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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 11h

Currently listening: Silver Soul — Beach House Listen on YouTube Read on Gavagai

Cover art for Silver Soul by Beach House

Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 10/10/2026

We went and picked up 7 new hens released from a factory farm in North Carolina last night. They seem pretty happy. There were 17k altogether so 7 isn’t really a drop in the bucket but still. The others are headed to a processing plant on the eastern shore for pet food. Pets gotta eat too I suppose

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 04/10/2026

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 03/10/2026

Currently listening: Slomo — Slowdive Listen on YouTube Read on Gavagai

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 27/09/2026

We squeezed in a quick trip to the American Writers Museum before the airport this morning. I wish I’d given it more time! Fun museum—highly recommended! americanwritersmuseum.org Homepage In the heart of downtown Chicago, the American Writers Museum celebrates all genres of writing

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 27/09/2026

Currently watching: The Dark Knight — 2008 · Movie Watching this on my last night in Chicago since so much of it was filmed here. And Heath Ledger’s performance really was great! Read on Gavagai

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 22/09/2026

Just started really fleshing this out and writing a few scenes. Getting my notes together from Washington, DC, Barcelona and Chicago where the story takes place. Very different vibe than _This is a Place of Endings_, but some common threads, too. Excited to get into it! Read on Gavagai

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 23/08/2026

Callie and I hit the National Book Festival today jn DC. So many books and - more importantly - so many book lovers! We couldn’t stay to see the discussion with Johnny Compton and Nick Cutter. Silvia Moreno-Garcia was there signing and Martin Scorsese was giving a talk but it was super crowded

The crowd at the National Book Festival.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 13/06/2026

A few pics from our trip to Spain. There is so much story fodder from this trip I don't even know where to start. I'll probably dig into a few novels set in Barcelona to see what other writers' takes have been. The last pic is from the Primavera festival (The Cure was playing here).

Casa Milà (La Pedrera), a Gaudí building.

Basílica de la Sagrada Família, Gaudis magnum opus.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 08/06/2026

Spending a few days in Barcelona and heading to Bilbao tomorrow. This is such an amazing place. Only downside has been the ubiquity of jamón, which for me has the unique risk of anaphylaxis. But it’s not too hard to sidestep that porky bullet.

Famous skull and dagger at Pont del Bisbe.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 26/05/2026

This cat was deep black when she arrived at our house. She’s gotten progressively more orange as though bleached. Maybe it’s like a summer thing for her. Beach fur #CatsOfBluesky

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 25/05/2026

Built a new couch ramp for Weeze today. Experimenting with the best non-slip fabric to upholster it. I like this pic because she looks like a product shill going “oh my god I can’t believe how EASY it is to get down!” We’ll get it permanently upholstered tomorrow #DogsOfBluesky

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 23/05/2026

It’s a rainy day here. Going to spend some indoor time getting the metal shop in order to do some new pieces and catching up on reading this pm.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 23/05/2026

What are these cats doing henhsmnenemanms m

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 19/05/2026

Thrilled to announce that I’ve signed with @michelle4laughs.bsky.social at @stormliterary.bsky.social to bring my adult horror novel THIS IS A PLACE OF ENDINGS to readers. I knew finding the right agent would be a long journey, but I couldn’t imagine a more rewarding end than to work with Michelle!

Agented anniouncement for Tim Hoelscher.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 17/05/2026

Getting curious about who this big dope is #CatsOfBluesky

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 16/05/2026

Also in #caturday news: I’ve been trying to get this new stray arrival to trust me by sitting out with her while she eats. A little more progress every day. A week ago she never would have let me get this close. Now she will give me a sniff before running.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 16/05/2026

I really liked this unintentional forced perspective with Bumpy looking much larger than Weeze. I feel like Bumpy would accept this as reality and think, “Of course I’m the bigger, more powerful one.” #caturday

A forced perspective shot of my cat Bumpy looking much larger than my dog Weeze.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 19/04/2026

This is Mary. Mary will drool on you while you’re minding your own business reading #CatsOfBluesky

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 02/04/2026

Poe home alone while Mary and Shirley are at the vet. He doesn’t know what to do with himself without his sisters

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 28/03/2026

Alpha Gal Blues — by Tim Hoelscher Don't Have a Cow, Man. It Could Kill You! Back in February of 2023, the COVID-19 pandemic was beginning to ease. Vaccines had provided some relief from the stress of the disease and obviated some of the control measures imposed to thwart its spread. And companies…

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 21/03/2026

AI or Not: Your Software Has the Receipts — by Tim Hoelscher Shy Girl I’m currently querying a novel. If you’re not familiar with querying in this sense, it is the process whereby an author pitches their book to literary agents in the hope they will take you on as a client and help shop your book …

Student underlining information in text with marker by Keira Burton on Pexels.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 14/03/2026

Getting to the end of fireplace season, but a few chilly nights are still on the way. We’ll be switching to outside time for evening reads soon.

Me petting Bumpy as he basks in the warmth of the fire.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 06/03/2026

Midsommar director’s cut with cool book!

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 01/03/2026

Callie and I went to this exhibition today at the National Gallery of Art in DC called "The Stars We Do Not See: Australian Indigenous Art." All the works were amazing! I also thought this idea called "conceptual maps" was interesting. Basically instead of just representations of locations 🧵 1/3

Bark paintings and the conceptual maps placard.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 09/12/2025

Currently reading: Black Water — Alberto Manguel #AmReading Rereading this. I picked up a used copy a while back, but I first read it in high school. It was pretty life-changing. I hadn't read anything else like it at the time. Full of brilliant authors.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 29/11/2025

The folk horror tree is on display!

A Christmas tree with an antlered crown.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 22/11/2025

Watching this tonight! Currently watching: Good Boy — 2025 · Movie

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 15/11/2025

Currently reading: The Radium Girls — Kate Moore #AmReading

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 10/10/2025

Happy birthday to the sweetest girl in town… LOUISE! AKA “Weeze!” The big 10 today! #DogsOfBlueSky #WritersDogs

My dog Weeze looking around behind and to the right. She has gold fur and a white blaze on her chest. She is a pit bull type dog. Her left leg is missing below the elbow joint.

My dog Weeze yawning and squinting. She has gold fur and a white blaze on her chest. She is a pit bull type dog. Her left leg is missing below the elbow joint.

My dog Weeze with head turned to the right and left ear flapping with the movement. She has gold fur and a white blaze on her chest. She is a pit bull type dog. Her left leg is missing below the elbow joint.

My dog Weeze looking directly at the camera. She has gold fur and a white blaze on her chest. She is a pit bull type dog. Her left leg is missing below the elbow joint.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 03/10/2025

Bumpy decided to just go stand in his little travel basket. He’s been doing this a lot. We started taking him for walks when we took Weeze, and I wasn’t sure he liked it. But now I think he’s really starting to dig it. This basket pops right onto the wheeled stroller thing

My cat Bumpy standing in his little travel basket.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 31/08/2025

I think I already posted about this before, but Bumpy climbs to the highest level of his condo in my office and he just writhes around up there. I am so paranoid he’s gonna fall. I guess I need to put some guard rails or something up

My cat bumpy on the highest level of his cat apartment rolling around precariously.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 29/08/2025

Anybody know what this is on this cucumber? I guess eggs but not sure what type #gardening

A pickling cucumber held in my hand with a mysterious yellow jellylike substance on its skin.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 22/08/2025

Bumpy helping with home improvement. And probably accruing some feline bad luck

My gold-furred cat Bumpy sitting between the rungs of a ladder on its side. The ladder is green with silver aluminum rungs and rests against a large bronze incense burner on an oriental rug.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 10/08/2025

The ridiculous MAGA perception of crime in DC makes me think of this gem

A tweet from Kristen Bartlett with an exasperated retort to Meghan McCain’s tweet about Manhattan being a “war zone.”

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 04/08/2025

We got one of those bird camera feeders. This was kind of an alarming message when a squirrel jumped on it. Reminded me of Martin Sheen’s line, “Terminate… the colonel” from Apocalypse Now. Afaict no squirrels were actually harmed #birds #squirrels #SquirrelColonelKurtz

A message from my electronic bird feeder saying “Smart Bird Feeder automatically evicted little
animal guests.”

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 29/07/2025

There was a black #bear sighting in our neck of the woods! This is less than a quarter mile from my house. This is very unusual. We just don’t get bears around here

Screen cap of a black bear inspecting a storage box on someone’s porch.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 27/07/2025

I wonder if this is a play on the “Maison Derrière” episode of the Simpsons? Seems unlikely and kind of obscure but it seems so coincidental

A case of “Maison Perrier” sparkling water on the grocery store shelf.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 07/07/2025

My wife’s grandfather made penne all’arrabbiata every year for her birthday. I first made this for her birthday a few days after he died using his ancient printout of the recipe. I was going to make something else tonight but my wife opened the binder of all his old recipes RIGHT TO THIS

An old recipe printout for penne all’arrabbiata from my wife’s grandfather.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 02/07/2025

Somebody gave us this goat silhouette thing for Christmas last year. Never one to not use something, I built a gate around it into the chicken/goat yard. Hence the goat and slightly unhinged chicken. I’m pleased because despite the farm motif it still manages to be kinda gothy #goats #farm #gothic

A solid black farm gate with goat head and chicken silhouettes in a central window in the upper part of the gate.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 27/06/2025

I love thunderstorms. They’re like this thread of mild fear and awe that connects us to humans across the planet and across time. I feel the same thing whenever I go to the beach and listen to the surf

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 21/06/2025

I got this dope pot for my rabbit’s foot fern. But it’s unhappy with the new arrangement. Sucks. It’s an awesome plant

My unhappy rabbit’s foot fern in a new gray pot. It is basically alive and green but not thriving.

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Tim Hoelscher @timhoelscherauthor.com · 17/06/2025

Catching up on #Andor and every time they say “Coruscant” it reminds me of this Poorly Drawn Lines strip

A Poorly Drawn Lines cartoon about croissants.

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