Charlie

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Transmitting the only thoughts I can Horror & Speculative Fiction • Historian • NYC 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈| IG : chumboy.charlie| he/him

The Future of Writer’s RedEye Dear Readers, First, allow me to apologize for going AWOL the past few months. It’s no surprise that 2025 is just the latest “worst year” on record, but I’m taking things especially hard right now. I’m the only income-earner in the house right now, which is abysmal because I’m also a grad student. Add to that being trans in a rapidly worsening environment for trans folks, and it’s been a whole lot of stress this year.
Don Draper from Mad Men, weeping.
Image of Eric Weirheim, Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job! Eric is saying “I hate these old men” with corporate enthusiasm.
Photo of the back of a calico cat’s head. Her neck is thick as hell.
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960)
Screencap of Spotify playing B.Y.O.B by System of A Down
A pudgy dog sits on his butt like a human. He is so pudgy that his arms and legs stick straight out. His face is comically neutral.
A calico cat (with thumbs!) lounges on a couch. In front of her is a table with a cappuccino and a plate of fruit and cheese.
A very dainty calico cat sits in a man’s lap, staring up at the camera. She looks very comfortable. In the background, the man’s coffee cup is out of reach.
Home Depot 10’ skeleton dressed as Santa
A fully decorated Christmas tree
Poster for Shudder’s “The Creep Tapes”
Photo of three books. “Female Husbands”, by Manion. “When Brooklyn Was Queer”, by Hugh Ryan. And “A Queer History of the United States” by Michael Bronski. The books are stacked with the spines facing outward, and the backdrop is a wooden table.
Poster for the Netflix show “Mindhunter”
Poster for “Daddy’s Head”
Two men with traffic cones on their heads duel at midnight on an empty highway.