Newt Leadbetter
@newtleadbetter.bsky.social
"As a writer, you should not judge, you should understand" ~ Ernest Hemingway
Short stories, poems, quotes, assistance.
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"Winston's Story" - Flash Fiction
by Newt Leadbetter.
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by Newt Leadbetter.
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I think what I like most about writing is being able to create my own world. Not just the characters, but the world they're in.
December 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I think what I like most about writing is being able to create my own world. Not just the characters, but the world they're in.
Woke up at 3 in the morning and began work on putting my manuscript together. I'm going to type it all up throughout the next few weeks, so just files right now. Spent a year and a half working on this.
Already got a rough outline for a sequel, but I'll see how this does when it's done and out.
Already got a rough outline for a sequel, but I'll see how this does when it's done and out.
November 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Woke up at 3 in the morning and began work on putting my manuscript together. I'm going to type it all up throughout the next few weeks, so just files right now. Spent a year and a half working on this.
Already got a rough outline for a sequel, but I'll see how this does when it's done and out.
Already got a rough outline for a sequel, but I'll see how this does when it's done and out.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
November 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone.
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February 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Airplane! (1980)
(Poster by Nick Charge)
(Poster by Nick Charge)
November 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Airplane! (1980)
(Poster by Nick Charge)
(Poster by Nick Charge)
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November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
X/Twitter has become a terrible place. I tried it for a full year and a half again, but I was tired of it lately. I made good friends on there. However, I couldn't take it any longer.
Virtue signaling activists, cross-dressers and that TERF movement became a reason to leave. It was all tiring.
Virtue signaling activists, cross-dressers and that TERF movement became a reason to leave. It was all tiring.
Twitter now displays where accounts are from and it has confirmed that too many of the political accounts are out of country bots.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
Why are folks still there? To argue with bots? A waste of precious time while enriching the richest man on Earth.
Delete your account.
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 AM
X/Twitter has become a terrible place. I tried it for a full year and a half again, but I was tired of it lately. I made good friends on there. However, I couldn't take it any longer.
Virtue signaling activists, cross-dressers and that TERF movement became a reason to leave. It was all tiring.
Virtue signaling activists, cross-dressers and that TERF movement became a reason to leave. It was all tiring.
One my favorite movies ever as a kid.
Any fans of the 1999 animated film the Iron Giant?
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
One my favorite movies ever as a kid.
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“THE MUMMY” (1932) dir. Karl Freund
Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Arthur Byron
🎬 Universal Studios
Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Arthur Byron
🎬 Universal Studios
November 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
“THE MUMMY” (1932) dir. Karl Freund
Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Arthur Byron
🎬 Universal Studios
Boris Karloff, Zita Johann, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Arthur Byron
🎬 Universal Studios
"Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent." ~ Judge Holden
#bloodmeridian #books #cormacmccarthy
#bloodmeridian #books #cormacmccarthy
November 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
"Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent." ~ Judge Holden
#bloodmeridian #books #cormacmccarthy
#bloodmeridian #books #cormacmccarthy
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Let's talk about my favorite 'remake', The Thing (1982).
Haunting, horrifying, powerful. From cult classic to true modern classic, one of the scariest movies ever made.
Then there is The Thing from Another World (1951), which more closely follows the story 'Who Goes There?'
Who's seen them either?
Haunting, horrifying, powerful. From cult classic to true modern classic, one of the scariest movies ever made.
Then there is The Thing from Another World (1951), which more closely follows the story 'Who Goes There?'
Who's seen them either?
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Let's talk about my favorite 'remake', The Thing (1982).
Haunting, horrifying, powerful. From cult classic to true modern classic, one of the scariest movies ever made.
Then there is The Thing from Another World (1951), which more closely follows the story 'Who Goes There?'
Who's seen them either?
Haunting, horrifying, powerful. From cult classic to true modern classic, one of the scariest movies ever made.
Then there is The Thing from Another World (1951), which more closely follows the story 'Who Goes There?'
Who's seen them either?
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The Thing (1982) is a Thanksgiving movie.
Thought of it while prepping a Friendsgiving turkey today.
Thought of it while prepping a Friendsgiving turkey today.
November 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The Thing (1982) is a Thanksgiving movie.
Thought of it while prepping a Friendsgiving turkey today.
Thought of it while prepping a Friendsgiving turkey today.
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@pallettownqueen.bsky.social @ccannonfire.bsky.social @kiajtw98.bsky.social @k31jan.bsky.social what time you guys call this?
November 23, 2025 at 4:04 PM
@pallettownqueen.bsky.social @ccannonfire.bsky.social @kiajtw98.bsky.social @k31jan.bsky.social what time you guys call this?
After one year of trying to carry on, I have finally given up on X and permanently moved to over here.
Hello to anyone in the #writingcommunity over here.
Hello to anyone in the #writingcommunity over here.
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
After one year of trying to carry on, I have finally given up on X and permanently moved to over here.
Hello to anyone in the #writingcommunity over here.
Hello to anyone in the #writingcommunity over here.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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On my way to the Higashiyama Zoo to see the Pallas cats, so here's some train scenery for @gaijinmommy.bsky.social consumption
November 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
On my way to the Higashiyama Zoo to see the Pallas cats, so here's some train scenery for @gaijinmommy.bsky.social consumption
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DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE: What moved me about this film was the way it shows, without a load of sentimental corn, how writers work, drafting and redrafting their material. It's also about how beautiful things--music, books, poetry--emerge from unhappy times.
November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE: What moved me about this film was the way it shows, without a load of sentimental corn, how writers work, drafting and redrafting their material. It's also about how beautiful things--music, books, poetry--emerge from unhappy times.
'The Fatigue of Sexualityville: LGB International (One More Gay Headache)' by Newt Leadbetter
Why?
substack.com/@newtleadbet...
#lgb #lgbt #lgbtq #opinion #currentevents #trans #homosexuals
Why?
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#lgb #lgbt #lgbtq #opinion #currentevents #trans #homosexuals
The Fatigue of Sexualityville: LGB International (One More Gay Headache)
Enough already!
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September 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
'The Fatigue of Sexualityville: LGB International (One More Gay Headache)' by Newt Leadbetter
Why?
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#lgb #lgbt #lgbtq #opinion #currentevents #trans #homosexuals
Why?
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#lgb #lgbt #lgbtq #opinion #currentevents #trans #homosexuals
Feminism Doesn't Work' by Newt Leadbetter
You want to be a boss? Do it. You want to hustle? Respect. But don’t piss on your roots just because some activist told you you’re oppressed by your own uterus. - Michelle Whittaker #substack
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#substack #writing #thoughts
You want to be a boss? Do it. You want to hustle? Respect. But don’t piss on your roots just because some activist told you you’re oppressed by your own uterus. - Michelle Whittaker #substack
open.substack.com/pub/newtlead...
#substack #writing #thoughts
Feminism Doesn't Work
It's just silly, Doll!
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September 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Feminism Doesn't Work' by Newt Leadbetter
You want to be a boss? Do it. You want to hustle? Respect. But don’t piss on your roots just because some activist told you you’re oppressed by your own uterus. - Michelle Whittaker #substack
open.substack.com/pub/newtlead...
#substack #writing #thoughts
You want to be a boss? Do it. You want to hustle? Respect. But don’t piss on your roots just because some activist told you you’re oppressed by your own uterus. - Michelle Whittaker #substack
open.substack.com/pub/newtlead...
#substack #writing #thoughts
'Lovers Tale of a Dreamer'
by Newt Leadbetter
Sequel to 'The Last Blessing'
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#shortfiction #writer #minifiction #twitterature #writing #shortstory
by Newt Leadbetter
Sequel to 'The Last Blessing'
*tap image to zoom in*
#shortfiction #writer #minifiction #twitterature #writing #shortstory
April 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
'Lovers Tale of a Dreamer'
by Newt Leadbetter
Sequel to 'The Last Blessing'
*tap image to zoom in*
#shortfiction #writer #minifiction #twitterature #writing #shortstory
by Newt Leadbetter
Sequel to 'The Last Blessing'
*tap image to zoom in*
#shortfiction #writer #minifiction #twitterature #writing #shortstory
"The Last Blessing"
By Newt Leadbetter
#flashfiction #shortstory #microstory #shortfiction #WritingCommunity
By Newt Leadbetter
#flashfiction #shortstory #microstory #shortfiction #WritingCommunity
March 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"The Last Blessing"
By Newt Leadbetter
#flashfiction #shortstory #microstory #shortfiction #WritingCommunity
By Newt Leadbetter
#flashfiction #shortstory #microstory #shortfiction #WritingCommunity
February 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM