Michael C. Bailey - Indie Author, Stage Combat Guy
@mbaileywriter.bsky.social
Independent author (superhero, fantasy, urban fantasy), stage combat director/instructor in the central MA area. Native Cape Codder. Shares a bed with one wife, two dogs, and three cats. He/him/his.
https://innsmouthlook.com
https://innsmouthlook.com
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Updated pinned post for anyone who wants to check out my work or maybe even buy some books.
WEBSITE: innsmouthlook.com
BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/beta-search?...
AMAZON AUTHOR CENTRAL: www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/a...
FYI, you can order print editions through my website.
WEBSITE: innsmouthlook.com
BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/beta-search?...
AMAZON AUTHOR CENTRAL: www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/a...
FYI, you can order print editions through my website.
Fuck no. Never. I can write a great, watchable movie on my own because I'm not an untalented hack that needs the plagiarism robot to shit out mediocre garbage on my behalf.
Writers if you could drop your novel or short story into an AI and have it make a great and watchable movie out of your story, and you could sell that movie, would you do it? #writers #WritingCommunity
February 18, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Fuck no. Never. I can write a great, watchable movie on my own because I'm not an untalented hack that needs the plagiarism robot to shit out mediocre garbage on my behalf.
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Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
As Bernie Sanders Comes to California, Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Read this sentence slowly:
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
“Gov. Gavin Newsom, crypto executives and business leaders are ramping up efforts this week to stop the proposed wealth tax...”
gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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One thing AI has revealed is that there are a whole lot of people who have neither interesting ideas nor the talent to express them, and apparently not even any real will or desire to cultvate either of these things… but still for some reason desperately want to be regarded as artists.
AI filmmaking is completely unserious.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
You've got people with $30k begging the internet for ideas by next week because they have nothing of their own to say, it's just slop for the sake of slop. Embarrassing state of affairs.
February 17, 2026 at 11:55 PM
One thing AI has revealed is that there are a whole lot of people who have neither interesting ideas nor the talent to express them, and apparently not even any real will or desire to cultvate either of these things… but still for some reason desperately want to be regarded as artists.
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an editor at Cleveland.com announces that they're "removing writing from reporters' workloads"
(in the midst of a column criticizing a graduating student not understanding this is how the world works now: god forbid a student is looking to actually write) www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
(in the midst of a column criticizing a graduating student not understanding this is how the world works now: god forbid a student is looking to actually write) www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
February 17, 2026 at 3:59 PM
an editor at Cleveland.com announces that they're "removing writing from reporters' workloads"
(in the midst of a column criticizing a graduating student not understanding this is how the world works now: god forbid a student is looking to actually write) www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
(in the midst of a column criticizing a graduating student not understanding this is how the world works now: god forbid a student is looking to actually write) www.cleveland.com/news/2026/02...
That would be this account, I assume. Also blocked.
February 17, 2026 at 5:19 PM
That would be this account, I assume. Also blocked.
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This makes me sick to my stomach.
(5/11) Walmart, Whole Foods, and Kohls are switching to electronic shelf labels that can display dynamic prices. Kroger deployed them with Microsoft AI—a setup a 2024 Senate inquiry warned could enable “surge pricing” via facial recognition. (Kroger claims it will only lower prices.)
February 17, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This makes me sick to my stomach.
Porting that is over from FB. I'll be returning to work with the fine folks from Studio Theatre Worcester as fight director for this show. Further details, including audition info, in the alt text.
#theater #centralMA #WorcesterMA
#theater #centralMA #WorcesterMA
February 17, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Porting that is over from FB. I'll be returning to work with the fine folks from Studio Theatre Worcester as fight director for this show. Further details, including audition info, in the alt text.
#theater #centralMA #WorcesterMA
#theater #centralMA #WorcesterMA
Weekly Update – February 17, 2026
If you run in writer/author circles online, particularly on Bluesky, you may have heard of the controversy surrounding an author operating under the pseudonym "Coral Hart" and a pandering article in the New York Times about her use of generative AI to churn out…
If you run in writer/author circles online, particularly on Bluesky, you may have heard of the controversy surrounding an author operating under the pseudonym "Coral Hart" and a pandering article in the New York Times about her use of generative AI to churn out…
Weekly Update – February 17, 2026
If you run in writer/author circles online, particularly on Bluesky, you may have heard of the controversy surrounding an author operating under the pseudonym "Coral Hart" and a pandering article in the New York Times about her use of generative AI to churn out dozens of quickie romance novels and, allegedly, make big money doing so. If you haven't? Well, I just summarized the situation for you.
innsmouthlook.com
February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Weekly Update – February 17, 2026
If you run in writer/author circles online, particularly on Bluesky, you may have heard of the controversy surrounding an author operating under the pseudonym "Coral Hart" and a pandering article in the New York Times about her use of generative AI to churn out…
If you run in writer/author circles online, particularly on Bluesky, you may have heard of the controversy surrounding an author operating under the pseudonym "Coral Hart" and a pandering article in the New York Times about her use of generative AI to churn out…
Need to remember this one.
Decussate [dih-KUS-ayt]
(v.) To cross or intersect each other to form an ‘X’.
(adj.) Shaped like an ‘X’.
Used in a sentence:
“It was that distinctively decussate scar, pale and merciless in its symmetry, that refused to fade with time and, in the end, led unerringly to his apprehension.”
(v.) To cross or intersect each other to form an ‘X’.
(adj.) Shaped like an ‘X’.
Used in a sentence:
“It was that distinctively decussate scar, pale and merciless in its symmetry, that refused to fade with time and, in the end, led unerringly to his apprehension.”
![Vintage parchment-style graphic titled “Grandiloquent Word of the Day” featuring the word “Decussate” with pronunciation guide “[dih-KUS-ayt].” Definitions read: “(v.) To cross or intersect each other to form an X. (adj.) Shaped like an X.” Below is an example sentence in serif type: “It was that distinctively decussate scar, pale and merciless in its symmetry, that refused to fade with time and, in the end, led unerringly to his apprehension.” On the right side, an antique ink illustration shows two ornate swords crossing diagonally to form an X shape, visually reinforcing the word’s meaning. The overall design has an aged, Victorian lexicographic aesthetic with decorative typography and sepia tones.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uzkqphsznycugmyz7hqvna3f/bafkreig7l2t5hbfzxljlmtkutsin3nkwftas2vfuvw24jrvauy3jvb4w24@jpeg)
February 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Need to remember this one.
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Every time you speak up - and every time you don't - there are people watching and learning about you and the world you help create.
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
February 17, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Every time you speak up - and every time you don't - there are people watching and learning about you and the world you help create.
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Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
February 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…
In today's ebook newsletter, a sci-fi novel written with the help of gAI (but he didn't use it to write the actual book, it was all him, really!), sporting a gAI slop cover, and promotional images that don't even have a consistent style.
February 17, 2026 at 12:49 PM
In today's ebook newsletter, a sci-fi novel written with the help of gAI (but he didn't use it to write the actual book, it was all him, really!), sporting a gAI slop cover, and promotional images that don't even have a consistent style.
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"Why are ADHD and Autism suddenly such a big fucking deal"
I dunno, how much louder and brighter and constant did everything get in the last 50 years
Do you not think that has overwhelmed people who are easily distracted or prone to sensory overload
I dunno, how much louder and brighter and constant did everything get in the last 50 years
Do you not think that has overwhelmed people who are easily distracted or prone to sensory overload
February 17, 2026 at 7:24 AM
"Why are ADHD and Autism suddenly such a big fucking deal"
I dunno, how much louder and brighter and constant did everything get in the last 50 years
Do you not think that has overwhelmed people who are easily distracted or prone to sensory overload
I dunno, how much louder and brighter and constant did everything get in the last 50 years
Do you not think that has overwhelmed people who are easily distracted or prone to sensory overload
I have a few WIPs (WsIP?) going on, and this morning I banged this out after a flash of inspiration, and I'm pretty pleased with it. Captures the tone of the story as a whole rather nicely.
February 17, 2026 at 12:40 PM
I have a few WIPs (WsIP?) going on, and this morning I banged this out after a flash of inspiration, and I'm pretty pleased with it. Captures the tone of the story as a whole rather nicely.
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Give trans kids a chance to be kids.
February 16, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Give trans kids a chance to be kids.
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U.S. Marshal Asa O. Butman arrived on a Saturday night in 1854 and left, according to abolitionist newspaper the Worcester Daily Spy, “abject, debased, degraded, and trembling," the following Monday morning.
Remembering the time Worcester ran a slave catcher out of town ...
U.S. Marshal Asa O. Butman arrived on a Saturday night in 1854 and left, according to abolitionist newspaper the Worcester Daily Spy, “abject, debased, degraded, and trembling," the following Monday morning.
bit.ly
February 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
U.S. Marshal Asa O. Butman arrived on a Saturday night in 1854 and left, according to abolitionist newspaper the Worcester Daily Spy, “abject, debased, degraded, and trembling," the following Monday morning.
Advertise your account with a GIF.
February 17, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Advertise your account with a GIF.
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“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
Colbert Says CBS Pulled Guest Over FCC Scrutiny; Posts Interview to YouTube Instead
Stephen Colbert blasted Brendan Carr after FCC scrutiny led CBS to pull an interview with Texas State Rep James Talarico. Instead, 'The Late Show' posted it to YouTube.
dlvr.it
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
“[James Talarico] was supposed to be here, but we were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly, that we could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said.
The Grim Reaper continues to take all the wrong old men.
February 17, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The Grim Reaper continues to take all the wrong old men.
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AI tech barons don’t have real human connections. To them LARPing with dead granny’s digital ghost is no different than LARPing that they had an actual relationship with living granny
They already live in a simulation of their own making - now they want to drag our dead loved ones into it with them
They already live in a simulation of their own making - now they want to drag our dead loved ones into it with them
Meta has patented AI that can run a dead person's account, continuing to post and chat on their behalf
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
February 17, 2026 at 9:07 AM
AI tech barons don’t have real human connections. To them LARPing with dead granny’s digital ghost is no different than LARPing that they had an actual relationship with living granny
They already live in a simulation of their own making - now they want to drag our dead loved ones into it with them
They already live in a simulation of their own making - now they want to drag our dead loved ones into it with them
NEEEAAAR!
February 17, 2026 at 1:23 AM
NEEEAAAR!
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"It builds character!"
No, it builds scar tissue. Suffering trauma isn't noble.
No, it builds scar tissue. Suffering trauma isn't noble.
February 16, 2026 at 10:47 AM
"It builds character!"
No, it builds scar tissue. Suffering trauma isn't noble.
No, it builds scar tissue. Suffering trauma isn't noble.
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A fun thing to do is look at Amazon’s price history tool.
Prices remain steady on most things over the last 30 days. Toggle it to 90 and almost everything spiked 30%
Prices remain steady on most things over the last 30 days. Toggle it to 90 and almost everything spiked 30%
February 16, 2026 at 5:05 PM
A fun thing to do is look at Amazon’s price history tool.
Prices remain steady on most things over the last 30 days. Toggle it to 90 and almost everything spiked 30%
Prices remain steady on most things over the last 30 days. Toggle it to 90 and almost everything spiked 30%
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“Earth is a pleasure cruise for 1000 people and we're all just the staff.”
I literally saw a post two weeks back in which a guy with two jobs was flagellating himself because he was short on rent, lamenting that had he donated plasma more, maybe his rent would be on time. This system is deeply fucked. Earth is a pleasure cruise for 1000 people and we're all just the staff.
February 16, 2026 at 8:48 PM
“Earth is a pleasure cruise for 1000 people and we're all just the staff.”