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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 7h

dinner tonight was leftovers, but this time in a tortilla

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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 21d

Ghoulish Tales has reopened submissions until October 17, 2025. Nothing longer than 5k words. Payment is 10c per word. Full guidelines here: ghoulish.rip/ghoulish-tal...

the first four issues of ghoulish tales on a spinner rack

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

i will probably do more ❤️

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

lil chefposting, if anyone likes

tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

here's what i ended up serving :) napa cabbage slaw w/crispy serrano & hibiscus; ciabatta bread, sliced to 4 different thicknesses (we both ended up preferring thicker/softer); sweet potato puree; braised ribs au jus

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

here's what i ended up serving :) napa cabbage slaw w/crispy serrano & hibiscus; ciabatta bread, sliced to 4 different thicknesses (we both ended up preferring thicker/softer); sweet potato puree; braised ribs au jus

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

this is the time for would-be patrons to shine tbh. get small, get local. a new favorite piece of art or writing or music is in your area, i promise.

Grunkle Harm @harmcox.bsky.social · 2d

pov: every artist and writer you know realizing that social media is collapsing into a bog of rich arrogant dumb-dumbs, leaving us the option of continuing to exploit ourselves on the extremely off-chance we go "viral" OR opting out and resigning ourselves to regional lit mag poverty and obscurity

sally in the back of the truck at the end of TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. a bloody woman laughing and screaming at the same time. sally never had to learn how discord works, so who is the victim here exactly?

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Zoë “Baddie Proctor” Quinn @unburntwitch.com · 1d

imagine going from “don’t say anything bad about Newsom 3 years before the primary or else trump will win” to “don’t engage in civics by asking the governor that represents you to sign laws that have been passed by two state houses and will improve your life or else you’re helping fascism”

Luigi (the Mario kind not the Saint) saying “fucking liberals”

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

given that you think threatening people is a way of convincing us to vote against each other for our own safety, you might not be the good guy here

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

unfortunately, they're just gonna be a lil dry. definitely a flaw of that first hour and a half upright. hopefully when i pull the meat off for serving & coat it with the jus, things'll taste as good as they can.

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

@bullythelsb.bsky.social scarily cute new avatar tbh

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

oh, why did i put it back in the turned-off oven? i don't want it to get any hotter, but i do want it to have a chance to steam in the liquid i added for awhile. the pan's still very hot and the oven temp drops very slowly

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

i always deglaze my pan. just splash the side with liquid and scrape it down with a rubber spatula. if i ever burn this stuff, i know to reconsider the heat level / how much attention i'm paying to my food

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

3ish hrs at 325°F & oven is off. meat's fork tender but not shreddy. definitely a lil dry though (i should've gone with more braising liquid & facedown at the start) so i added water, red wine vinegar and a French chef amount of butter, basted liberally, and put it back in the oven.

braised short (?) ribs in a reduced sauce

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

organizingmythoughts.org/protest-powe... sorry, i was so tickled i forgot to share the link

Protest, Power, and the Violence Debate

"We are told we are experiencing peace, so long as everyone is cooperating."

organizingmythoughts.org

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

scared 'em :)

an excerpt reading: the George Floyd protests saw not only unprecedented participation but also startling levels of public approval, even after a police precinct burned to the ground in minneapolis. the fact that the public remained supportive of the protests, even in the wake of that fire, put officials around the country in an unstable position.

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Ghoulish Books @ghoulish.bsky.social · 4d

BANNING BOOKS ONLY MAKES US SCARIER. T-shirts, tanks, and bags available to pre-order throughout October only. Get yours reserved here: ghoulish.rip/product-cate...

a graphic advertising t shirts tanks and tote bags with luke spooner's commissioned art for our BANNING BOOKS ONLY MAKES US SCARIER quote

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

even if you've never read SALT FAT ACID HEAT, just knowing those four flavors need to be balanced is key. i had fat & heat. the danger with adding salt is that my cooking liquid is reducing, so it'll intensify. wine means acid and umami, so i went with that.

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

you gotta taste your food all the time, throughout cooking. after the beef stock, this jus tasted like chipotle up front, but the heat of it faded right away, which was nice - it just didn't taste beefy or umami after. like the flavor never got better. so how do i fix that? -

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

1.5 hrs @ 325°F. these guys are "done" (you can see so much bone; the meat has tightened) but not tender yet. turned them onto their 'fronts' & added 1c beef stock, 1/2c red wine - both bc i needed more liquid, and for taste (next post explains)

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 1d

not today, kim.

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 23d

you'll never be meek enough for your abuser to forgive you for existing so you might as well shit on 'em

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

we will never, ever stop these guys by cowering before them, and showing your soft bellies over and over will not make you more human in their eyes.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

i'm gonna be maggie and get high on my own supply, talk to ghosts, and cause chaos for freedom

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daryl "shut down, ass up'" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 1d

man things are bad enough without having to hear about fucking mastodon all day again

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tatiana 🌈 @caterwaul.bsky.social · 1d

ps: this liquid is boxed red wine and better than bouillon beef stock with some jarred adobo, ez

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