Michael Haynes
@michaelhaynes.bsky.social
Ardent short story reader and writer. Debut short fiction collection, AT THE INTERSECTION OF LOVE AND DEATH, out now! Codex, SFWA, MWA. Enjoys photography, cooking, and travel.
http://michaelhaynes.info/
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Three Things Cameron Couldn't Tell You
My second short fiction collection, Three Things Cameron Couldn't Tell You: Stories of (Mis)Communication is available for purchase now! If...
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My new SF/F/H short fiction collection is available in softcover, hardcover, and eBook.
"...These stories ripple across the soul long after the page has turned" - Randee Dawn
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[Cover alt text: Two people sit in a diner with many artifacts on the wall.]
"...These stories ripple across the soul long after the page has turned" - Randee Dawn
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[Cover alt text: Two people sit in a diner with many artifacts on the wall.]
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There have been technical difficulties with emailed newsletters. Failures to email, it appears. I'm sorry. I don't know the problem. I'm looking into it with my publishing platform. My last column here: www.thedisrespected.com/columbus-own...
Columbus' own Great 8
Behold Zach Werenski
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February 7, 2026 at 12:47 AM
There have been technical difficulties with emailed newsletters. Failures to email, it appears. I'm sorry. I don't know the problem. I'm looking into it with my publishing platform. My last column here: www.thedisrespected.com/columbus-own...
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The stories we get from @jordankurella.com are always some of the weirdest out there (praise), and this new one in @apexmag.bsky.social is no exception: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
Unsettled Nature
Once were a time on a jackalope when folks kept their thinking to themselves. People lived, and people died, natural-like, in...
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February 4, 2026 at 2:15 AM
The stories we get from @jordankurella.com are always some of the weirdest out there (praise), and this new one in @apexmag.bsky.social is no exception: www.apexbookcompany.com/a/blog/apex-...
I’m sure this has been noted elsewhere, but it’s wild that the only two teams in the NHL’s Pacific conference to have won more games than they have lost so far this season are currently fifth and sixth in their conference!
February 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I’m sure this has been noted elsewhere, but it’s wild that the only two teams in the NHL’s Pacific conference to have won more games than they have lost so far this season are currently fifth and sixth in their conference!
I think I forgot to share this here last week… I have a new story out in Black Cat Weekly! This is one of very few stories I’ve written which I would label as “mystery” (as compared to “crime”). michael-haynes.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...
New Story: "Murder in A-Flat" at Black Cat Weekly
Without going back and looking at my records, I suspect it's been a while since I had two new stories released in the same month, but that's...
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January 29, 2026 at 5:22 AM
I think I forgot to share this here last week… I have a new story out in Black Cat Weekly! This is one of very few stories I’ve written which I would label as “mystery” (as compared to “crime”). michael-haynes.blogspot.com/2026/01/new-...
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I know things are bad, and it is late, but if you live in a cold place, please moisturize your hands before going to sleep. Cracked skin is really painful.
January 27, 2026 at 6:03 AM
I know things are bad, and it is late, but if you live in a cold place, please moisturize your hands before going to sleep. Cracked skin is really painful.
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Minneapolis, when the whistles blew.
January 27, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Minneapolis, when the whistles blew.
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The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
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For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL:
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
January 27, 2026 at 1:41 AM
For any elected official who needs to hear this, I impart a lesson learned from the NFL:
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
When the other team is tired and on the back foot, you don’t call a timeout so they can catch their breath. You grind their fucking face into the dirt until the final whistle blows and you’ve won the game.
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
January 25, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I mostly just stay off Twitter altogether but after double checking that the Walter Hudson post was still up I ran across this and just had to share so the Romancelandians who bought hand warmers could hear about the PROFESSIONAL GRADE LOGISTICS.
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Let me say something very directly.
We are objectively in a fascist authoritarian moment here in this country.
Academics and historians have established indicators for this. We are well over the line on many of them.
We are objectively in a fascist authoritarian moment here in this country.
Academics and historians have established indicators for this. We are well over the line on many of them.
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Let me say something very directly.
We are objectively in a fascist authoritarian moment here in this country.
Academics and historians have established indicators for this. We are well over the line on many of them.
We are objectively in a fascist authoritarian moment here in this country.
Academics and historians have established indicators for this. We are well over the line on many of them.
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Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
Attorney General Pam Bondi: "Our country was founded on law enforcement"
Bondi: "It's extremely organized. The signs they have are all matching, they're well written. And look at what's happening today. How did these people go out & get gas masks? These protesters. Would you know how to walk out on the street and buy a gas mask? Think about that. We're not gonna have it"
January 25, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Our country was founded on resistance to a tyrant.
And this is how *I* got said delightful news! 🎉
And this is how I got the delightful news that there's a new season of For All Mankind coming.
love being a "for all mankind" fan. tv show that costs twenty bajillion doll hairs a season and has negative viewership but keeps putting new seasons out. maybe one of the best tv shows of the last 10 years. you've never heard of it
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 AM
And this is how *I* got said delightful news! 🎉
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
Always excited to see new books from Neon Hemlock!
This is bound to be another fantastic anthology from Neon Hemlock, and it went live on KS today! Check it out!
And I'm not *just* saying that because I get to do interior illustrations and (hopefully🤞) some very cool stretch goal stuff 👀.
And I'm not *just* saying that because I get to do interior illustrations and (hopefully🤞) some very cool stretch goal stuff 👀.
January 22, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Always excited to see new books from Neon Hemlock!
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The audiobook of AND WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU TONIGHT appears to still be on sale at @libro.fm and we're at #53 in horror! :D
A murdered woman seeks her revenge in a dystopian drowned city -- with or without the help of her living friends.
A murdered woman seeks her revenge in a dystopian drowned city -- with or without the help of her living friends.
And What Can We Offer You Tonight Audiobook on Libro.fm
In a far future city, where you can fall to a government cull for a single mistake, And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed tells the story of Jewel, established courtesan in a luxurious H...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:54 PM
The audiobook of AND WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU TONIGHT appears to still be on sale at @libro.fm and we're at #53 in horror! :D
A murdered woman seeks her revenge in a dystopian drowned city -- with or without the help of her living friends.
A murdered woman seeks her revenge in a dystopian drowned city -- with or without the help of her living friends.
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ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!
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How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota
I’m going to assume that if you’re reading this, you more or less understand the situation in Minnesota and I don’t have to explain it to you! That said, I do have a section of lo…
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January 21, 2026 at 4:13 AM
ARE YOU A NON-MINNESOTAN WHO WANTS IDEAS OF STUFF TO DO TO HELP MINNESOTA RESIST FASCIST TYRANNY? Have I got a blog post for you! With additional advice for how to get ready in case tyranny shows up at YOUR doorstep next!
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/h...
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Calling out the boss here:
As good as she is at supporting our writers, she is FOR SHIT at self-promoting, so allow me a moment of your time:
Tenebrous EIC @alexwoodroe.com has a new book out tomorrow, THE NIGHT SHIP! It fucking rocks. If you dig what Tenebrous does, you’ll dig it.
Link to buy ⬇️
As good as she is at supporting our writers, she is FOR SHIT at self-promoting, so allow me a moment of your time:
Tenebrous EIC @alexwoodroe.com has a new book out tomorrow, THE NIGHT SHIP! It fucking rocks. If you dig what Tenebrous does, you’ll dig it.
Link to buy ⬇️
January 20, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Calling out the boss here:
As good as she is at supporting our writers, she is FOR SHIT at self-promoting, so allow me a moment of your time:
Tenebrous EIC @alexwoodroe.com has a new book out tomorrow, THE NIGHT SHIP! It fucking rocks. If you dig what Tenebrous does, you’ll dig it.
Link to buy ⬇️
As good as she is at supporting our writers, she is FOR SHIT at self-promoting, so allow me a moment of your time:
Tenebrous EIC @alexwoodroe.com has a new book out tomorrow, THE NIGHT SHIP! It fucking rocks. If you dig what Tenebrous does, you’ll dig it.
Link to buy ⬇️
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Started reading January magazines and really liked the very first thing I read: @atgreenblatt.bsky.social 's grimly hopeful @uncannymagazine.bsky.social story: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
The Doorkeepers - Uncanny Magazine
It’s Sunday night, which means it’s our Friday night, which means the Doorkeepers go out and get absolutely blasted. It’s not as messy as it sounds. We’re polite drunks; we make a point of it actually...
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January 19, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Started reading January magazines and really liked the very first thing I read: @atgreenblatt.bsky.social 's grimly hopeful @uncannymagazine.bsky.social story: www.uncannymagazine.com/article/the-...
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My very first collection! Which came out over 10 years ago at this point. Yikes! We could all use some glitter these days, no?
We're running a sale on the website. Get 25% off your order with promo code Molly at checkout. One of the books we have in stock is The Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves the World Again by @acwise.bsky.social.
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The Ultra Fabulous Glitter Squadron Saves the World Again, by A.C. Wis
When the world is endangered, there's no point in sparing the spangles, spilling the drinks, or withholding the glitter. In this collection of whimsical stories of fierce femmes and brave butches, the...
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January 20, 2026 at 12:32 AM
My very first collection! Which came out over 10 years ago at this point. Yikes! We could all use some glitter these days, no?
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Hey friends! We're bringing back one of our wishlists specifically looking for hand & foot warmers for the folks who have to be outside to protect the community! With temps plummeting in the Twin Cities, this is a quick & easy way to help!
@naomikritzer.bsky.social will be collecting again!
@naomikritzer.bsky.social will be collecting again!
Check out my list on Amazon
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January 20, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Hey friends! We're bringing back one of our wishlists specifically looking for hand & foot warmers for the folks who have to be outside to protect the community! With temps plummeting in the Twin Cities, this is a quick & easy way to help!
@naomikritzer.bsky.social will be collecting again!
@naomikritzer.bsky.social will be collecting again!
@matthewrettino.bsky.social Let me know if you recently received an email from me, please. Thank you!
January 19, 2026 at 10:43 PM
@matthewrettino.bsky.social Let me know if you recently received an email from me, please. Thank you!
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Meg Elison is a brilliant author and you should buy and read everything she writes. As just one example, The Pill is prescient and hard-hitting.
My short story collection that includes The Pill 💊 is on sale for $5! Support an independent press and also me, your favorite unemployed author.
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January 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Meg Elison is a brilliant author and you should buy and read everything she writes. As just one example, The Pill is prescient and hard-hitting.
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For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
Opinion | I'm a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here's how ICE observers are helping.
Research into how violence occurs shows that disapproval from the people around you can help reduce it.
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January 16, 2026 at 6:55 PM
For @msnownews.bsky.social, I wrote an article about how ICE Watch is grounded in sociological theories of violence prevention.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.
The reality is that most men will only commit public violence in extremely specific scenarios and ICE Watch disrupts the conditions necessary for escalation.