Shayne Laughter

@shaynel

Writer, novelist, short stories, scripts, random remarks. Traveler, Hoosier, Trekkie. My DMs are for CONVERSATION, be inventive! Blog: sane-almanack.ghost.io , earth regeneration topics and other stuff that keeps me SANE

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Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Jul 12

Massively backlit sunset thunderheads behind the Burger King. 07/11/2026

Sunset-backlit thunderhead clouds above a Burger King.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Jun 29

A mourning dove settled on a parking lot barrier, just sittin'. Who knows why!

Mourning dove settled on a parking barrier. Evening, Southern Indiana.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· May 9

George Takei in "Year of the Dragon," play by Frank Chin. Watch it here: asianamericanfilmindex.com/the-year-of-...

Cover of a DVD for Year of the Dragon, a 1975 TV play starring George Takei, written by Frank Chin.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Apr 2

Because today is my day off. Euro-style Cafe Vienna in a wood-paneled small restaurant that has excelled at home-pub atmosphere for 40+ years

Espresso demitasse, a terrific shot topped with whipped cream and ground nutmeg. Wooden table, water glass and menu in the background.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Feb 8

Just finished E1 and started E2, Ake is running around barefoot. I have a gay Klingon in a skirt to look forward to???

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Jan 10

And now, dessert: Egg Nog Tart and espresso. #Elm #happybirthdaytome

Egg nog tart with cinnamon whip topping, and espresso with an artfully presented sugar cube on a tiny spoon.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Jan 9

Just finished my Rabbit Pot Pie and mashed potatoes with rabbit gravy at #Elm, the best restaurant in Bloomington, Indiana. Sauvignon blanc, with a delightful salad as the opener. Going to let this settle and breathe before I choose a dessert and espresso. #happybirthdaytome #birthdaymoney

rabbit pot pie with whimsical crust. A small cup of mashed potatoes covered with brown rabbit gravy. White wine in a goblet, and a small table candle.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Nov 17

My favorite Nashville Hot Chicken sandwich with slaw, in a love place that brings Bali Terrace Garden to a "modern industrial" restaurant space, all in Bloomington, IN.

Fried chicken sandwich with pickles and a toothpick spear, plated next to a pile of house made cole slaw. You are now hungry.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Jun 22

Pizza place where I'm waiting to pick up an order. Graffiti all over the walls & booths, since we're next door to a famous old rock club. #RockitsPizza #TheBluebird #BloomingtonIN #TheGulch

Interior, hole in the wall pizza joint, empty, booth bench lining the wall, checkerboard floor, ceiling fans, graffiti covering everything. Looking out front window & door.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Jun 14

Middle of the Midwest, Bloomington, IN, 6/14/25

A woman in a black tank top holds a sign that says, "Elect a R*pist, Get F*cked"

A woman in a blue tank top with US Flag colors inside a "female" symbol (circle and cross) holds a sign that says, "NO FAUX-KING WAY"

A woman in a blue tee shirt wears a taco hat. Her shirt says, "When Injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty."

A woman with shoulder-length ash-blonde hair wears a Melania mask, sunglasses, paper crown, and purple royal robes. Her sign says, LOCK US UP.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Apr 17

A #film that takes place where you're from: Breaking Away was filmed in and around Bloomington, IN in 1978. I was an extra for 3 days. It is a beloved indie classic that even townies in Bloomington have come to admire.

Poster for the movie Breaking Away: four teenage boys sit on a green hillside, townie boys with no future in a college town.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Feb 16

My little corner of serenity.

Small seated Medicine Buddha statue on a gold colored box on a golden silk kata cloth, on a windowsill, backed by closed blinds, and sheltered by a (fake) long-stemmed pink rose placed to float above its head.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Feb 12

The bakery on my block is prepped for Valentine's Day! #RainbowBakery #BloomingtonIN

Heart-shaped small cake covered in tiny hearts, in a bakery case.

Cupcakes with icing formed as pink rose petals.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Feb 9

My own tiny Superb Owl:

A small owl on a tree branch, facing away from the camera, leans over to look past the branch at the camera, upside down.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Feb 8

Kind of overkill, but...

"Money Kitty" with the reaching paw has a mouthful of three more Kitties and a belly of three more, on an embroidered red cushion at the front desk of a Chinese restaurant.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Jan 29

I love a magnolia in full bloom. Here's my favorite tree in town, it's a big show every autumn.

A large maple tree in full blazing autumn red, before any leaves have fallen.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Jan 18

Currently at a dance party in an old school gym, celebrating 10 years of #TheSoulKitchen at @wfiu.bsky.social . Majority of those gyratin' & groovin' are past 60. This is the most I've moved my hips in YEARS and there is a palpable joy in ppl here. Restin' my dancin' dogs. #joy

Resting feet in black dancing shoes, on a gym floor, more feet in the background.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Jan 10

Also known as The Destroyer.

Grey cat with golden eyes gazes calmly at you and plans his attack.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Dec 25

The world's cutest homemade Santa doll. Note the rainbow gloves.

Homemade Santa doll with white lace beard, rainbow gloves, and tiny rosettes on his boots.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Dec 25

My new slippers immediately doing their real job.

Fluffy slippers in a black and white yin yang design are on my feet being attacked by a gray cat.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Dec 15

Thai dinner! Because it's been a Day.

Thai meal of "Drunken Noodles with crispy chicken." Blooming Thai, 4th St, Bloomington, IN. USA

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Nov 30

This is the Orbit Room, right on the square, a downstairs bar where the best alt pop band to come out of Bloomington in years played that night after the lighting: #BusmansHoliday. Find them on YouTube or Pandora!

Cozy basement music venue/bar full of people and colorful lights.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Nov 30

Thanksgiving evening, after a wonderful dinner, our party of 8 60-something friends flopped onto the couch and chairs with our wine and coffee and screamed laughing at THIS IS SPINAL TAP. Damn, that mofo HOLDS UP, and DELIVERS!

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Nov 30

My town's annual courthouse square lights festival

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Nov 25

Creature, napping.

Gray kitten sleeping in a twisted posture like diving with eyes closed

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Nov 24

Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap Products, in bottles and bars

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Nov 23

Testing, testing, I'm determined to reflexively use alt text, is this thing on

White bowl full of food, beautifully presented: fried plantains, crispy pork belly, pico de Gallo, shredded red onions, and guacamole, all on a bed of white rice.

Shayne Laughter@shaynel· Nov 6

This kitty is now a Cat-strati, but even zonked on his meds he is too bitey to hold down for nail trimming.