Michael Wegener
@michaelwegener.bsky.social
Writer of prime crime and horror fiction. Former chemist (if there is such a thing) breaking bad on the page. Stories in Mickey Finn, Unnerving Magazine, Starlite Pulp, SNAFU, The Yard...
Pinned
After my English debut story was published in 2022, it took until 2024 before I started writing short stories consistently, and in 2025, my stories began to see the light of day again.
Massive thanks to every single editor/publisher and reader!
See you around in 2026.
#crimefiction #horror
Massive thanks to every single editor/publisher and reader!
See you around in 2026.
#crimefiction #horror
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I wrote this story "Nefarious" some time in early summer this year, published in November on The Yard:
theyardcrimeblog.com/2025/11/09/nefarious-crime-fiction/
Horrifying how quickly shit like this became reality...
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/02/us/ice-impersonator-incidents-rise-invs-vis
#fuckice
theyardcrimeblog.com/2025/11/09/nefarious-crime-fiction/
Horrifying how quickly shit like this became reality...
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/02/us/ice-impersonator-incidents-rise-invs-vis
#fuckice
ICE impersonator incidents rise during Trump’s second term | CNN
A CNN review has found two dozen incidents of people posing as ICE officers in 2025 – more incidents than during the prior four presidential terms combined.
edition.cnn.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I wrote this story "Nefarious" some time in early summer this year, published in November on The Yard:
theyardcrimeblog.com/2025/11/09/nefarious-crime-fiction/
Horrifying how quickly shit like this became reality...
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/02/us/ice-impersonator-incidents-rise-invs-vis
#fuckice
theyardcrimeblog.com/2025/11/09/nefarious-crime-fiction/
Horrifying how quickly shit like this became reality...
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/02/us/ice-impersonator-incidents-rise-invs-vis
#fuckice
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Three idiots. Four old ladies. One very bad idea in South Florida.
Crime doesn’t always pay—Florida crime fiction from @bobarmstrongwriter.bsky.social at its meanest (and funniest).
literarygarage.com/thank-you-fo...
Crime doesn’t always pay—Florida crime fiction from @bobarmstrongwriter.bsky.social at its meanest (and funniest).
literarygarage.com/thank-you-fo...
Thank You For Being A Mark | Literary Garage
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January 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Three idiots. Four old ladies. One very bad idea in South Florida.
Crime doesn’t always pay—Florida crime fiction from @bobarmstrongwriter.bsky.social at its meanest (and funniest).
literarygarage.com/thank-you-fo...
Crime doesn’t always pay—Florida crime fiction from @bobarmstrongwriter.bsky.social at its meanest (and funniest).
literarygarage.com/thank-you-fo...
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My debut poetry collection, Time Travel Is Easy, is all about Deep Time, queer embodiment, childhood trauma, and proletarian anger: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G344X8L7
Time Travel Is Easy
Amazon.com: Time Travel Is Easy: 9798274963558: Hollon, Rick: Books
www.amazon.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
My debut poetry collection, Time Travel Is Easy, is all about Deep Time, queer embodiment, childhood trauma, and proletarian anger: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G344X8L7
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Thank you! x
Women in horror month is coming up in no time! And uh, I am a lady who writes horror. I'd be thrilled if you checked out my first collection:
mybook.to/AllsWell
Women in horror month is coming up in no time! And uh, I am a lady who writes horror. I'd be thrilled if you checked out my first collection:
mybook.to/AllsWell
All's Well That Ends Well
Read it now
mybook.to
January 9, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Thank you! x
Women in horror month is coming up in no time! And uh, I am a lady who writes horror. I'd be thrilled if you checked out my first collection:
mybook.to/AllsWell
Women in horror month is coming up in no time! And uh, I am a lady who writes horror. I'd be thrilled if you checked out my first collection:
mybook.to/AllsWell
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Thanks, Gabino!
My latest book, Pyres, is an inferno of visceral rage against the anti-immigrant agenda of the greedy shitheads in power.
Hope people will dig it.
books2read.com/pyresnovel
My latest book, Pyres, is an inferno of visceral rage against the anti-immigrant agenda of the greedy shitheads in power.
Hope people will dig it.
books2read.com/pyresnovel
January 9, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Thanks, Gabino!
My latest book, Pyres, is an inferno of visceral rage against the anti-immigrant agenda of the greedy shitheads in power.
Hope people will dig it.
books2read.com/pyresnovel
My latest book, Pyres, is an inferno of visceral rage against the anti-immigrant agenda of the greedy shitheads in power.
Hope people will dig it.
books2read.com/pyresnovel
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Thanks Gabino - much appreciated
Here's a promo video I made for Saltblood recently... Fuck LLM "content"... we're going lo-fi!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08C...
Here's a promo video I made for Saltblood recently... Fuck LLM "content"... we're going lo-fi!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08C...
January 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Thanks Gabino - much appreciated
Here's a promo video I made for Saltblood recently... Fuck LLM "content"... we're going lo-fi!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08C...
Here's a promo video I made for Saltblood recently... Fuck LLM "content"... we're going lo-fi!
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08C...
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The Hand of the Archer Ebook is on sale for $5.99!
There’s sex, drugs, & endurance sports.
(existential dread is free of charge)
🫎🧟♂️🖤🏃
a.co/d/1FN2itN
There’s sex, drugs, & endurance sports.
(existential dread is free of charge)
🫎🧟♂️🖤🏃
a.co/d/1FN2itN
January 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
The Hand of the Archer Ebook is on sale for $5.99!
There’s sex, drugs, & endurance sports.
(existential dread is free of charge)
🫎🧟♂️🖤🏃
a.co/d/1FN2itN
There’s sex, drugs, & endurance sports.
(existential dread is free of charge)
🫎🧟♂️🖤🏃
a.co/d/1FN2itN
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Thanks so much for the boost!
I've got a bingeable 9-book epic for anyone who needs an escape at the end of the day. My warrior-mages kill all their villains in the end and bring down the broken institution they belonged to
books2read.com/PathofEndles...
mcburnell.itch.io/a-path-of-en...
I've got a bingeable 9-book epic for anyone who needs an escape at the end of the day. My warrior-mages kill all their villains in the end and bring down the broken institution they belonged to
books2read.com/PathofEndles...
mcburnell.itch.io/a-path-of-en...
January 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Thanks so much for the boost!
I've got a bingeable 9-book epic for anyone who needs an escape at the end of the day. My warrior-mages kill all their villains in the end and bring down the broken institution they belonged to
books2read.com/PathofEndles...
mcburnell.itch.io/a-path-of-en...
I've got a bingeable 9-book epic for anyone who needs an escape at the end of the day. My warrior-mages kill all their villains in the end and bring down the broken institution they belonged to
books2read.com/PathofEndles...
mcburnell.itch.io/a-path-of-en...
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My novel Lonesome Travelers has Fred Hampton in it.
It also has Joe Hill.
And Tiny Tim.
And Egyptian mythology.
a.co/d/hlPBywX
It also has Joe Hill.
And Tiny Tim.
And Egyptian mythology.
a.co/d/hlPBywX
Lonesome Travelers: Guide to City/Forest (Sex Robot Trilogy)
Amazon.com: Lonesome Travelers: Guide to City/Forest (Sex Robot Trilogy) eBook : Raffin, David: Books
a.co
January 9, 2026 at 5:13 PM
My novel Lonesome Travelers has Fred Hampton in it.
It also has Joe Hill.
And Tiny Tim.
And Egyptian mythology.
a.co/d/hlPBywX
It also has Joe Hill.
And Tiny Tim.
And Egyptian mythology.
a.co/d/hlPBywX
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Reposted by Michael Wegener
Thanks, Gabino!
I have a collection focused on ephemeral horrors, those things just out of view, but rupturing reality all around you…
With wonderful human cover art by @stinasdemons.com
#FridayReads 📚🩸
I have a collection focused on ephemeral horrors, those things just out of view, but rupturing reality all around you…
With wonderful human cover art by @stinasdemons.com
#FridayReads 📚🩸
Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There
Check out Nothing But The Willows & Other Things That Are Not There - <p>Perception is reality. But how much can you trust with only two eyes? Cracks in the fabric of the universe reveal facets of a p...
bookshop.org
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Thanks, Gabino!
I have a collection focused on ephemeral horrors, those things just out of view, but rupturing reality all around you…
With wonderful human cover art by @stinasdemons.com
#FridayReads 📚🩸
I have a collection focused on ephemeral horrors, those things just out of view, but rupturing reality all around you…
With wonderful human cover art by @stinasdemons.com
#FridayReads 📚🩸
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#HorrorSky what might happen if you became part plant? For Rose Taggert, it's the start of a desperate fight for survival. One that will affect not just her, but those she loves.
"Rose" by Rami Ungar. Available in paperback, ebook and audio.
www.amazon.com/Rose-Rami-Un...
"Rose" by Rami Ungar. Available in paperback, ebook and audio.
www.amazon.com/Rose-Rami-Un...
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
#HorrorSky what might happen if you became part plant? For Rose Taggert, it's the start of a desperate fight for survival. One that will affect not just her, but those she loves.
"Rose" by Rami Ungar. Available in paperback, ebook and audio.
www.amazon.com/Rose-Rami-Un...
"Rose" by Rami Ungar. Available in paperback, ebook and audio.
www.amazon.com/Rose-Rami-Un...
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Thanks Gabino!!
Digital copies of The Unkillable Frank Lightning are only $7.99!! Please check it out, and help spread the word.
www.amazon.com/Unkillable-F...
Digital copies of The Unkillable Frank Lightning are only $7.99!! Please check it out, and help spread the word.
www.amazon.com/Unkillable-F...
The Unkillable Frank Lightning
The Unkillable Frank Lightning - Kindle edition by Rountree, Josh. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Unkillable Frank Lightning.
www.amazon.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Thanks Gabino!!
Digital copies of The Unkillable Frank Lightning are only $7.99!! Please check it out, and help spread the word.
www.amazon.com/Unkillable-F...
Digital copies of The Unkillable Frank Lightning are only $7.99!! Please check it out, and help spread the word.
www.amazon.com/Unkillable-F...
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Thx Gabino! My rage at the 1st iteration of this shitregime is all in #horror comedy WENDIGOGO: Indigenous monsters vs greedy colonizers in modern Northwoods WI! Bookseller Morty learns bigots are the other white meat as a cannibal curse changes his life. 'Zon, most platforms & graythornpub.com.
January 9, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Thx Gabino! My rage at the 1st iteration of this shitregime is all in #horror comedy WENDIGOGO: Indigenous monsters vs greedy colonizers in modern Northwoods WI! Bookseller Morty learns bigots are the other white meat as a cannibal curse changes his life. 'Zon, most platforms & graythornpub.com.
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Queer. Badass. Caught up in a battle against the foes of King Louis XIV. The early life of Julie d'Aubigny aka La Maupin, famous duelist and opera star, is woven into this award-winning page-turner. a.co/d/hMFFwiX
January 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Queer. Badass. Caught up in a battle against the foes of King Louis XIV. The early life of Julie d'Aubigny aka La Maupin, famous duelist and opera star, is woven into this award-winning page-turner. a.co/d/hMFFwiX
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@richardkadrey.bsky.social 's THE FLESH KING is out - pick up THE PALE HOUSE DEVIL with it for the whole experience:
bsky.app/profile/tita...
bsky.app/profile/tita...
Have you picked up THE FLESH KING by @richardkadrey.bsky.social yet?🩸
Tilda, Ford and Neuland hit NYC to hunt a flesh-eating monster in this macabre and witty supernatural noir packed twists, turns, betrayals and showdowns...
https://tinyurl.com/mw6jspcz
Tilda, Ford and Neuland hit NYC to hunt a flesh-eating monster in this macabre and witty supernatural noir packed twists, turns, betrayals and showdowns...
https://tinyurl.com/mw6jspcz
January 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
@richardkadrey.bsky.social 's THE FLESH KING is out - pick up THE PALE HOUSE DEVIL with it for the whole experience:
bsky.app/profile/tita...
bsky.app/profile/tita...
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My horror-comedies Apartment 239 and the sequel, High Strangeness, are both just 99 cents!
Apt. 239
amzn.to/3TizhOT
High Strangeness
shorturl.at/fCEZ9
Apt. 239
amzn.to/3TizhOT
High Strangeness
shorturl.at/fCEZ9
Apartment 239
Amazon.com: Apartment 239 eBook : Alley, Elford : Books
amzn.to
January 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
My horror-comedies Apartment 239 and the sequel, High Strangeness, are both just 99 cents!
Apt. 239
amzn.to/3TizhOT
High Strangeness
shorturl.at/fCEZ9
Apt. 239
amzn.to/3TizhOT
High Strangeness
shorturl.at/fCEZ9
Dear Denmark, here's a thought... Happy to help.
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Dear Denmark, here's a thought... Happy to help.
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The next interview in my interview series is w @cwblackwell.bsky.social If you haven't read his latest short story collection, WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN well, you should. It's an excellent collection of stories and one of my favorite reads of 2025
Click on link 👇
mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...
Click on link 👇
mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...
January 9, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The next interview in my interview series is w @cwblackwell.bsky.social If you haven't read his latest short story collection, WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN well, you should. It's an excellent collection of stories and one of my favorite reads of 2025
Click on link 👇
mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...
Click on link 👇
mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...
From "Mile High Death Club" in this month's Schlock! Webzine.
A rock band possibly brings on the end as they cause their fans all over the world to mass-sacrifice and open a gateway to another realm...
www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_b9ef15...
#horror #horrorstories #pulpfiction #shortstories
A rock band possibly brings on the end as they cause their fans all over the world to mass-sacrifice and open a gateway to another realm...
www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_b9ef15...
#horror #horrorstories #pulpfiction #shortstories
January 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
From "Mile High Death Club" in this month's Schlock! Webzine.
A rock band possibly brings on the end as they cause their fans all over the world to mass-sacrifice and open a gateway to another realm...
www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_b9ef15...
#horror #horrorstories #pulpfiction #shortstories
A rock band possibly brings on the end as they cause their fans all over the world to mass-sacrifice and open a gateway to another realm...
www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_b9ef15...
#horror #horrorstories #pulpfiction #shortstories
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New year, new story, this time published in the Schlock! Webzine - a fit like hand and glove!
I tried to write a cosmic horror story and ended up with whatever "Mile High Death Club" is.
A rock band brings on the end of the world:
www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_b9ef15...
amzn.eu/d/hKdH3pf
a.co/d/dqMalX8
I tried to write a cosmic horror story and ended up with whatever "Mile High Death Club" is.
A rock band brings on the end of the world:
www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_b9ef15...
amzn.eu/d/hKdH3pf
a.co/d/dqMalX8
January 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
New year, new story, this time published in the Schlock! Webzine - a fit like hand and glove!
I tried to write a cosmic horror story and ended up with whatever "Mile High Death Club" is.
A rock band brings on the end of the world:
www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_b9ef15...
amzn.eu/d/hKdH3pf
a.co/d/dqMalX8
I tried to write a cosmic horror story and ended up with whatever "Mile High Death Club" is.
A rock band brings on the end of the world:
www.schlock.co.uk/pb/wp_b9ef15...
amzn.eu/d/hKdH3pf
a.co/d/dqMalX8
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It’s the first #FridayReads of 2026! Hope it brings you good things. Anyway, let’s share some books! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) little monster full of friendship, magic, and ghosts.
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January 3, 2026 at 1:00 AM
It’s the first #FridayReads of 2026! Hope it brings you good things. Anyway, let’s share some books! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a (45% off!) little monster full of friendship, magic, and ghosts.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...
bookshop.org/p/books/hous...
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Happy New Year, Kids!
Issue 10 of PULP ASYLUM is now available at pulpasylum.com. Great new fiction from Diane Dooley, Sam Arlington, Kenton Erwin, Clinton Lawrence, Steven Mathes, and Zary Fekete! Come on in and enjoy!
Issue 10 of PULP ASYLUM is now available at pulpasylum.com. Great new fiction from Diane Dooley, Sam Arlington, Kenton Erwin, Clinton Lawrence, Steven Mathes, and Zary Fekete! Come on in and enjoy!
January 1, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Happy New Year, Kids!
Issue 10 of PULP ASYLUM is now available at pulpasylum.com. Great new fiction from Diane Dooley, Sam Arlington, Kenton Erwin, Clinton Lawrence, Steven Mathes, and Zary Fekete! Come on in and enjoy!
Issue 10 of PULP ASYLUM is now available at pulpasylum.com. Great new fiction from Diane Dooley, Sam Arlington, Kenton Erwin, Clinton Lawrence, Steven Mathes, and Zary Fekete! Come on in and enjoy!
After my English debut story was published in 2022, it took until 2024 before I started writing short stories consistently, and in 2025, my stories began to see the light of day again.
Massive thanks to every single editor/publisher and reader!
See you around in 2026.
#crimefiction #horror
Massive thanks to every single editor/publisher and reader!
See you around in 2026.
#crimefiction #horror
December 31, 2025 at 1:29 PM
After my English debut story was published in 2022, it took until 2024 before I started writing short stories consistently, and in 2025, my stories began to see the light of day again.
Massive thanks to every single editor/publisher and reader!
See you around in 2026.
#crimefiction #horror
Massive thanks to every single editor/publisher and reader!
See you around in 2026.
#crimefiction #horror