Sam "One-Wheel" O'Neil
@onewheeloneil.bsky.social
I'm a writer and editor**. You can hire* me, learn more about me, or read my stuff at onewheeloneil.com
** I've taken my talents to the local ISD to teach English
*I'm actually only accepting jobs over the summer right now
** I've taken my talents to the local ISD to teach English
*I'm actually only accepting jobs over the summer right now
Pinned
My 8mo son tried raspberry for the first time tonight, and now he looks like he needs to take a steaming shower in a cheap, anonymous motel while he contemplates the decisions that led him to take a life and the water runs unforgivably red down the drain.
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ChatGPT’s signature writing style is everywhere now, and I hate it. It reminds me of when we tried mixing all the beverages at the soda fountain in middle school. We didn’t actually create the perfect drink, we just made a cloying monstrosity that lost everything good about its constituent parts.
November 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
ChatGPT’s signature writing style is everywhere now, and I hate it. It reminds me of when we tried mixing all the beverages at the soda fountain in middle school. We didn’t actually create the perfect drink, we just made a cloying monstrosity that lost everything good about its constituent parts.
Today I received word that my latest short story "Fire in the Library" was accepted where I submitted it.
Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Birthday to me!
November 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Today I received word that my latest short story "Fire in the Library" was accepted where I submitted it.
Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Birthday to me!
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Even those who don't celebrate. May you have a day to focus on loved ones and gratitude.
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone! Even those who don't celebrate. May you have a day to focus on loved ones and gratitude.
Ham. So easily ham. Why the hell would we need ham when we have turkey? It's called turkey day for a reason.
Get rid of ham and never look back.
Get rid of ham and never look back.
with charity and goodwill, i must here part ways with rolls.
November 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Ham. So easily ham. Why the hell would we need ham when we have turkey? It's called turkey day for a reason.
Get rid of ham and never look back.
Get rid of ham and never look back.
Go vote!
I voted for @scifansat.bsky.social @epistemiclit.bsky.social @stanchion.bsky.social and @voidspacezine.bsky.social
www.chillsubs.com/best-lit-mag...
I voted for @scifansat.bsky.social @epistemiclit.bsky.social @stanchion.bsky.social and @voidspacezine.bsky.social
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Best Lit Mag Awards - Chill Subs
Welcome to Chill Subs' 3rd annual Community Favorites Best Lit Mag Awards! Vote for your favorite literary magazines and celebrate the publications that make our community thrive.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Thrilled to have "All the Good I Could" included!
Introducing: the #poets of Issue 7: Integrity!
Lee Fraser
Melanie Hall
Amanda Trout
Rick Kempa
@vignettes.bsky.social
@francesca-laura.bsky.social
@angelvleal.bsky.social
@drsharisa.bsky.social
@onewheeloneil.bsky.social
Allison Phillips
Lee Fraser
Melanie Hall
Amanda Trout
Rick Kempa
@vignettes.bsky.social
@francesca-laura.bsky.social
@angelvleal.bsky.social
@drsharisa.bsky.social
@onewheeloneil.bsky.social
Allison Phillips
November 22, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Thrilled to have "All the Good I Could" included!
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Issue 7 is cookin’! #Integrity #ComingSoon
November 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Issue 7 is cookin’! #Integrity #ComingSoon
A waste of their time and our tax dollars.
So Texas shipped 200 National Guard members to Illinois last month, they sat on standby for weeks, a federal judge blocked the deployment, and now they’re all heading back to Texas without ever being used. This is the best use of our military?
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Texas National Guard members to leave Illinois, official confirms
The Texas National Guard is leaving Illinois after being activated and sent, but never deployed.
www.cbsnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A waste of their time and our tax dollars.
Got mine in last night! It's a longer piece, but I'm really proud of it and nervous/excited to see if it gets in!
Authors! If you still have a manuscript of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More you want to send in, it’s time to burn the midnight oil because #SciFanSat submissions close at 11:59 PM EST tonight at scifansat.com/landing.html!
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
November 20, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Got mine in last night! It's a longer piece, but I'm really proud of it and nervous/excited to see if it gets in!
Just submitted a short story that I'm very excited about for @scifansat.bsky.social 's 28th issue "Fire"
I hope it's as fun to read as it was to write!
I hope it's as fun to read as it was to write!
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Just submitted a short story that I'm very excited about for @scifansat.bsky.social 's 28th issue "Fire"
I hope it's as fun to read as it was to write!
I hope it's as fun to read as it was to write!
As a teacher, sometimes I have to ask what I can do to encourage horses to drink when I have led them to the trough...
Other times I have to ask why I'm waterboarding horses.
Other times I have to ask why I'm waterboarding horses.
November 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
As a teacher, sometimes I have to ask what I can do to encourage horses to drink when I have led them to the trough...
Other times I have to ask why I'm waterboarding horses.
Other times I have to ask why I'm waterboarding horses.
I got an acceptance for a poem!
November 16, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I got an acceptance for a poem!
FRANKENSTEIN ROBBED GRAVES TO RESEARCH AND UNDERSTAND DEATH, BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN THE BOOK THAT SAYS ADAM WAS STITCHED TOGETHER CORPSES. FRANKENSTEIN EXPLICITLY SAYS HE will not EXPLAIN HOW HE MADE ADAM BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT OTHERS TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS.
in a way, if you think about it, Frankenstein's monster is the real monster. because it's made of a bunch of dead bodies and stuff which is different from how people generally are
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
FRANKENSTEIN ROBBED GRAVES TO RESEARCH AND UNDERSTAND DEATH, BUT THERE'S NOTHING IN THE BOOK THAT SAYS ADAM WAS STITCHED TOGETHER CORPSES. FRANKENSTEIN EXPLICITLY SAYS HE will not EXPLAIN HOW HE MADE ADAM BECAUSE HE DOESN'T WANT OTHERS TO FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS.
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Writers, are you in dark doldrums? Grab a torch, grab a candle! Write by flickering light, as nine days remain to get your Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More to #SciFanSat before submissions close on November 20th at scifansat.com/landing.html!
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Writers, are you in dark doldrums? Grab a torch, grab a candle! Write by flickering light, as nine days remain to get your Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More to #SciFanSat before submissions close on November 20th at scifansat.com/landing.html!
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
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Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Official statement from @jamestalarico.bsky.social on shutdown negotiations
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At the same time that corporate propaganda has taught us to hate being a recipient of social programs, it turns out corporations love NOTHING MORE than being a recipient of federal bailouts & subsidies.
They call it socialism when it benefits the People & Capitalism when it benefits themselves.🧵
They call it socialism when it benefits the People & Capitalism when it benefits themselves.🧵
November 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
At the same time that corporate propaganda has taught us to hate being a recipient of social programs, it turns out corporations love NOTHING MORE than being a recipient of federal bailouts & subsidies.
They call it socialism when it benefits the People & Capitalism when it benefits themselves.🧵
They call it socialism when it benefits the People & Capitalism when it benefits themselves.🧵
This. A church MAY be a group of terrible hateful people who don't care for "widows and orphans"
But their failure to provide immediately for any given person who calls them isn't proving that. It's the liberal version of "this SNAP recipient OWNS AN IPHONE!?"
But their failure to provide immediately for any given person who calls them isn't proving that. It's the liberal version of "this SNAP recipient OWNS AN IPHONE!?"
I've been seeing that TikTok "social experiment" going around where the woman pretended to have a crying baby and called churches asking for formula. I'm frustrated by this "experiment" and the reaction to it on two counts.
One, almost no organization hands out cash willy-nilly to anyone who cold
One, almost no organization hands out cash willy-nilly to anyone who cold
November 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
This. A church MAY be a group of terrible hateful people who don't care for "widows and orphans"
But their failure to provide immediately for any given person who calls them isn't proving that. It's the liberal version of "this SNAP recipient OWNS AN IPHONE!?"
But their failure to provide immediately for any given person who calls them isn't proving that. It's the liberal version of "this SNAP recipient OWNS AN IPHONE!?"
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Happy Four Seasons Total Landscaping Day to all
Today, I drink from the sacred vessel (I stole my husband’s joke there 😅)
I celebrate this anniversary with reverence every year
One of my favorite events in all of American history
@4seasonstl.bsky.social
Today, I drink from the sacred vessel (I stole my husband’s joke there 😅)
I celebrate this anniversary with reverence every year
One of my favorite events in all of American history
@4seasonstl.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Happy Four Seasons Total Landscaping Day to all
Today, I drink from the sacred vessel (I stole my husband’s joke there 😅)
I celebrate this anniversary with reverence every year
One of my favorite events in all of American history
@4seasonstl.bsky.social
Today, I drink from the sacred vessel (I stole my husband’s joke there 😅)
I celebrate this anniversary with reverence every year
One of my favorite events in all of American history
@4seasonstl.bsky.social
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The final evil boss in story mode should be J.K. Rowling, and George R. R. Martin would have no finishing move.
Saw this elsewhere as a screenshot and it made me laugh, and think of my #SciFanSat friends... for some reason, I particularly thought you, @thesurrealari.bsky.social and @jason-h-abbott.bsky.social 😉🤔🤣🤣
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The final evil boss in story mode should be J.K. Rowling, and George R. R. Martin would have no finishing move.
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So, this will likely be unpopular, but two things can be true.
A) the problem with the economy comes down to extreme wealth inequality and a billionaire ruling class
And
B) spending 10+ bucks a week on random little things like candy bars at checkout, lattes on the way to work DOES add up
A) the problem with the economy comes down to extreme wealth inequality and a billionaire ruling class
And
B) spending 10+ bucks a week on random little things like candy bars at checkout, lattes on the way to work DOES add up
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
archive.ph/2TI8J
archive.ph/2TI8J
November 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
So, this will likely be unpopular, but two things can be true.
A) the problem with the economy comes down to extreme wealth inequality and a billionaire ruling class
And
B) spending 10+ bucks a week on random little things like candy bars at checkout, lattes on the way to work DOES add up
A) the problem with the economy comes down to extreme wealth inequality and a billionaire ruling class
And
B) spending 10+ bucks a week on random little things like candy bars at checkout, lattes on the way to work DOES add up
This is great news! I wanted Nanotyrannus to be real, and now we can be reasonably certain that she was!
The Case of the Tiny Tyrannosaurus Might Have Been Cracked
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This is great news! I wanted Nanotyrannus to be real, and now we can be reasonably certain that she was!
Danny held up the tangled mess of damaged cords.
"I don't understand how this will stop drug lords."
Lauri shot him a withering look and slammed the spell book shut.
"Cabals, you idiot. It's pronounced cabals."
"I don't understand how this will stop drug lords."
Lauri shot him a withering look and slammed the spell book shut.
"Cabals, you idiot. It's pronounced cabals."
October 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Danny held up the tangled mess of damaged cords.
"I don't understand how this will stop drug lords."
Lauri shot him a withering look and slammed the spell book shut.
"Cabals, you idiot. It's pronounced cabals."
"I don't understand how this will stop drug lords."
Lauri shot him a withering look and slammed the spell book shut.
"Cabals, you idiot. It's pronounced cabals."
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Read it. Seriously. Incredible work.
Thrilled to have a short story in this issue, Moon.
I hope everyone who makes time to read "A Bloodmoon Lament" enjoys it!
I hope everyone who makes time to read "A Bloodmoon Lament" enjoys it!
AVAILABLE NOW: The latest issue of #SciFanSat Magazine will send you to the moon and back at scifansat.com! Enjoy our spectacular selenic stories of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More!
Many thanks to every contributing #SFF author, and to our readers... like you!
#AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy
Many thanks to every contributing #SFF author, and to our readers... like you!
#AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy
October 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Read it. Seriously. Incredible work.
Genuinely would not be surprised if part of the issue is that the folks ramping up corruption genuinely think "conflict of interest" is when the two colluding parties want different things.
"There's no conflict of interest; we both want to line our pockets with public funds."
"There's no conflict of interest; we both want to line our pockets with public funds."
October 27, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Genuinely would not be surprised if part of the issue is that the folks ramping up corruption genuinely think "conflict of interest" is when the two colluding parties want different things.
"There's no conflict of interest; we both want to line our pockets with public funds."
"There's no conflict of interest; we both want to line our pockets with public funds."