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Michael Tichy

@emptywrites.bsky.social

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He/Him. Author of ambivalent realism and other variations of sadness. Wound of the West out now from Castaigne Publishing. https://castaignepublishing.bigcartel.com/product/wound-of-the-west

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · Jun 20

It’s here. Available on Castaigne and the other place. 9 horror stories in the footsteps of Steinbeck. Read it, sit with it, share it with a friend.
In the Eyes of the Hungry

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IN THE EYES OF THE HUNGRY

IN THE EYES OF THE HUNGRY is a horror anthology inspired by the works of John Steinbeck. Featuring David Simmons, Brendan Vidito, plus more. Edited...

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Wrong Station @thewrongstation.bsky.social · 23h

‘It Doesn’t Matter How Many Times You Kill Us’ was first published in this gorgeous print volume from @castaignepub.bsky.social, edited by @emptywrites.bsky.social and @styxteeth.bsky.social.

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Cover of ‘in the eyes of the hungry’, edited by Michael Tichy and Valentina Rojas. Rendered in charcoal, a male figure flays himself with a straight razor. From Castaigne publishing.

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 1d

For approximately five minutes in the 1990s, some basic white dudes were encouraged to empathize with the dead animals on their plates and they angrily resurrect a funhouse mirror version of that to make bacon a whole personality and to justify absurd policy positions

Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 1d

That dude is profoundly lucky he had a dry bite. That was intense as hell

Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 1d

Humans have a gut level uncanny valley response in the presence of Bari Weiss

Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking: DHS releases photograph of girlfriend of antifa founder Noem reported in custody

Arwen (Liv Tyler) from lord of the rings with sword on a horse looking tough

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 1d

Blumhouse is and has always been a joke that occasionally makes a good movie because of sheer statistical probability. Of course he’s down with the slop.

Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 1d

Guy who has the worst track record of horror of any production company in history says people don’t care if you shovel slop at them. This is the least surprising ai apologist yet.

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 1d

Jason Blum says Hollywood should 'embrace AI' and viewers 'don't care if what they’re looking at is AI"

"it’s here to stay. It’s very important to use it ethically and legally, and for studios and guilds to protect the copyright of the artists"

(via Variety)

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 2d

I too am such a man 😂

Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 2d

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VOIDCON @voidcon.bsky.social · 4d

FOUR
DAYS
UNTIL
VOID

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 4d

Oh no. The tattoos came after the friends lol. I just meant the void was there.

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 4d

😂to be fair I was void crew before I knew there was a void crew

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Sasha Ravitch ☄️ @sasharavitch.bsky.social · 5d

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 4d

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 5d

I am the void

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 5d

Who am I? I’m the son of a bitch who finished his latest revision, editing about 40 thousand words in the last two days.

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 5d

The kettlebells don’t stop. Drink deep, sickos. This is your last taste until voidcon 3. Oct 9-11 Gettysburg PA

Sweaty man with beard looking extra hunky.

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Undertow Publications 🇨🇦 @undertow.bsky.social · 5d

Reminder we have 5 of our titles at just $2 each for the eBook for October. Get some ghostly weirdness.

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VOIDCON @voidcon.bsky.social · 5d

THIS IS OUR FINAL SCHEDULE. PLEASE NOTE THE AFTERPARTY IS VIP ONLY

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O F Cieri @ossuary.bsky.social · 6d

Read my book about a conspiracy theory to control people's minds through pop music!

Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · Aug 27

Had a dream that Harold Bloom wrote a really nice review of @ossuary.bsky.social’s novel Backmask, so maybe there is an afterlife? Anyway get it on bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/back...

Backmask

Check out Backmask - <p>Inspired by pop music history and written in the style of 60s horror pulp, BACKMASK is the fake history of a conspiracy theory surrounding the Satanic agenda to control childre...

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 6d

Three miles in 29:01. That is the fastest Ive run in at least 5 years. Probably 10 or more.

Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 6d

The Surfer was not what I expected 😂 but when I realized it was the same director as vivarium my expectations shifted. If, like me, you enjoy deeply uncomfortable movies with ambiguous endings and no clear resolution , it’s definitely worth your time

Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 6d

Perfect movie

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Magen Cubed @magencubed.bsky.social · 13d

With the increasingly hostile social media environment being the way it is, I'm trying to bring more readers to my newsletter

If you like me, my thoughts, or my writing, please consider subscribing. It's free. And if you enjoy my newsletter, please consider recommending/sharing my work 💜

Magen Cubed @magencubed.bsky.social · Sep 5

In my latest essay, I talk about the death of artists, learning how to be a better writer, and how good art can restore our capacity to feel if we give it the chance to

Barbed Wire, Sharp Teeth, and David Lynch's Rabbits

When I was twenty-four, maybe twenty-five, I was standing in the shower and washing my hair one day. This would have been 2010 or 2011. I don't remember...

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Michael Tichy @emptywrites.bsky.social · 7d

We have not announced it formally but all vips get to touch my butt once at voidcon. Talk about perks

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