Tom Coombe
@calmtomb.bsky.social
Horror writer, occasionally funny
I always kind of give this stuff a sidelong glance.
December 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I always kind of give this stuff a sidelong glance.
When Biden was president, people whispered “merry christmas.” (You could tell the letters were lower-case.) The Grinch stole “the holidays.” Ralphie pined for a Red Rider bb gun in “A Birthday Story.”
December 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
When Biden was president, people whispered “merry christmas.” (You could tell the letters were lower-case.) The Grinch stole “the holidays.” Ralphie pined for a Red Rider bb gun in “A Birthday Story.”
Not to trot out the “people will tweet anything” meme, but…
November 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Not to trot out the “people will tweet anything” meme, but…
Sure, this is bad, but how else would I get to see quality material like this?
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Sure, this is bad, but how else would I get to see quality material like this?
…um, Jack Frost nipping at your nose?
November 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
…um, Jack Frost nipping at your nose?
Much about the world is awful but a bright spot in the last year has been this little demon living with us.
November 20, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Much about the world is awful but a bright spot in the last year has been this little demon living with us.
My immediate answer everytime this topic comes up.
November 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
My immediate answer everytime this topic comes up.
I cannot help but read this to the beat of the narration from “I’m Losing My Edge” by LCD Soundsystem.
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I cannot help but read this to the beat of the narration from “I’m Losing My Edge” by LCD Soundsystem.
Really casts the opening lines in a new light.
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Really casts the opening lines in a new light.
I hate this so goddamned much. This whole insular media world. I see all the time with my job, Bloomberg News/Financial Times house style that giving off the same sort of vibe as a mob guy saying "a friend of ours."
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I hate this so goddamned much. This whole insular media world. I see all the time with my job, Bloomberg News/Financial Times house style that giving off the same sort of vibe as a mob guy saying "a friend of ours."
2027: an acid-scarred Trump uses the equally scarred coin to determine all policy decisions.
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 PM
2027: an acid-scarred Trump uses the equally scarred coin to determine all policy decisions.
"Employees must smile if less than 10 feet from a customer."
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
"Employees must smile if less than 10 feet from a customer."
I like to think this implies Eli Roth has only seen “The Straight Story.”
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I like to think this implies Eli Roth has only seen “The Straight Story.”
Post you from a different era.
Mid-to-late 90s, with dog
Mid-to-late 90s, with dog
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Post you from a different era.
Mid-to-late 90s, with dog
Mid-to-late 90s, with dog
And by “only,” I mean “which 31 states?”
November 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
And by “only,” I mean “which 31 states?”
What I think of whenever I hear the name "Dick Cheney." Glad this didn't come to pass.
November 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
What I think of whenever I hear the name "Dick Cheney." Glad this didn't come to pass.
Paul Sorvino’s face in Goodfellas after he says “What am I supposed to do, shoot him?” and the nightclub owner says “That wouldn’t be a bad idea.”
November 3, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Paul Sorvino’s face in Goodfellas after he says “What am I supposed to do, shoot him?” and the nightclub owner says “That wouldn’t be a bad idea.”
After 15 of these in two days.
November 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
After 15 of these in two days.
One of my favorite running gags from the earlier days of The Simpsons: Bart envisioning some depressing/horrific future for himself and responding with an impressed "Cool."
November 1, 2025 at 8:16 PM
One of my favorite running gags from the earlier days of The Simpsons: Bart envisioning some depressing/horrific future for himself and responding with an impressed "Cool."
Happy National Cat Day from this hellion who definitely did not wake me up at 3 AM for arcane reasons.
October 29, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Happy National Cat Day from this hellion who definitely did not wake me up at 3 AM for arcane reasons.
Just in time for Halloween. Thank you, @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social.
October 29, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Just in time for Halloween. Thank you, @blackbeaconbooks.bsky.social.