Michael Tichy
@emptywrites.bsky.social
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
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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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
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this type obscuring of colossal harm bc it 'looked nicer'
bc someone they find more appealing was its face
bc everyone floating above it due to a lucky station in life could tell themselves it was necessary, promise themselves *they and theirs* were safe from harm
=why we're here headed for worse
bc someone they find more appealing was its face
bc everyone floating above it due to a lucky station in life could tell themselves it was necessary, promise themselves *they and theirs* were safe from harm
=why we're here headed for worse
Obama deported 3 million illegal immigrants during his time in office and I don’t remember a single scene like this.
January 11, 2026 at 12:37 PM
this type obscuring of colossal harm bc it 'looked nicer'
bc someone they find more appealing was its face
bc everyone floating above it due to a lucky station in life could tell themselves it was necessary, promise themselves *they and theirs* were safe from harm
=why we're here headed for worse
bc someone they find more appealing was its face
bc everyone floating above it due to a lucky station in life could tell themselves it was necessary, promise themselves *they and theirs* were safe from harm
=why we're here headed for worse
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This is basically the end of act one of expedition 33. IYKYK
This is basically the end of act one of expedition 33. IYKYK
BeerFest (2006) Landfill 2 Shows Up To Help Scene 4K HDR
YouTube video by Giggle Galaxy
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January 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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This is basically the end of act one of expedition 33. IYKYK
This is basically the end of act one of expedition 33. IYKYK
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This is correct. ICE is there in the first place because of an evidence-free racist conspiracy theory promoted by a 23 Year old YouTube propagandist. They manufacture pretext.
This is the thing about the "Don't give them the pretext to send in more feds" arguments. The administration is using its own murder of an unarmed civilian as the pretext to send in more agents. They do not need a pretext and will invent them if they want.
Trump Administration Deploying More Border Patrol Agents to Minnesota
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January 8, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This is correct. ICE is there in the first place because of an evidence-free racist conspiracy theory promoted by a 23 Year old YouTube propagandist. They manufacture pretext.
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Your body doesn’t have special distinct stress hormones for hiding in a tree and hoping the bear doesn’t look up, or huddling in a trench under artillery fire, or scrolling through bad news on the internet.
All your brain knows is that it’s being dunked in cortisol for hours on end.
All your brain knows is that it’s being dunked in cortisol for hours on end.
We are not meant to swim in a sea of stress hormones for months or years at a time.
Just existing and being aware of current events for the past five years has caused an epidemic of PTSD.
Just existing and being aware of current events for the past five years has caused an epidemic of PTSD.
January 8, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Your body doesn’t have special distinct stress hormones for hiding in a tree and hoping the bear doesn’t look up, or huddling in a trench under artillery fire, or scrolling through bad news on the internet.
All your brain knows is that it’s being dunked in cortisol for hours on end.
All your brain knows is that it’s being dunked in cortisol for hours on end.
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One of the core purposes of right-wing media is to rewrite your memory and reprogram your moral response to an event you saw with your own eyes. George Floyd died of a heart attack. Jan 6 was a peaceful picnic. This process has already begun
THERE IS VIDEO
I really do not want to recommend to everyone a video of a person being shot but there is video from multiple angles
why not cut the crap and just publish "this paper supports random state murder, it makes us feel good, kill kill kill"? same exact meaning, less embarrassing
I really do not want to recommend to everyone a video of a person being shot but there is video from multiple angles
why not cut the crap and just publish "this paper supports random state murder, it makes us feel good, kill kill kill"? same exact meaning, less embarrassing
January 8, 2026 at 3:57 PM
One of the core purposes of right-wing media is to rewrite your memory and reprogram your moral response to an event you saw with your own eyes. George Floyd died of a heart attack. Jan 6 was a peaceful picnic. This process has already begun
I know a popular response to all this is to blame the hiring of all the j6 refuse. But I would argue what we’ve seen so far is actually normal for experienced cbp officers maybe with slightly less accountability. When the numbers really swell with the influx it’s going to be much much worse.
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I know a popular response to all this is to blame the hiring of all the j6 refuse. But I would argue what we’ve seen so far is actually normal for experienced cbp officers maybe with slightly less accountability. When the numbers really swell with the influx it’s going to be much much worse.
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the only difference between a millennial New York Times journalist and an irony poisoned anime avatar twitter bluecheck who denies that he’s racist while he posts memes about Somali daycares is that the NYT journo is better at convincing you that he deserves to be part of polite society.
January 8, 2026 at 8:49 AM
the only difference between a millennial New York Times journalist and an irony poisoned anime avatar twitter bluecheck who denies that he’s racist while he posts memes about Somali daycares is that the NYT journo is better at convincing you that he deserves to be part of polite society.
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Trumpists will be giving the ICE murderer awards and recognitions and honors. That’s because (1) killing someone who thinks differently than they do is their fantasy (2) most of them are too spineless to do it but (3) by praising the murderer they can murder in a fantasy-league way
January 8, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Trumpists will be giving the ICE murderer awards and recognitions and honors. That’s because (1) killing someone who thinks differently than they do is their fantasy (2) most of them are too spineless to do it but (3) by praising the murderer they can murder in a fantasy-league way
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Everyone needs to watch this.
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Everyone needs to watch this.
Obligatory gym selfie. Fuck ice
January 8, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Obligatory gym selfie. Fuck ice
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babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
“What appears to be a newly created account appeared to invest $30,000 Friday in Maduro's exit. After Maduro went into custody Saturday morning, that same investor netted $436,759.61.”
Someone made $400K by predicting Maduro's capture. Here's what happened
The winnings come as the rules governing prediction markets are still evolving.
www.axios.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
babe wake up, they're doing insider trading on war crimes
As a psychiatric professional I’m looking for some tools to manage the dysregulation associated with being at the mercy of a rogue state. Also, would like some tips for gratitude journaling or self care to help my patients navigate being priced out of health insurance.
January 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
As a psychiatric professional I’m looking for some tools to manage the dysregulation associated with being at the mercy of a rogue state. Also, would like some tips for gratitude journaling or self care to help my patients navigate being priced out of health insurance.
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It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
It’s about oil and regime change.
And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
I don’t have a clever take today I just feel physically ill. I guess I thought i knew this was coming but my body is saying no you really didn’t.
January 3, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I don’t have a clever take today I just feel physically ill. I guess I thought i knew this was coming but my body is saying no you really didn’t.
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Just learned from my publisher that whole heck of a lot of you bought a copy of The Wingspan of Severed Hands in December! Thank you for (presumably) spreading the yellow sign to your friends and loved ones for the holidays. This is how we conquer reality.
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The Wingspan of Severed Hands - Joe Koch | Weirdpunk Books
Updated version for 2023!Three Women, One BattleA world gone mad. Cities abandoned. Dreams invade waking minds. An invisible threat lures those who oppose its otherworldly violence to become acolytes ...
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January 1, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Just learned from my publisher that whole heck of a lot of you bought a copy of The Wingspan of Severed Hands in December! Thank you for (presumably) spreading the yellow sign to your friends and loved ones for the holidays. This is how we conquer reality.
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The runes say I will finally get a contract for my novel this year. Thank you, runes. 🦄
January 1, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The runes say I will finally get a contract for my novel this year. Thank you, runes. 🦄
Together has just enough gross effects and funny body horror that it almost distracts you from how shallow the whole thing is. If we can get past the instagram level subtext as text in film writing sometime very soon that would be great
January 1, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Together has just enough gross effects and funny body horror that it almost distracts you from how shallow the whole thing is. If we can get past the instagram level subtext as text in film writing sometime very soon that would be great
My dog is super cute and snuggly
December 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
My dog is super cute and snuggly
The cruelest thing about expedition 33 is definitely the mimes.
December 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The cruelest thing about expedition 33 is definitely the mimes.
In 2026 I will try to hold my words more gently…
and maybe show more skin.
and maybe show more skin.
December 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
In 2026 I will try to hold my words more gently…
and maybe show more skin.
and maybe show more skin.
So I started expedition 33. I can already tell it’s going to make me crazy. But for being like a souls like-lite, the difficulty level is satisfying instead of hate inducing so far so 🤞
December 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
So I started expedition 33. I can already tell it’s going to make me crazy. But for being like a souls like-lite, the difficulty level is satisfying instead of hate inducing so far so 🤞
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This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This is just going to always be my go-to response to this kind of thing anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...
The holiday season this year is like a rare astronomical event where my usual seasonal depression, my acute awareness of how many of my relationships rely entirely on my efforts to sustain them, and the absolute vacuum of any meaningful feedback of my creative work have all aligned perfectly.
December 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The holiday season this year is like a rare astronomical event where my usual seasonal depression, my acute awareness of how many of my relationships rely entirely on my efforts to sustain them, and the absolute vacuum of any meaningful feedback of my creative work have all aligned perfectly.
Bugonia was a blast. Exactly the light hearted entertainment i needed during this stressful holiday season
December 25, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Bugonia was a blast. Exactly the light hearted entertainment i needed during this stressful holiday season