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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 15h

AUTUMN DREAMS Part 11. The Reply.

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 1d

AUTUMN DREAMS Part 10. Enter a werewolf.

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 2d

Now that the Department of Defense has been renamed the Department of War, is it time to rename the Department of Justice into the Department of Vengeance?

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 2d

AUTUMN DREAMS Part 9:

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 3d

AUTUMN DREAMS Part 8. Enter a protagonist.

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 4d

Look at this late harvest! When I wrote yesterday's essay on home-grown tomatoes, I never imagined the plants would still be producing a week into October.
(If you want to read what I said, go to: file770.com/home-grown-t...)

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 4d

AUTUMN DREAMS Part 7. Let the orgy begin!

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 5d

Here's the rundown of celebrations in Philadelphia: whyy.org/articles/phi...

How to see the Navy’s 250th anniversary celebrations in Philly

Jet fighter flyovers, a flotilla of boats and a 7,000-person parade will all be part of the Navy and Marines’ celebration of 250 years of history.

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 5d

On October 13, 1775, the US Navy was created by an act of Congress. We should celebrate this anniversary wholeheartedly because the American military has NEVER interfered with an election. We take this for granted. But it's one of the foundations of our freedoms.

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 5d

Today's Monday Universe Box is...

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Let’s celebrate The Universe Box‘s February 3rd release by Tachyon Press! I have opened the universe box that is my life, and will be sharing a piece of it every Monday. By Michael Swanwi…

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 5d

Part 6 of AUTUMN DREAMS. Today... dancing skeletons!

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 6d

I would have posted this earlier, but I was on a podcast: UNDER A HARVEST MOON is completely sold out.

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 6d

Part 5 of AUTUMN DREAMS is online. Enter the creepy-crawlies.

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AUTUMN DREAMS (Part 5 of 31)

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 6d

Dragonstairs Press is down to five copies of UNDER A HARVEST MOON. So it looks likely that it will sell out today.

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 7d

They're all numbered and autographed. So that's not a problem.

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 7d

Dragonstairs Press is down to 23 copies of UNDER A HARVEST MOON.

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Michael Swanwick @michaelswanwick.bsky.social · 7d

33 copies of UNDER A HARVEST MOON are still available for purchase. It begins to look like this is one of those rare chapbooks that take days or even weeks to sell out.