Writer • Filmmaker • Partner • Parent • 🏳️‍⚧️ • THE OCCULTISTS • SHADOWDAYS • 8:59:29 • CRATER GIRL • Books, woods, guitars, critters & coffee • Trans rights = Human rights • HWA • AVL • I follow writers • Fix your hearts or die • pollyschattel.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mudlc346bk2qThis is an interesting recipe. It’s got a tiny bit of meat in it, but vegetarians like myself would just leave that out. Kinda corn-bready, kinda casserole-y, it creatively breaks the rules of side dish/main dish. Some chopped jalapeños and half a cup of sharp AF cheddar would put it over the top.30 Aug 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudlc346bk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3muazy6vzqs2iProof of life. “Doing alright A little jiving on a Saturday night And come what may Gonna dance the day away … “29 Aug 2026 23:32 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3muazy6vzqs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mua52l2t6s2zTruer now than ever.29 Aug 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mua52l2t6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mu6xfksuu226Uncle Steve is, and will always be, the man.29 Aug 2026 03:41 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6xfksuu226https://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mu6cpptmfc2mWEIRD PROVIDENCE is the best. Such a terrific store with everything you need, in such a beautiful part of town. I can’t wait to go back! [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6cpptmfc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mu4kg3pf6s2dSeen on the interwebs: “You’re gonna have to rent the libs soon, because owning them has gotten too expensive.”28 Aug 2026 04:43 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4kg3pf6s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mu4hy63lek2dWhat an absolute embarrassment the US has become. And I say that as a person who loves the US, and loves America.28 Aug 2026 03:59 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4hy63lek2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mu3ik42ezs2mFuckin Black Mirror is here. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Aug 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3ik42ezs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mu35eysssc25It’s a toss up.27 Aug 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu35eysssc25https://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mu2thrssrk2jMy town had its own disaster a few years ago. It was devastating. Please help Nepal if you can. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/08/27/how-people-can-help-nepal-s-flood-affected-communities27 Aug 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2thrssrk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtz43jlkhk2ySorry. Not sorry.26 Aug 2026 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtz43jlkhk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtyrfhevhs2rI hate smoking, but this is hilarious. This played before films in select theaters. youtu.be/-VzSiilYSKs https://youtu.be/-VzSiilYSKs26 Aug 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyrfhevhs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtyqzsrgos2rLike everybody else, I was introduced to Tim Curry by the Rocky Horror Picture Show. But I kept up with him after that, and in 1985, he turned in one of my favorite performances of the decade in Legend. He’s also done a bunch of great audiobooks. He really is a legend. Thank you, my friend.26 Aug 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyqzsrgos2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtyhim4c5c2tI like to mess with my kid, who lives in another city. It’s a weird form of affection, and he knows I’m thinking about him. Sometimes I’ll get rewarded by a digital chuckle.26 Aug 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyhim4c5c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtyezvoyps2gIt’s easy to take Mark Ruffalo for granted, what with The Hulk and the MCU and everything. But when he debuted in YOU CAN COUNT ON ME, he was a revelation. There was an authenticity about him you can’t fake. He’s been an outspoken voice for human rights for a long time, and is still one of our best.26 Aug 2026 12:56 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyezvoyps2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtwir6nxns2sDolly. You were an icon, a healer, a singer, a songwriter, a producer, a giver, an example for others, an educator, a guitar player, an Appalachian, a traveler, a donor, a laugher, a businesswoman, a humanitarian, a guiding light for the entire world. Be like Dolly. Live your life like Dolly.25 Aug 2026 18:57 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwir6nxns2shttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtw5qxnacs2rMy short film of a Jeffrey Thomas story passed 100k views the other day. It’s a character-centered cosmic horror film, and wasn’t as “included” on the festival circuit as we’d hoped. So this re-assessment is quite the happy surprise. Tell your story your way. #indiefilm https://youtu.be/DdYWHdbI39Y?is=EiTj2UUyrHYfFYE625 Aug 2026 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtw5qxnacs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mturrlfkws2a25 Aug 2026 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mturrlfkws2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mttz5wtvys2aThe idea that any criticism of Israel is “antisemitic” is one of those zombie ideas that needs to be taken out by long-range snipers from the roof the mall.24 Aug 2026 19:13 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttz5wtvys2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtt7py6uns2xRaymond Carver’s last poem. Pretty much sums it up.24 Aug 2026 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt7py6uns2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtrpvuds5c24I feel like something’s weighing me down, like there’s some kind of intrusion into the middle things, but I can’t quite put my finger on it. Oh well, we all have to bear our burdens with grace and honor. And maybe a doggy treat or two.23 Aug 2026 21:22 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrpvuds5c24https://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtr3ypgh6223Call me a Pollyanna, but I genuinely believe most people are good and want others to thrive. We’re a communal species and have an innate drive to get along. Sure, there are sociopaths who profit from division, but on the whole, most of us want the best for each other. (Source: grew up in Alabama.)23 Aug 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtr3ypgh6223https://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtpijh6ifc2wThe term “Visigoth” implies the term “Invisigoths,” and now all I can imagine are rebellious kids getting costumed up into their … what? Who can say? Nobody knows.23 Aug 2026 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpijh6ifc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtpbttir2223Made Dennis Weaver’s pesto tonight. It’s actually terrific, easily as good as anything you’ll get in Italy. If you grow your own basil, this is a must.22 Aug 2026 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpbttir2223https://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtoqnug7z224I've only had one project that got into the "100's of online comments stage," and it's odd. Most of them are good, or at least offer good faith reactions. But there are some that descend into utter misogyny and sexism. I guess at that level of discourse, there's always somebody willing to go there.🤷‍♀️22 Aug 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtoqnug7z224https://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtn7lngd7c2sReading SALAMMBO, by Flaubert. It’s cool—ostensibly a historical novel, it’s a bit more over the top than you’d expect, exhibiting at times a kind of Moorcockian S&S decadence. It was a hit back in the day, and mostly forgotten today, though there’s much to recommend it.22 Aug 2026 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtn7lngd7c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtmopuo5h22zHaha. No one cares what the LCR says or does about anything, not even them. But quislings gotta quisle.21 Aug 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmopuo5h22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pollyschattel.bsky.social/post/3mtlux4wfvc23Lost access to some files on Dropbox that I had ironically stored there to make sure they wouldn't go up in a house fire. They've got a draconian approach to that issue--if I didn't have every detail about every detail, it was no good. Ironically, the files are worthless to all but me. Bye, Dropbox.21 Aug 2026 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:72innrhp7qnbicfufunbeolt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlux4wfvc23