Mitch M
@mitchicism.bsky.social
A weird collection of sentences prone to bouts of whimsy. I write, shoot film, and make art. MFA in Nonfiction from UNM.
Lmfao. Panic refreshing the HAD submission page, because I'm so used to submission windows being in EST (and I'm in the land of make believe MST) that I am actually just off by an hour.
February 15, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Lmfao. Panic refreshing the HAD submission page, because I'm so used to submission windows being in EST (and I'm in the land of make believe MST) that I am actually just off by an hour.
Drank tea for three hours at the tea bar and almost finished SH5. Ideal day.
February 15, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Drank tea for three hours at the tea bar and almost finished SH5. Ideal day.
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“When I am done eating the bicycle I eat the saddle last. Chew the leather and it tastes like dessert, like victory.”
Read Kirsti MacKenzie’s (@keersteemack.bsky.social) wonderful short story, “Eat the Saddle Last,” in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/Eat-the-Sadd...
Read Kirsti MacKenzie’s (@keersteemack.bsky.social) wonderful short story, “Eat the Saddle Last,” in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/Eat-the-Sadd...
Eat the Saddle Last, by Kirsti MacKenzie — The Bulb Region
Eat the Saddle Last — Kirsti MacKenzie ELLA TELLS ME I HAVE TO eat a bicycle if I...
bulbregion.com
February 14, 2026 at 4:17 PM
“When I am done eating the bicycle I eat the saddle last. Chew the leather and it tastes like dessert, like victory.”
Read Kirsti MacKenzie’s (@keersteemack.bsky.social) wonderful short story, “Eat the Saddle Last,” in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/Eat-the-Sadd...
Read Kirsti MacKenzie’s (@keersteemack.bsky.social) wonderful short story, “Eat the Saddle Last,” in The Bulb Region today.
bulbregion.com/Eat-the-Sadd...
Have a piece inspired by, though in no way connected to or featuring, Doctor Who, and I'm wondering if that constitutes time travel. 😂 It is set in 1974.
Also really stoked to try to cobble a couple other things together for this and see what fits / if I can beat the likely <1 minute window.
Also really stoked to try to cobble a couple other things together for this and see what fits / if I can beat the likely <1 minute window.
still slowly getting through this call's 364 submissions, but... surprise! doing another call on Sunday!
Theme: Time Travel
Feb 15, 2 pm CST, capped at 150 submissions
Guest ed.: @ezhang77.bsky.social
Max 200 words
Send up to 2 (as long as total word count is less than 200)
The shorter the better
Theme: Time Travel
Feb 15, 2 pm CST, capped at 150 submissions
Guest ed.: @ezhang77.bsky.social
Max 200 words
Send up to 2 (as long as total word count is less than 200)
The shorter the better
February 14, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Have a piece inspired by, though in no way connected to or featuring, Doctor Who, and I'm wondering if that constitutes time travel. 😂 It is set in 1974.
Also really stoked to try to cobble a couple other things together for this and see what fits / if I can beat the likely <1 minute window.
Also really stoked to try to cobble a couple other things together for this and see what fits / if I can beat the likely <1 minute window.
Bummed I'm not going to make it to AWP this year, but I will be assisting with felling a dead tree and taking down a Godzilla 99 pack of PBR (amongst a number of other things) in TX instead.
February 13, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Bummed I'm not going to make it to AWP this year, but I will be assisting with felling a dead tree and taking down a Godzilla 99 pack of PBR (amongst a number of other things) in TX instead.
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still slowly getting through this call's 364 submissions, but... surprise! doing another call on Sunday!
Theme: Time Travel
Feb 15, 2 pm CST, capped at 150 submissions
Guest ed.: @ezhang77.bsky.social
Max 200 words
Send up to 2 (as long as total word count is less than 200)
The shorter the better
Theme: Time Travel
Feb 15, 2 pm CST, capped at 150 submissions
Guest ed.: @ezhang77.bsky.social
Max 200 words
Send up to 2 (as long as total word count is less than 200)
The shorter the better
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
still slowly getting through this call's 364 submissions, but... surprise! doing another call on Sunday!
Theme: Time Travel
Feb 15, 2 pm CST, capped at 150 submissions
Guest ed.: @ezhang77.bsky.social
Max 200 words
Send up to 2 (as long as total word count is less than 200)
The shorter the better
Theme: Time Travel
Feb 15, 2 pm CST, capped at 150 submissions
Guest ed.: @ezhang77.bsky.social
Max 200 words
Send up to 2 (as long as total word count is less than 200)
The shorter the better
The stationary bikes you can ride at a gym with the little rotating video of roadways in seemingly serene places? Unhinged. Why would you want to see cars on the roads? Do you know how many cars I've been hit by while biking?
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February 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
The stationary bikes you can ride at a gym with the little rotating video of roadways in seemingly serene places? Unhinged. Why would you want to see cars on the roads? Do you know how many cars I've been hit by while biking?
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IT’S THAT TIME
Eternal love believer-in Alimony Tony returns with his annual roundtable of ex-wives, this time in strict sequential order. This year Tony welcomes wives #41 through #44 to catch up, reminisce, and continue to financially support.
Available on the MAXIMUS plan at cbbworld.com
Eternal love believer-in Alimony Tony returns with his annual roundtable of ex-wives, this time in strict sequential order. This year Tony welcomes wives #41 through #44 to catch up, reminisce, and continue to financially support.
Available on the MAXIMUS plan at cbbworld.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:27 AM
IT’S THAT TIME
Eternal love believer-in Alimony Tony returns with his annual roundtable of ex-wives, this time in strict sequential order. This year Tony welcomes wives #41 through #44 to catch up, reminisce, and continue to financially support.
Available on the MAXIMUS plan at cbbworld.com
Eternal love believer-in Alimony Tony returns with his annual roundtable of ex-wives, this time in strict sequential order. This year Tony welcomes wives #41 through #44 to catch up, reminisce, and continue to financially support.
Available on the MAXIMUS plan at cbbworld.com
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Ain't no party like a hot tub party. Pithead Chapel published my story Public Relations Professionals Hot Tub Night in their new issue!
pitheadchapel.com/public-relat...
pitheadchapel.com/public-relat...
February 1, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Ain't no party like a hot tub party. Pithead Chapel published my story Public Relations Professionals Hot Tub Night in their new issue!
pitheadchapel.com/public-relat...
pitheadchapel.com/public-relat...
Incidentally, I realized I have also reached the age / emotional maturity to cry at a lot of things. I didn't cry while watching Bone Temple last night, but I probably could have (Fiennes' performance was really stellar).
I've reached the age where I sometimes take my glasses off in conversation and put my hand over my eyes.
February 11, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Incidentally, I realized I have also reached the age / emotional maturity to cry at a lot of things. I didn't cry while watching Bone Temple last night, but I probably could have (Fiennes' performance was really stellar).
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Submissions open Thursday, Feb 12, 10–11am ET (for a full hour!) 🧨 🎆
Open to all genres, 800 words max, one piece only.
Gotta be one or the other of these, ideally both:
* about magic and beauty and wonder
* speculative/fantastical/absurdist autofiction
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/tac...
Open to all genres, 800 words max, one piece only.
Gotta be one or the other of these, ideally both:
* about magic and beauty and wonder
* speculative/fantastical/absurdist autofiction
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/tac...
February 10, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Submissions open Thursday, Feb 12, 10–11am ET (for a full hour!) 🧨 🎆
Open to all genres, 800 words max, one piece only.
Gotta be one or the other of these, ideally both:
* about magic and beauty and wonder
* speculative/fantastical/absurdist autofiction
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/tac...
Open to all genres, 800 words max, one piece only.
Gotta be one or the other of these, ideally both:
* about magic and beauty and wonder
* speculative/fantastical/absurdist autofiction
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/tac...
Another new book day, this one by @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social! And it will immediately slot into my progression of rereading Slaughterhouse Five --> Tacoma by @aaronburch.bsky.social --> Every Galaxy a Circle.
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Another new book day, this one by @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social! And it will immediately slot into my progression of rereading Slaughterhouse Five --> Tacoma by @aaronburch.bsky.social --> Every Galaxy a Circle.
I've reached the age where I sometimes take my glasses off in conversation and put my hand over my eyes.
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
I've reached the age where I sometimes take my glasses off in conversation and put my hand over my eyes.
Stoooooked to read this after work (before I re-read Old Joy by Jon Raymond for tomorrow 👀).
got a new(𝘪𝘴𝘩? wrote it in the fall) essay up on @burialmagazine.bsky.social. a loooong single sentence about early mornings & daily coffee & Michigan & the US & teaching & writing & POV & work & watching others work & probably lots of other stuff too...
burialmagazine.neocities.org/nolongerther...
burialmagazine.neocities.org/nolongerther...
No Longer There, Revisited
burialmagazine.neocities.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Stoooooked to read this after work (before I re-read Old Joy by Jon Raymond for tomorrow 👀).
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Thank you so much again to everyone who has donated or shared the GoFundMe! It has been so heart-filling seeing the care and kindness for our family. (1/?)
Donate to We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild., organized by Chloe Clark
On January 24th, our childhood home burned down. Our parents lost 50… Chloe Clark needs your support for We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild.
gofund.me
February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Thank you so much again to everyone who has donated or shared the GoFundMe! It has been so heart-filling seeing the care and kindness for our family. (1/?)
In early Twitter days, R.A. Salvatore did multiple days of online scavenger hunts to giveaway copies of Gauntlgrym / Forgotten Realms adjacent prizes leading up to the book release. He also did a virtual talk through WebEx (lol) that, and in conjunction with feedback from my Intro to CW professor...
February 4, 2026 at 6:03 AM
In early Twitter days, R.A. Salvatore did multiple days of online scavenger hunts to giveaway copies of Gauntlgrym / Forgotten Realms adjacent prizes leading up to the book release. He also did a virtual talk through WebEx (lol) that, and in conjunction with feedback from my Intro to CW professor...
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really loved getting to have this chat with @keersteemack.bsky.social for @xraylitmag.bsky.social. and she's incredibly kind in the intro!
"Tacoma has all the hallmarks of a Burch book—nostalgia, magic, fun, optimism, friendship, and more heart than almost any other writer doing it today."
"Tacoma has all the hallmarks of a Burch book—nostalgia, magic, fun, optimism, friendship, and more heart than almost any other writer doing it today."
IT'S KINDA PUNK ROCK TO WRITE ABOUT JOY: AN INTERVIEW WITH AARON BURCH by Kirsti MacKenzie
Part of the fun of being a writer, and learning from other writers, is seeing what others leave of themselves on the page. To follow their work and discover their signature—the intangible that makes s...
xraylitmag.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
really loved getting to have this chat with @keersteemack.bsky.social for @xraylitmag.bsky.social. and she's incredibly kind in the intro!
"Tacoma has all the hallmarks of a Burch book—nostalgia, magic, fun, optimism, friendship, and more heart than almost any other writer doing it today."
"Tacoma has all the hallmarks of a Burch book—nostalgia, magic, fun, optimism, friendship, and more heart than almost any other writer doing it today."
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Hey all, @beansbaker5.bsky.social here. After much deliberation, and many missed deadlines, we've decided to end submissions to JAKE indefinitely on Feb. 15th (two weeks from today). All open submissions will receive a response, and all announced/scheduled work will release, but we're winding down.
February 2, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Hey all, @beansbaker5.bsky.social here. After much deliberation, and many missed deadlines, we've decided to end submissions to JAKE indefinitely on Feb. 15th (two weeks from today). All open submissions will receive a response, and all announced/scheduled work will release, but we're winding down.
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On January 24th, my parents home burned down. They and my disabled brother escaped with only minor burns but they lost everything they've ever had.
I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!
I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!
Donate to We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild., organized by Chloe Clark
On January 24th, our childhood home burned down. Our parents lost 50… Chloe Clark needs your support for We Lost Everything to a Fire. Help My Family Rebuild.
gofund.me
February 1, 2026 at 11:17 PM
On January 24th, my parents home burned down. They and my disabled brother escaped with only minor burns but they lost everything they've ever had.
I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!
I'm running a GoFundMe to help them recover and rebuild. I would be deeply grateful for any donations but also for any shares!
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This wasn’t a case of my imagination running wild. Wasn’t a case of brains fried, tripping out on futures past. This was real, goddamnit. Whatever it was.
WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE by @badguybirnie.bsky.social
www.bruisermag.com/Birnie_Future
WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE by @badguybirnie.bsky.social
www.bruisermag.com/Birnie_Future
January 29, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This wasn’t a case of my imagination running wild. Wasn’t a case of brains fried, tripping out on futures past. This was real, goddamnit. Whatever it was.
WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE by @badguybirnie.bsky.social
www.bruisermag.com/Birnie_Future
WELCOME TO YOUR FUTURE by @badguybirnie.bsky.social
www.bruisermag.com/Birnie_Future
For those I don't know personally, I lived in Cities for several years between completing my undergrad in Wisconsin and moving to New Mexico for graduate school, and when I moved MSP in 2013, it immediately felt like home. Most people who know me from the MFA (or after) assume I'm from there...
January 30, 2026 at 12:56 AM
For those I don't know personally, I lived in Cities for several years between completing my undergrad in Wisconsin and moving to New Mexico for graduate school, and when I moved MSP in 2013, it immediately felt like home. Most people who know me from the MFA (or after) assume I'm from there...
There are a couple of GoFundMe campaigns in the Minneapolis area -- Columbia Heights specifically -- that could use more support. Please share/donate if you can:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring...
www.gofundme.com/f/food-relie...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring...
www.gofundme.com/f/food-relie...
Donate to Help Bring Elizabeth and Rosa Home, organized by Carolina Huerta
Elizabeth Zuna Caisaguano is a 4th-grade student in Columbia Heights who has been p… Carolina Huerta needs your support for Help Bring Elizabeth and Rosa Home
www.gofundme.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:51 AM
There are a couple of GoFundMe campaigns in the Minneapolis area -- Columbia Heights specifically -- that could use more support. Please share/donate if you can:
www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring...
www.gofundme.com/f/food-relie...
www.gofundme.com/f/help-bring...
www.gofundme.com/f/food-relie...
What's wild about dreaming is that the world can feel like absolute hell, but for some reason you can still end up on a road trip as adults with a friend from high school (who you haven't spoken with or really thought much about in almost two decades) and end up married before you wake up.
January 29, 2026 at 2:30 PM
What's wild about dreaming is that the world can feel like absolute hell, but for some reason you can still end up on a road trip as adults with a friend from high school (who you haven't spoken with or really thought much about in almost two decades) and end up married before you wake up.