she/her. writer, editor, shitposter. disaster made flesh. medusa enthusiast. chinashop bull. catherineforrest.substack.com.https://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mpqjl46oms2xWhen you're reading back over what you wrote and you get to where you left off and you realize that there's no more and there's no one to blame but yourself.03 Jul 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpqjl46oms2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mpo54jrtjs2xI'm looking for testers for my new app, ScribeTrack. You can sign up at ScribeTrack.ink. Looking for writers of all kinds: freelancers, novelists, W2 writers. #writing #amwriting02 Jul 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpo54jrtjs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mp2okvu55s2dNow this is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down. I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, I'll tell you how I became a victim of kidney theft in the alley behind Honey Pig.24 Jun 2026 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2okvu55s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mo4x2qbc2c2kThat just means when we eat the rich we're starting with him. 💅🏻12 Jun 2026 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4x2qbc2c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mo4ifijntk2kMy girlfriend looks like Raquel Welch in One Million Years BC and i cannot overstate how fortunate I am.12 Jun 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4ifijntk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mnz63dosgk2nI wasn't sure if I spelled "tie fighter" right in my manuscript so I reached out to a Star Wars nerd for help and he told me it's "TIE fighter" because it's an acronym but he noticed in the surrounding text I had "flying at 50 million miles an hour" and now I'm getting a physics lecture, send help.11 Jun 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnz63dosgk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mmxa2bpcik2vDon't tell me how to live my life28 May 2026 23:58 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmxa2bpcik2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mmw4hu4rt22vMy workbook is live! The Editor's Pass is a 174-page workbook with 58 worksheets to help writers and authors revise and self-edit using the same macro-to-micro methodology that pro editors use. I would love it if you gave it a quick look. https://theeditorsdesk.etsy.com/listing/450436185728 May 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmw4hu4rt22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mma7b7rp322lLight academia enemies-to-lovers fantasy romance set in a world where the most powerful magic is tied to neurodiversity, wherein two competing scholars at the frontier of the study of metaphysical humors clash when cut funding forces them to share a lab. ✅ yes write this ❌ no do not write this19 May 2026 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mma7b7rp322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mlypefm5ds2mGoogling "right side abdominal pain am I dying" every 28 days of my entire adult life16 May 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlypefm5ds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mlu3hza6o22yMe to my brother: "the algorithm doesn't know you're my brother, can you give me an endorsement?" My brother: "Sure. How about 'if this were a street sign I was legally obligated to read, I might read it'?" Anyway please give my shop a heart. You know, for the algorithm. theeditorsdesk.etsy.com https://theeditorsdesk.etsy.com15 May 2026 00:33 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlu3hza6o22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mlqftn4dlc2yMy dad voted for trump three times. He lost his relationship with me over it (I'm queer w trans immigrant wife). Gas prices were more important to him than (my) human rights. Gas is $6/gallon now I wonder if he's happy with how it turned out13 May 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqftn4dlc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mlj6nzd7dc2y"this isn't going to be enough food" to "oh no this is way too much food" pipeline.10 May 2026 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlj6nzd7dc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mlevupynic2y"having sex will ruin your life forever" to "when are we getting some grandbabies?" pipeline08 May 2026 23:43 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlevupynic2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3ml7oy4fmw222Oh my God I didn't say *ballroom* I said *belle room*06 May 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7oy4fmw222https://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3ml7noq5zf222You want to see a totally Sweet performance? 👀 https://youtu.be/qhhsgkvaScI?si=91rUkgWCysGMu4D306 May 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7noq5zf222https://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3ml5kbeoqbs22My friend said they'd pay good money if me & my brother do Love Shack at karaoke. I said "bet, how much if we reverse parts?" (cause he's got a clutch falsetto and I got a 3.5 octave instrument) Friend did not miss a beat "Well, the same, but your brother will get 78 cents on the dollar" 💀06 May 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml5kbeoqbs22https://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3ml25lhkt2k22My new workbook, The Editor's Pass, launches May 25. It's a guide to self-editing for fiction writers that teaches the same macro-to-micro system professional editors use. I'd be honored if you check out my site and sign up to be notified at launch with a 40% off founders discount! editorsdesk.co04 May 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml25lhkt2k22https://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mktrlsojxk2pMe watching Claude build the app I described at 3 am when I was high.02 May 2026 04:11 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mktrlsojxk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mkqb43cq2c2pIs it me or is McAfee just a collection of dark patterns in a trench coat pretending to be a service30 Apr 2026 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkqb43cq2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mki4z32jus2iMegan, I may not be a football player but I'd treat you right.27 Apr 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mki4z32jus2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mkg366r4zc2iAs a bisexual woman I feel very qualified to speak on this. If I fumbled Megan Thee Stallion I would simply Fill my pockets with rocks and walk into the sea26 Apr 2026 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkg366r4zc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mkeiz6ttck2iLast night I dreamed I went to a party at Cate Blanchett's house and she made me sing an Enya song for her guests, one of whom was Daniel Radcliffe.26 Apr 2026 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkeiz6ttck2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mkdpcynye22i🎵Here come that em dash He say "That's not nothing." Got those Inline headings He say "If you asked me?" He use "Not just A, but also B." One thing I can tell you He used ChatGPT.25 Apr 2026 18:47 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdpcynye22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mk77offcgs2rah yes famous libtard "the pope" [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Apr 2026 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk77offcgs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mk5wrhp76c2rSitting in the mammogram waiting room in my blue imaging drape: "wow it's crazy that we're all wearing the same outfit."23 Apr 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk5wrhp76c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mk3lmhwbp222For forty years I thought the lyrics to Barracuda said "you met the purpose in me." It is hard to overstate my shock and delight today when I learned it is "you met the PORPOISE and me."22 Apr 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3lmhwbp222https://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mk24dpp47k2lMaybe the reason Alien and Aliens resonate with me so hard is they're about a smart woman being pragmatic and no one listening to her until everyone dies.21 Apr 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk24dpp47k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mjptf3qb3c2cMan, between Heart and The Sword in the Stone, my childhood had me thinking barracudas are way more dangerous than they actually are.17 Apr 2026 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjptf3qb3c2chttps://bsky.app/profile/reallifecatherine.bsky.social/post/3mjaq4hrrus27Tone Loc's songs from the 1980s are wildly homophobic and transphobic but I do kind of miss this *genre* of song that's just, like, your weirdest friend telling you an absolutely absurd story that just goes on way too long.11 Apr 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:d7q5qjayqrssio53viihjxmt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaq4hrrus27