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Robert Fieseler

@wordbobby.bsky.social

Author of American Scare and Tinderbox * PhD candidate through the Tulane backdoor * Guncle * Hersband * he/him rwfieseler.com

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And now your Sunday morning message from Mo the Cat Lady, the authentic New Orleans eccentric

22.02.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Proud to be collabing with PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social March 7! #booksky

19.02.2026 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And now your Sunday morning message from Mo the Cat Lady, the authentic New Orleans eccentric

08.02.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
LGBTQ History Discussion with Robert Fieseler | Pride in Progress
YouTube video by GENVAS LGBTQ History Discussion with Robert Fieseler | Pride in Progress

2025 will be remembered as the year of widespread erasure for queer programming, and so it was a supreme honor to travel to Broward County, Florida last September to share my book AMERICAN SCARE as part of the festival Pride in Progress. This is the talk I gave www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsOs...

06.02.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Special news. American Scare has been named an American Library Association Stonewall Honor Book in Nonfiction for 2026.

27.01.2026 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
By George, A Life - Trailer
YouTube video by By George, A Life By George, A Life - Trailer

I’ve been working on several secret projects, and a big one is nearing its premiere. For the past 5 years, I’ve been working as co-directer on a feature-length documentary called By George: A Life. It’s about a Holocaust liberator who became a Civil Rights activist. Trailer: youtu.be/I5mUMQvYV2g

24.01.2026 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Decades Before DeSantis, Charley Johns Led Florida’s First War on Queer Lives β€” And Fell
YouTube video by Queer News Tonight Decades Before DeSantis, Charley Johns Led Florida’s First War on Queer Lives β€” And Fell

Thank you Queer News Tonight for all the love and featuring my work youtu.be/MQLhEIBYtsM?...

21.01.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunset, windswept, Mallory Square, Key West.

19.01.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It ain’t a Key West pitstop until you’ve tried to pet a rooster or had the pork at El Siboney! Here for a reading at Key West Library

18.01.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Throwaway Boy β€œI’ve decided to tell you all the bad side of my life first. And then after I tell you all my bad side, I’ll tell what I remember of the good. Because, with everybody’s life, there’s a little good.

Story here: www.southerncultures.org/article/thro...

16.01.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How cool! Folks at the journal Southern Cultures named my story β€œThrowaway Boy,” about an HIV-positive New Orleans street kid who confronted outgoing President Ronald Reagan at the 1988 Republican National Convention, one of their β€œfavorite reads from 2025.”

16.01.2026 13:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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And now your Thursday morning message from Mo the Cat Lady, the authentic New Orleans eccentric

15.01.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now reading @wordbobby.bsky.social's deeply researched AMERICAN SCARE (2025).

14.01.2026 15:55 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Speaker Series: Robert W. Fieseler Robert W. Fieseler will speak about his book, American Scare: Florida’s Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives, a history of how Black activists and gay teachers were targeted by a legislative in…

Looking forward to my first queer event of 2026. See you in Key West on MLK Day, Jan 19 friendsofthekeywestlibrary.org/event/speake...

11.01.2026 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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King of Olympus - 64 Parishes Patrick "Skip" Kibodeaux was New Orleans's first public PWA (Person With AIDS), and an activist for gay rights in the 1980s.

Story here: 64parishes.org/king-of-olym...

07.01.2026 22:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Well, this is incredible. My story β€œKing of Olympus,” about a forgotten New Orleans AIDS activist whose name is framed in pink triangles on the AIDS Quilt, is a GLAAD Media Award nominee!

07.01.2026 22:22 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Robert W. Fieseler, Author of American Scare β€” Writer's Bone Author and journalist Robert W. Fieseler returns to the show and chats with Daniel Ford about his latest book American Scare: Florida's Hidden Cold War on Black and Queer Lives.

Best of 2025: @wordbobby.bsky.social

28.12.2025 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Honored! What a great conversation

28.12.2025 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stop, STOP it with the compliments 😏! Gay men don’t like attention #booksky

08.12.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And now your Saturday message from Mo the Cat Lady, the authentic New Orleans eccentric. Tis (very much) the Season.

06.12.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Long before Ron DeSantis, Charley Johns terrorized queer Floridians. We can learn from his downfall. - LGBTQ Nation "There's power in being part of the opposition, being part of the resistance."

Still glowing from these words from the LGBTQ Nation write-up: β€œWith the publication of American Scare, Fieseler, who lives in New Orleans with his partner, Ryan, has joined the ranks of the nation’s top investigative reporters.” I mean, dayum! #booksky www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/long...

05.12.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Long before Ron DeSantis, Charley Johns terrorized queer Floridians. We can learn from his downfall. - LGBTQ Nation "There's power in being part of the opposition, being part of the resistance."

A little interview of mine just hit on the homepage of LGBTQNation. The first line bowled me over: β€œNo one can accuse Robert W. Fieseler of taking the easy road.” My pops would be proud www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/long...

04.12.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Long before Ron DeSantis, Charley Johns terrorized queer Floridians. We can learn from his downfall. - buff.ly/9tpgGgR

03.12.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Long before Ron DeSantis, Charley Johns terrorized queer Floridians. We can learn from his downfall. - buff.ly/Ez9YLSq

03.12.2025 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Or for *a* collapsing time

01.12.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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And now your Monday morning message/art installation from Mo the Cat Lady, the authentic New Orleans eccentric

24.11.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Y’all my friends at Narratively just gave AMERICAN SCARE, and the beautiful except they published last week, a celebratory shoutout in a mega-email blast, and I am so darn grateful.

21.11.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you ❀️❀️

17.11.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gulp. Guys, AMERICAN SCARE was named one of Kirkus Review’s Best Books of 2025!

17.11.2025 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I keep finding rainbow crosswalks! This one in Philly, Cradle of the Republic

09.11.2025 16:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0