pulling it is a literal gamble, and the stake is exactly one life.Nick Frost - Boreas
Matthew McConaughey - Intrusive man #1
Woody Harrelson - Intrusive Man #2
Julia Garner - EllieDave Bautista - Paby Dhypa
Mason Alexander Park - Nintu
Vicky Kaushal - The Altogether Smiley Man
Dolph Lundgren - Aleksandr
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Wtf am I doing. I don't know how to build a house.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Seth follows a strange man into a cave. As long as it's not a van, I guess. #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #writercommunity #writersnetwork #novel #indieauthors #amwriting #speculativefiction #amwritingfiction #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel #writingprompts #SPF
The man led him through the snow, cutting a wide swath through it that Seth could walk on. Around a small hill and through some short trees they approached something like a bear's den. The man got down on hands and knees and crawled in without looking back. Seth crawled after him, blindly reaching in front of him to avoid splitting his head open on a rock. The cave was a tunnel, twisting and turning for at least twenty meters, until it opened up into a dimly lit cavern, maybe twenty meters long, fifteen wide, and three or four high.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Stop... You had me at "ninja assassin".
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Omg I can't believe I almost missed my... 18th? rapture. They are always so much fun. www.reddit.com/r/Christian/...
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Seth and Jed are under heavy (oil)pressure. #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #writercommunity #writersnetwork #novel #indieauthors #freebook #amwriting #speculativefiction #amwritingfiction #monsters #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel #writingprompts #SPF
Jed was hit once, twice. Golden motor oil poured from a hole in its stomach. Servos whirred as they tried to compensate for the pressure loss, until Jed’s ever vigilant nanobots managed to stem the tide. Seth stood his ground and fired bullet after useless bullet. The Intrusive men didn’t seem fazed even though every shot found its mark: the ridge of a nose; a wide forehead; a scrawny chest.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
I regret to inform you that you weren't dreaming. #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #writercommunity #writersnetwork #novel #indieauthors #freebook #amwriting #speculativefiction #amwritingfiction #monsters #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel #writingprompts #SPF
He was more tired than he thought, and fell asleep almost immediately. He dreamed of a world empty of people, where he was the only survivor of a colossal catastrophe. Where the lines between dreams and reality were broken and things like black dogs seeped through like sand in a cracked hourglass. He dreamed of winter men and intrusive men and seventy-two crazy people locked in a looney bin.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
If you pay your insurance but are not member of a worker's union you haven't understood the point of insurance.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 23/08/2025
Maybe if we all go see Naked Gun in theaters we'll get Angie Tribeca back.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
Only 4 uses of "recent" in my entire novel. I expected more. #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #writercommunity #writersnetwork #novel #indieauthors #freebook #amwriting #speculativefiction #amwritingfiction #monsters #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel #writingprompts #SPF
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Genre is just set dressing for character conflict and development. But I prefer my set dressing dark, weird and shooty.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
I'm pretty sure "elbows" are bows but in spanish. #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #writercommunity #writersnetwork #novel #indieauthors #freebook #amwriting #speculativefiction #amwritingfiction #monsters #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel #writingprompts
“And to think I took you for a pessimist.”
“Fuck off. You don’t know what I’ve went through.” Seth felt stupid as soon as he had said it.
“Tell me.” Jed’s scoff softened.
“No.” He rested his elbows on his knees and began drawing in the earth with the stick.
“I’m a good listener.”
“I killed my wife and son,” he said harshly, looking up at Jed.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
When Seth wakes up to find humanity comatose, he is tasked by the mysterious Altogether Smiley Man to undertake the journey of all lifetimes to fix all possible worlds, real and imaginary. #PosterPit #SPF #A
When Seth wakes up to find humanity comatose, he is tasked by the mysterious Altogether Smiley Man to undertake the journey of all lifetimes to fix all possible worlds, real and imaginary. 

#PosterPit #SPF #A
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Liberalism is always more comfortable giving way to fascism than socialism, because at least fascists will protect capital accumulation.
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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Yes ALASKA!!!!
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Three contrarian podcasters walked into a bar, or, they couldn't actually go in because they weren't allowed, but the mainstream media won't report on this of course.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Now, how long can YOU go on about sliding doors? #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #writercommunity #writersnetwork #novel #indieauthors #freebook #amwriting #speculativefiction #amwritingfiction #monsters #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel #writingprompts
It had a smaller entrance right where it had split in half thirty minutes ago. And to their surprise it opened when they approached. Where Seth had received a hero’s welcome, Rani and Aleksandr were greeted with a soft bong while two class panes slid to either side. Looking carefully for anything out of the ordinary, they hugged the wall and slipped inside. They were buffeted from above by warm, dry wind. The entrance was a sluice, designed to keep the cold out, and another set of glass panes slid away before them while the first closed behind.
From the completed novel “Strangers”, available as a serial on Royal Road and Patreon
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Note to anyone marketing their novel to me specifically: Having a pun in the title means an instant sale. #posterpit #wtitingcommunity #punny
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Two reals in quick succession! Lucky for me, unlucky for Moody. #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #writercommunity #writersnetwork #novel #indieauthors #freebook #amwriting #speculativefiction #amwritingfiction #monsters #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel #writingprompts
He balled his fist and rubbed his knuckles up and down Moody’s sternum, hard. If he remembered correctly, doing so could separate the drunk or merely faking from the ones who were in real trouble. Moody was in real trouble.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Can we call common misquotes "orphan quotes" and assign them to new owners? I want this one: “Two things are infinite: The universe and human stupidity" -Not Albert Eistein
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
"Colin Firth is a British man poorly piloted by a team of lesbians" -Chris Fleming #standup #comedy
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
"I bought you flours" #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #amediting #writingcommunity #writersnetwork #novel #indieauthors #freebook #amwriting #speculativefiction #amwritingfiction #monsters #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel #writingpromts
“What is it with people and disasters? They turn into looters at the mere rumor of a power outage.”
“Some do,” Seth replied. “But most stay home, lending their neighbors cups of flour and helping them manage. It’s just that the looters make more noise.”
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
When I'm not at a party, I hate parties. When I'm at a party, I love parties. Kind of like the gym.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Jed is on a mission, but takes time to appreciate the weirdness of the Winter Man's home below the city. #WIPSnips #booksky #authorsky #indieauthor #writercommunity #indieauthors #freebook #amwriting #speculativefiction #royalroad #patreoncreator #monsters #interdimensionalbeings #timetravel
It smelled of dirt and rainwater and ozone, and webs of brown roots covered natural rock walls. Jed hurried through a long hallway with several rooms and alcoves on either side. Through them it saw colorful flowers and green brush, trees and grass. Sounds of wind, rushing water and woodland animals emanated from deep within the chambers. The door at the end of the hall was open and beyond it, in the middle of a sparsely decorated, foggy room sat a bear of a man on the floor in the lotus position, eyes closed.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
Bookish checkpoint 📚 📕last book read: Shroud by Adrian Tchaikovsky 📗current read: The Communist Manifesto by Engels and Marx 📘last book added to tbr: I'm Starting to Worry... by Jason Pargin 📙anticipated read: The Faith of Beasts by James S. A. Corey Quote with yours! #booksky #books
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Tidying my room for fall palate cleanser projects between writing bouts. #writesky #writingcommunity #palatecleanser #caferacer
A picture of a messy garage
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Seth gets his update though a good old fashioned newspaper. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #speculativefiction #amwriting
Putting the newspaper down, he went and made some coffee. He had never learned to like the taste, but Chelly had worshiped it. In the time after he had killed her, he would sometimes make a pot just to smell it. He didn't exactly miss her, just the feeling of normality that came with the aroma. They could almost talk to each other like regular people when she sat down with her coffee in the morning, which was more comfortable than throwing china.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
I love this article. Quality depends on context, so chasing quality for quality's sake is a waste of time. "Pride in craft is always important. Just be sure that the craft is serving objective and constructive concerns." ericwbailey.website/published/qu...
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Quality is a trap
It is a proxy phrase, often born of an inability or unwillingness to articulate other concerns.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Seth ate whatever he wanted, because his story is finished so he no longer has to stay in shape for the role.
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thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
"what happens after the end of your book?" look man I already told you everything I know
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Do you ever want to be as honest with yourself as possible, but you know you're extremely hard on yourself so you're unsure wether your "honest" is factual or just a case of self loathing?
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
#WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WriteSky #royalroad #patreon
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
#WIPSnips #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity #royalroad #WritingPrompts
She studied his features as they walked on; his shoulders which had filled out his shirt to the point he probably needed a new one; his black, straight hair jagged from being trimmed with a hunting knife. He moved with a confidence of stride which had slowly emerged out of the skulking, almost guilty gait of weeks past. He had begun laughing more, as well. Dared to show compassion and weakness, strength and resolve, shedding his apologetic mannerisms completely. It was a change she had seen in her own son over the years, as he grew from a bullied, tortured boy into a confident and happy teenager. Maybe that was why she both loved and resented Seth so much. Loved him because her maternal instincts made him into a substitute for her son, and resented because he kept her away from her family.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
When I die, please do not write me an AI obituary of me *or* code and AI replica, however well-intentioned. But go ahead and ride your bi-, tri-, motor-, and astronomical cycles down the winding mountain roads of Dovre, drawing phallic illustrations on your Garmins.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I just died in #morkborg because I trusted the woman who healed my wounds.
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
From Hank Steelridge's ongoing novel "Strangers" on Royal Road #booksky #writesky #writingcommunity #royalroad
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Hank Steelridge @svenhognestad.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
My alter ego Hank Steelridge is currently posting several chapters a week from his new novel, Strangers, on #royalroad. Expect long journeys, dealing with guilt, and interdimensional monsters. www.royalroad.com/fiction/1267...
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Strangers
Seth has committed himself to a psychiatric hospital in the mountains of northern California - a last-ditch effort to learn how to live with the guilt of causing the car crash which killed his wife an...
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