Jason Gelt

CAPE FEAR + DELIVERENCE + STRAW DOGS Six months into the pandemic, two urban families seek solace in a remote mountain cottage. Things go south when red state/blue state tensions turn toxic -- then deadly -- and they must fight off a redneck siege to survive. #pitmad #A #S #T #AC

AI art of the day: "Old People Eating French Fries"

Why did it take me 38 years to hear this amazing LP?

Somebody please reissue -- or bootleg -- Samhain's "November Coming Fire." I can't afford the $200+ price tag, folks. And you know I GOTTA own this platter before I die...

@jessicagelt did you see this pop up on the NYT feed yesterday? It lasted about 6 minutes before it vanished. It already had dozens of sarcastic comments and hundreds of 'likes' at that point. Ah, the sloppy world of online publishing!

Made from recycled carbon steel with a wood handle hewn from water-resistant local hardwoods! *Swoon*

I can deny it no longer: I'm a kitchen knife addict. My knife rack is 3" away from critical mass and yet I keep buying more. I need to stop, but how could I resist this rustic bunka knife handcrafted in a Vietnamese village? I couldn't, damnit. This is the last one, I promise...

More news from the New Puritan frontlines. nytimes.com/2021/09/17/opi…

@jessicagelt I love this!

This made me think of you @JasonGelt

Fantastic item about the damage being wrought by the New Puritans from @anneapplebaum in @TheAtlantic. I'm glad this subject is meriting more serious discourse lately. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Truth.

This is a great method for writing a synopsis: youtube.com/watch?v=2KoxRl…

@jessicagelt Republicans 😖

@JasonGelt This story is nuts! This is my favorite tidbit, though: "Anti-government sentiment aside, Walker asked for—and received—a PPP loan in May 2020 for nearly $13,000. It was fully forgiven by the Small Business Administration, according to ProPublica’s PPP tracker."

In Tucson? Really? thedailybeast.com/arizona-dad-ri…

A mummified moth was tucked into the middle of my bundle of spinach. Time to rethink the dinner plan.

Seems like agents and publishers don't want pandemic stories right now. But I got such positive feedback from other writers during #PitMad yesterday that I'm doubting that wisdom. I think there's an audience out there for my pandemic thriller but the question is how to connect.

Now that #PitMad is over, it's time for #PitSad. I appreciate everyone who retweeted my pitch, and said nice things about my premise. Onward and upward!

@jessicagelt Fuck Texas. So glad I didn't last long in that primitive butt-ass state. Although they're going to ruin the rest of us in the process.

Now protestors standing outside abortion clinics in Texas can not just shame the heartbroken women going inside, they can also sue the friends and family holding their hands and wiping their tears. What world is this?

A mom and her 4-year-old daughter form a unique bond in the early days of the pandemic when the mom’s debilitating anxiety makes socializing impossible. They build an alternate world in isolation as the mom tries to shield her child from the horror outside. #PitMad #Mem #NF #MH

THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX & THE HORSE x Chinese brush painting Three friends - an ox, a rabbit, and a boy - become unexpected parents to a baby bird and struggle over whether to keep it safely caged or set it free. Meanwhile, Mother Nature has other plans. #pitmad #PB #POC