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Barlow Adams @barlowadams.bsky.social · 2d

Ice Box: a sex work platform where men pay women to eat the plums they were saving in the ice box and describe how sweet and cold they are.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 6d

Went to my doctor this morning for a routine checkup. Lab had lost my test results & a big scramble ensued. While I waited, the printout arrived. It was for a guy who lived in Maryland, not Ohio. Argued with my MD & his staff until they conceded the results weren't mine. Customer service isn't dead.

Your satisfaction is our highest priority, jackass. Now get lost!

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 6d

Editing my novel for the eleventy-millionth time.

Frustrated by the persistent and recurring bad punctuation.

Cleaned my desktop's monitor screen.

Problem solved.

Back to finding darlings and murdering them.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 8d

The dog wears suspenders because someone forgot to buy duct tape, plus it's a dog, not a damn barbarian, isnt it?

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Matt Round @mattround.com · 12d

The biggest problem with AI-generated video isn’t fakery as such, it’s more of a “flood the zone with shit” thing where everything is questioned, filtering (whether as an individual or a service/outlet) becomes a massive burden, and real content gets drowned out

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 13d

You rite plenty gooder now yes?

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 17d

A lovely, dreamlike story, Sel!

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 22d

...so, it's non-fiction set in our present time?

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 22d

Watersome
Hydrolicious
Doubleplus dampish
Oceany
Condensed steam
Lake liquor
Towel squeezins

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · 22d

Signage paid for in Russian rubles.

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Alex Morris @asjmorris.bsky.social · 26d

Experiment successful.

The cast of TV sitcom Cheers, Cliff, Coach, Carla, Sam, Diane and Norm, but they're all been quickly faceswapped with Cher's face. The title above reads 'Chers'.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Oct 5

I want to cross the Atlantic and shake Rick until he looks like a bobblehead. He *never* fails to produce stories with resonance and payoff, and it's really pissing me off. Stop getting better, Rick, no one wants that! No, I'm not jealous, everyone else is jealous.

Rick White @ricketywhite.bsky.social · Sep 29

I have a new story in @MaudlinHouse today documenting the absurdity and horror of a typical working day, “A More Radiant Glow” is live now, please give it a read. 👻 🖤🍸

maudlinhouse.net/a-more-radia...

A More Radiant Glow

John sat uncomfortably in a chair which must surely have been designed for discomfort, since it served no other purpose. It was eleven forty-seven a.m., or maybe two-eighteen p.m. or twenty past the h...

maudlinhouse.net

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Oct 5

I want to cross the Atlantic and shake Rick until he looks like a bobblehead. He *never* fails to produce stories with resonance and payoff, and it's really pissing me off. Stop getting better, Rick, no one wants that! No, I'm not jealous, everyone else is jealous.

Rick White @ricketywhite.bsky.social · Sep 29

I have a new story in @MaudlinHouse today documenting the absurdity and horror of a typical working day, “A More Radiant Glow” is live now, please give it a read. 👻 🖤🍸

maudlinhouse.net/a-more-radia...

A More Radiant Glow

John sat uncomfortably in a chair which must surely have been designed for discomfort, since it served no other purpose. It was eleven forty-seven a.m., or maybe two-eighteen p.m. or twenty past the h...

maudlinhouse.net

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Sep 27

Folks waiting at the car wash across the street are reading your draft RN.

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · Sep 24

Look what we have here then.

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Rick White @ricketywhite.bsky.social · Sep 22

I’ve always loved @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social writing, but there’s just something about this piece that really resonates deeply with me. Like he’s turned the bass up to 11, the bass in all four chambers of my heart, that is 🖤 💫

Also, the last line is an all-timer…

Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Sep 2

Feels great to be back after a 3-day sub-orbital test flight (details are classified but I can tell you they'd run out of monkeys) and learn my essay-flash-doodle "The Lesser Feats of Atlas" is up at The Airgonaut. I'm home again but still weightless!

theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Sep 22

Rick thanks for the boost I didn't mean to punch you in the ol' blood-pump and it turns out the piece's ending exceeded my quota of commas for a while so I'm forced to use lots of run-on sentences which is a bitch but I'll work it out somehow oh and I want to write a happy story but don't know how.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Sep 19

"Alright, you've pushed me too far! It's two fingers of Bushmills 16 Year and off to bed with you! Do I have to say it again?"

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Sep 19

"Yes, sweet Axl, prior to the rising temperatures and dwindling oceans of the 2020s, a cute kitten such as yourself could've caught real fish! Truly! Honor their memory. And thank our good and generous Overlord Roku for allowing us these digital glimpses of the past!"

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Sep 19

If you haven't read Rick's latest published story, why are you even on this Earth? Producing carbon dioxide? Boosting consumer spending metrics? Please immerse yourself in "Kevin" ASAP. Thank you.

Rick White @ricketywhite.bsky.social · Sep 19

They say every writer has one story about a pivotal career change in the life of a dolphin and this is mine! “Kevin” recently published in the Gorko Gazette 🐬 thegorkogazette.com/2025/09/12/k...

New content every morning!

It’s impossible to talk about the 2009 Sea World Dolphin Adventures Squad without mentioning Kevin.

thegorkogazette.com

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The Awkward Silence @theawkwardsilence.bsky.social · Sep 19

At last, a sketch we can ALL relate to.

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Sep 17

I heard that this type of high-quality content on Bluesky produces enhanced amounts of something called "engagement."

Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Sep 17

I can't talk to you right now. Just got back from my vacation in Tennessee and I'm planning my next trip there, which I hope will be soon.

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Sheila Scott @mahenry20.bsky.social · Sep 7

"facts are speedbumps, or more explicitly they are pancakes of roadkill in the breakdown lane." I lost Michael when I moved to Bluesky from the Bad Place'. It's so lovely to have his writing back. 😊

Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Sep 2

Feels great to be back after a 3-day sub-orbital test flight (details are classified but I can tell you they'd run out of monkeys) and learn my essay-flash-doodle "The Lesser Feats of Atlas" is up at The Airgonaut. I'm home again but still weightless!

theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...

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Michael Grant Smith @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social · Sep 7

You are way too kind, Sheila, which is one of many reasons why I've missed you. Thanks!

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