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Roderick Kneale

@RoderickKneale

Copywriter. Reader. Dog-owner. Tea-drinker. Fan of all things #horror.

He played poch in a small tavern on the outskirts of Strasbourg, trading wins around a scarred table with a quintet of wizened regulars. Returning from his gap year, he wrote an app so he could continue playing with those five venerable Frenchmen. He called it E-poch. #vss365


Soldiers trooped past, uniforms sharp as their bayonets. More protests. More blood spilled in the name of the new #regime. Carl sipped his tea. 60 years ago he'd have been out there himself, on one side or the other - convinced he was right, not caring if he wasn't. #vss365


I'll admit it. I spat my tea out over this one. Almost Pratchett-esque in its delivery.

- I'm not sure if I can stand this regime, sarge - What private? Are you saying this regiment is too regimented? - It's just this practice regime, sarge. - It's for the regiment's regimental display, private. - ...but, sarge I don't want to display my regimentals sarge!



#WritingCommunity peeps. Opened my farewell card from work to find a £20 Amazon gift card. Going to buy some books, so whore your work below. Post an Amazon link and a few words persuading me to buy. Heads up: I prefer dark SpecFic, but will tackle anything with a bit of bite.


Took me a while to get on board with the idea of a Kindle... until I realised that, if I saw a book I wanted (that is, all of them), I could have it right then and there. None of this pesky putting-on-clothes-to-go-to-the-book-shop malarkey that "society" wants me to adhere to.


Sometimes the writerly folks on my timeline just leave me speechless.


I'm setting up my website, tentatively titled THE WORD OF ROD. Already kicking myself that I didn't choose KNEALE BEFORE ROD instead.


Just walked out on my day job of four and a half years. Can't say I'll miss the work, but some of my coworkers were a fucking blast. They also bought me a huge bottle of rum. Mmmm...


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The #mythos I created was a dangerous thing, with every share and retweet it grew stronger. Who knew it would take on a life of it's own. The belief shaped its form. Fire breathing unicorns have no place in our world yet one stands before me, licking its rabid jaws. #vss365


My last day as a civil servant. It's a big change, but I cannot - in all honesty - pretend that I'm sad about the occasion.


Some films had it made - troubled production, death on set, rumours of a curse. A grim reputation assuring cult status. He held Laura's hand as the sirens approached. The rest of her was scattered about the set. He smiled. Sometimes you had to create your own #mythos. #vss365


I've enjoyed this last week or so of doing bits of nanofiction for #vss365. Think I'm going to call it a day after this weekend though. These mini stories have got me thinking that maybe I should try my hand at something a bit larger.


Well, I did it. Handed in my notice yesterday - took a leap into the great beyond. I'm now a full time self employed copywriter by trade. It feels good... if a little scary.


30 pieces of #silver always seemed such a paltry sum to betray Our Lord. Ethan pored over old texts, working out currency conversion and inflation rates over the millennia. He let his breath out in a long whistle. That kind of green was worth any number of messiahs. #vss365


H.P. Lovecraft was instrumental in creating the genre of #cosmic horror. Beings of unspeakable power, compared to whom the whole of humanity is little more than an ants' nest. Ironically *his* biggest fear was being served a shrimp cocktail by a black guy. Go figure. #vss365


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If you're not already following this lovely writer, please do. She will be your #vss365 prompt host for July.

Lightning #scars the sky. You usually walk this way, don’t you? You walk with the dog, I’ve seen photos. Dappled sunlight through the woodland trees. Will you come now it’s raining? Now the dog is gone? #SatSplat #vss365

LV_matthews's tweet image. Lightning #scars the sky.
You usually walk this way, don’t you? You walk with the dog, I’ve seen photos. Dappled sunlight through the woodland trees. Will you come now it’s raining? Now the dog is gone? #SatSplat #vss365


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“I need something to lighten my #mood Haskins, distract me from my marital woes.” “Alcohol, and lots of it sir.” “Until I feel even worse next morning.” “What do you suggest?” “Maybe I could get a pet. I always wanted a parrot.” “We know your wife likes a cockatoo.” #vss365


If you don't already, check out the Five Minutes With... interviews at @GNHorror. They're short, snappy, and generally excellent. However, they come with a warning. I sneaked over to read @pennyqotu's interview and spent 3 hours checking out others too. gingernutsofhorror.com/interviews/fiv…


I would write a very short story for #vss365 this morning, but I'm not in the #mood. Wow. Mind... blown.


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Take a girl: shuck like an oyster, pry her apart, divide in pieces, swallow her whole, & add that pearl of a #scar to a growing strand from an oyster bed. Throw her around, rinse, & repeat. Sad irony that abuse can create a poet, writer, & darkens a shining star. #vss365 #vss365a


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