Michael Damian Thomas
@michaeldthomas.bsky.social
9-time Hugo Award and World Fantasy Award-winning Publisher/Editor at @uncannymagazine, & Content Editor for the It’s Storytime with Wil Wheaton podcast. Former caregiver for awesome late daughter, Caitlin. He/Him, They/Them.
It doesn’t get any easier. I miss my daughter so very much.
January 25, 2026 at 4:26 PM
It doesn’t get any easier. I miss my daughter so very much.
Caitlin's favorite band, The New Pornographers, are releasing a new album. (She was friends with the band, and they were extremely kind to her.) Sometimes, it's very hard to see the world move without her. So many things she never will get to experience. She packed in a lot, though.
January 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Caitlin's favorite band, The New Pornographers, are releasing a new album. (She was friends with the band, and they were extremely kind to her.) Sometimes, it's very hard to see the world move without her. So many things she never will get to experience. She packed in a lot, though.
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Spread the word, Space Unicorns, do you love Uncanny Magazine stories and ticky boxes?!? The Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll is OPEN! Choose your favorite 3 Uncanny stories from last year! It's FREE!!! buff.ly/UMRHq44
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Spread the word, Space Unicorns, do you love Uncanny Magazine stories and ticky boxes?!? The Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll is OPEN! Choose your favorite 3 Uncanny stories from last year! It's FREE!!! buff.ly/UMRHq44
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ICYMI, Space Unicorns, do you love Uncanny Magazine stories and ticky boxes?!? The Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll is OPEN! Choose your favorite 3 Uncanny stories from last year! It's FREE!!! buff.ly/UMRHq44
January 22, 2026 at 10:40 PM
It's FREE!!!! Please help a writer get a FANCY CERTIFICATE!!!
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Reminder that Disneyland Handcrafted is now streaming on Disney+ and Disney YouTube for free! See my review: orlandoparkstop.com/feature/revi...
Review: Disneyland Handcrafted Showcases Incredible Never Before Seen Construction Footage
The newest documentary from Academy Award–nominated Leslie Iwerks, Disneyland Handcrafted, offers a new view into the frantic year of construction ahead of Disneyland's grand opening in 1955.
Utilizi...
orlandoparkstop.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Reminder that Disneyland Handcrafted is now streaming on Disney+ and Disney YouTube for free! See my review: orlandoparkstop.com/feature/revi...
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Reposting for anyone who missed it when I posted this for anyone who missed it.
For anyone who missed it, I want you to know that there's a new episode of It's Storytime With Wil Wheaton available wherever you get your podcasts. There's also a pair of new posts on my blog.
wilwheaton.net/2026/01/its-...
wilwheaton.net/2026/01/its-...
It’s Storytime: Wend-Way-Go
It is Wednesday, and that means there’s a new episode of It’s Storytime With Wil Wheaton, waiting for you wherever you get your podcasts. This week’s story is Wend-Way-Go by Tim P…
wilwheaton.net
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Reposting for anyone who missed it when I posted this for anyone who missed it.
The Uncanny Magazine poll has been up for all of three hours, and already there is SUSPICIOUS SKULLDUGGERY possibly going on. *sigh*
January 22, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The Uncanny Magazine poll has been up for all of three hours, and already there is SUSPICIOUS SKULLDUGGERY possibly going on. *sigh*
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Space Unicorns, do you love Uncanny Magazine stories and ticky boxes?!? The Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll is OPEN! Choose your favorite 3 Uncanny stories from last year! It's FREE!!! buff.ly/UMRHq44
January 22, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Space Unicorns, do you love Uncanny Magazine stories and ticky boxes?!? The Uncanny Magazine 2025 Favorite Fiction Reader Poll is OPEN! Choose your favorite 3 Uncanny stories from last year! It's FREE!!! buff.ly/UMRHq44
My eyeballs are melting from too many days in a row looking at spreadsheets.
January 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM
My eyeballs are melting from too many days in a row looking at spreadsheets.
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The New Pornographers are back with a new single ‘Votive’. Watch the video and stream the song wherever you get your music. Their new album, ‘The Former Site Of’ releases March 27th and is available for pre-order on CD, LP, and Merge-exclusive "Mai Tai" Peak Vinyl! lnk.to/TheFormerSit...
January 21, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The New Pornographers are back with a new single ‘Votive’. Watch the video and stream the song wherever you get your music. Their new album, ‘The Former Site Of’ releases March 27th and is available for pre-order on CD, LP, and Merge-exclusive "Mai Tai" Peak Vinyl! lnk.to/TheFormerSit...
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It is Wednesday, and that means there's a new episode of It's Storytime With Wil Wheaton. I made a creative choice for this week that I haven't made before, and I wanted to talk about it a little bit.
I made a creat
I made a creat
It’s Storytime: Wend-Way-Go
It is Wednesday, and that means there’s a new episode of It’s Storytime With Wil Wheaton, waiting for you wherever you get your podcasts. This week’s story is Wend-Way-Go by Tim Pratt. It was originally published in Uncanny Magazine. I made a creative choice for this week that I haven’t...
wilwheaton.net
January 21, 2026 at 7:13 PM
It is Wednesday, and that means there's a new episode of It's Storytime With Wil Wheaton. I made a creative choice for this week that I haven't made before, and I wanted to talk about it a little bit.
I made a creat
I made a creat
I see today is another day where I have OPINIONS and need to go exercise or do something else instead.
January 21, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I see today is another day where I have OPINIONS and need to go exercise or do something else instead.
UNCANNY WRITERS, STAFF, AND ARTISTS OF 2025! I am working on the 2025 1099s. If you think I owe you a 1099, and you haven't received an email from me, PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP! :D
January 21, 2026 at 1:58 AM
UNCANNY WRITERS, STAFF, AND ARTISTS OF 2025! I am working on the 2025 1099s. If you think I owe you a 1099, and you haven't received an email from me, PLEASE CONTACT ME ASAP! :D
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Swooping back this very fine MLK Day with our first unthemed issue of 2026! Behold! Get yours! Tell a friend!
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FIYAH # 37
FIYAH Issue 37 is available in downloadable PDF and EPUB formats. Buying for someone else? Hit up the Gift Issue for transferable download codes. See the description below for content details.
fiyahlitmag.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Swooping back this very fine MLK Day with our first unthemed issue of 2026! Behold! Get yours! Tell a friend!
fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...
fiyahlitmag.com/shop/issues/...
Pretty sure it will be a bit before I see Hamnet.
January 18, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Pretty sure it will be a bit before I see Hamnet.
The fourth person actually fixed my problem! SUCCESS!!! :D
I sure am glad the bank wanted to fill the void of sorting out Caitlin's insurance and medical supplier fun! :P
I sure am glad the bank wanted to fill the void of sorting out Caitlin's insurance and medical supplier fun! :P
Since Friday, I've been locked out of my Huntington Bank online account. Why? I tried to pay a bill that this checking account has paid monthly for at least a decade. They wanted me to go to a branch 2 hours away and shoe ID. 4 phone calls, and no progress to get the account unlocked.
January 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
The fourth person actually fixed my problem! SUCCESS!!! :D
I sure am glad the bank wanted to fill the void of sorting out Caitlin's insurance and medical supplier fun! :P
I sure am glad the bank wanted to fill the void of sorting out Caitlin's insurance and medical supplier fun! :P
Since Friday, I've been locked out of my Huntington Bank online account. Why? I tried to pay a bill that this checking account has paid monthly for at least a decade. They wanted me to go to a branch 2 hours away and shoe ID. 4 phone calls, and no progress to get the account unlocked.
January 18, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Since Friday, I've been locked out of my Huntington Bank online account. Why? I tried to pay a bill that this checking account has paid monthly for at least a decade. They wanted me to go to a branch 2 hours away and shoe ID. 4 phone calls, and no progress to get the account unlocked.
It's been 21 months, but the grief of Cairtlin's death is still very strong. I miss her smile. Her silliness. Her company. I know most of you are tired of me talking about it, but it's a constant ache.
January 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
It's been 21 months, but the grief of Cairtlin's death is still very strong. I miss her smile. Her silliness. Her company. I know most of you are tired of me talking about it, but it's a constant ache.
Paul was wonderful. So very enthusiastic and a joy to be with on panels. He was one of the reasons I loved attending Odd Con in Madison back in the day. Sending all of the love to his friends and family.
Madison fandom has lost one of its loveliest, most beloved members, and the news is gutting.
If you’d ever met Paul Wiesner, you knew what a gigantic heart he had. He was simply a delight to be around - sharp, bright, funny, and passionate about his many fandoms.
If you’d ever met Paul Wiesner, you knew what a gigantic heart he had. He was simply a delight to be around - sharp, bright, funny, and passionate about his many fandoms.
January 17, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Paul was wonderful. So very enthusiastic and a joy to be with on panels. He was one of the reasons I loved attending Odd Con in Madison back in the day. Sending all of the love to his friends and family.
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"I'm on the top of this list!"
@foxesandroses.bsky.social: psst, it's 'cause your story came out in January...
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"I'm on the top of this list! Woo hoo!"
@foxesandroses.bsky.social: psst, it's 'cause your story came out in January...
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"I'm on the top of this list! Woo hoo!"
Crawling back from a very nasty bout of flu by posting some of my favorite stories I read last year. Is it a perfect list? No, there's a ton of amazing stuff out there. But I am happy with it and I hope you can find something in here for you <3
AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF GLORIOUS SHORT FICTION THAT I ENJOYED IN 2025 (BY PUBLICATION MONTH).
his love’s ashes on his tongue, by Monte Lin, in The Deadlands (January) I love how this story explores grief and death. It’s a journey in a strange city. A journey inside our minds and the v…
eugeniatriantafyllou.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
"I'm on the top of this list!"
@foxesandroses.bsky.social: psst, it's 'cause your story came out in January...
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"I'm on the top of this list! Woo hoo!"
@foxesandroses.bsky.social: psst, it's 'cause your story came out in January...
er...
"I'm on the top of this list! Woo hoo!"
Today has been a day of tasks that shouldn’t take a lot of time taking A LOT OF TIME.
January 16, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Today has been a day of tasks that shouldn’t take a lot of time taking A LOT OF TIME.
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Must Read Changes Contract Language locusmag.com/2026/01...
January 15, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Must Read Changes Contract Language locusmag.com/2026/01...
My phone has informed me that there is a SNOW SQUALL WARNING.
January 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
My phone has informed me that there is a SNOW SQUALL WARNING.
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It's either "liminal" or anything ending in -punk
What is the most overused word in your industry?
Let it out.
Let it out.
January 13, 2026 at 4:00 PM
It's either "liminal" or anything ending in -punk