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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 7d

On my way! 😍

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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 8d

I kind of can’t believe this Bari Weiss quote is even real, and yet www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

“I know that there are some people in this room who don’t believe that my marriage should have been legal … and that’s ok. Because we’re all Americans who want lower taxes.”

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8d

There is no acceptable excuse for zip-tying children! None.

This shouldn’t even have to be said.

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Sarabande Books @sarabandebooks.bsky.social · 7d

⚡️ZINE LUNCH!⚡️presents “P. S. ‘I Meant To Tell You’: The Postscript Zine” a free, virtual workshop with @alinaetc.bsky.social this Friday, October 10, at 12 PM EST, sponsored by Zine Machine and streaming live from Set & Setting Bookstore in Louisville, Kentucky!

Link in bio to register—it’s free!

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Daniel Miller @danielmiller.bsky.social · 7d

Read read read this incredible story and stave off the horrors for just a few moments more and just maybe, if you are lucky, you, too, will emerge with a fragrance suggesting an ongoing relationship with leather!

Whitney Collins @whitneycollins.bsky.social · 7d

I am beyond excited to have my story “Truth or Consequences” published with @hexliterary.bsky.social!

hex @hexliterary.bsky.social · 8d

"I was once on a plane that suffered a monumental loss."

Folks, you aren't prepared for this new @whitneycollins.bsky.social story--perfectly written, utterly strange, incredibly compelling. We are so damn excited (and lucky) to share "Truth of Consequences" this week on hex! An absolute wonder! ✈️

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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 9d

Omg I feel this so hard! Sending you love!

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Erika Swyler @erikaswyler.bsky.social · 12d

I hope my publishers use their part of the Anthropic settlement to reissue my books with ink that smells like:
•Long Island low tide
•Florida swap rot

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12d

a heartwarming story of how being an unethical and talentless hack is no barrier to success when you are willing to endlessly flatter the wretched views of rich dipshits

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 12d

Bari Weiss is set to be named the editor in chief of CBS News, the New York Post reports

Paramount Skydance is poised to name Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS News in the coming days — giving the hard-charging journalist unusual clout to revamp the struggling network as it also acquires her scrappy news site the Free Press, The Post has learned.

Weiss — a 41-year-old former New York Times opinion writer who has built the Free Press into a buzzworthy site with a contrarian bent — is expected to be named to the top post in a Monday announcement, although the talks are in flux and the timing could change, a source close to the situation said.

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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 12d

Omg I love everything about this!

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Ursula K. Le Guin @ursulakleguin.com · 12d

Vajra Chandrasekera (@vajra.me) introduces his second novel, Rakesfall, which is is shortlisted for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

For more about this year's shortlist: www.ursulakleguin.com/prize25

Vajra Chandrasekera reads from Rakesfall

YouTube video by Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation

www.youtube.com

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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 15d

This is so good!

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MidCenturyCinema @midcenturycinema.bsky.social · 24d

9/20/69: Agnès Varda's Lions Love (...& Lies)
w/Shirley Clarke, Viva ++
Hollywood, cinema, & infused w/RFK
More:
@eshynes.bsky.social: reverseshot.org/symposiums/e...
@aquariumdrunkard.com: aquariumdrunkard.com/2022/01/04/v...
@magicmikewrites.bsky.social: spectrumculture.com/author/mike-...

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · 26d

Never gonna watch The Summer I Turned Pretty, because the premise makes no sense.

It wouldn't take a whole summer to turn Pretty, it would take like an hour tops. You bite Pretty and drain her blood to the point of death, then feed her your blood. Boom. DONE.

Sick of TV shows that drag things out.

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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 26d

a painting of jesus holding a sheep with the words yes written on the bottom

ALT: a painting of jesus holding a sheep with the words yes written on the bottom

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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · 27d

I’m so excited to have a new short story up at beautiful, queer @fifthwheelpress today! It’s the first of my “Messianic Panic!” series of stories featuring the giant ghost of Jesus visiting a Pennsylvania town in the 1980s. It’s probably not safe for work?

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Feature: short fiction by Mike McClelland — fifth wheel press

Like Sharon Stone and the zipper, Dr. Mike McClelland is originally from Meadville, Pennsylvania. He has lived on five different continents but now resides in Illinois with his husband, two sons, an...

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · Sep 11

What a week. Definitely making a couple pitchers of Beef Fizz tomorrow.

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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · Sep 7

Sabalenka and Anisimova both have such Florida Pool Mom energy and I LOVE IT

Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · Aug 25

Oh no I wrote a blog

magicmikewrites.substack.com

Make it Magic | Mike McClelland | Substack

I'm so enthusiastic about writing that I need to share it with you before I explode like an overripe watermelon. Click to read Make it Magic, by Mike McClelland, a Substack publication. Launched 4 yea...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Mar 6

1. This morning, California Governor said he was in "complete alignment" with anti-LGBTQ+ hate-influencer Charlie Kirk of TPUSA on transgender sports.

He also conceded on trans inmates and gender affirming care for youth.

It's so much worse than being reported.

Subscribe to support my journalism.

CA Gov Gavin Newsom "Completely Aligns" With Charlie Kirk On Trans Issues In Podcast

The California Governor, in the launch of his new podcast, announced that he completely aligned with far-right, ant-LGBTQ+ influencer Charlie Kirk on sports, and agreed on prisons and youth care.

www.erininthemorning.com

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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · Aug 22

And what do we think about the crop top for my first day of teaching? Too conservative?

Mike dressed in trashy jean shorts and a trashier purple crop top

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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · Aug 22

Back to school beauties, plus a picture from Simon’s PERFECT birthday gift, a trip to SporcleCon! Leo is starting second grade, Fox first, and I’m back at school for the (redacted) year. The plant fairy (my mom) visited my office today!

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · Aug 14

signal boosting this perfect movie

Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · Jul 29

Truly brilliant film in every wat, The Assessment. Not a wasted scene. Great acting, writing, directing, cinematography, editing, sound, costume and set design.

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Mike McClelland @magicmikewrites.bsky.social · Aug 14

Omg I usually don’t post about this sort of thing but I just found out that one of my stories is being taught at Cambridge University and it is good for my ego and also can I get a book deal now?

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Grist @grist.org · Mar 27

4/ The Secrets of the Last Greenland Shark.

The last four creatures on Earth make an amazing discovery as the oldest of them finally returns home.

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#Greenland #Shark #ClimateFiction #Fiction

The Secrets of the Last Greenland Shark

From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: The last four creatures on Earth make an amazing discovery as the oldest of them finally returns home.

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Grist @grist.org · Mar 27

🌍✨ Closing out the day with some of Imagine 2200’s most-loved climate fiction—stories that spark hope, action, and fierce imagination.

From solarpunk futures to Indigenous resilience, these tales redefine what’s possible.

A quick 🧵 of standouts that resonated globally:

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