mkdbail
@mkdbail.bsky.social
Author of romance, mystery, SFF, writing as Margaret Madigan and MKD Bail. English Instructor. Donut and pastry addict. Raging against the patriarchy and fascism. she/her. Repd by @aka_terrie. #indieauthor
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mkdbail
@mkdbail.bsky.social
· Jul 24
Hero at Heart, my #fantasy #RobinHood #retelling set in the #zombie #apocalypse is now available ( amzn.to/43ulhcu ) for purchase and in KU. Watch for the accompanying Kickstarter soon! #booksky #books #indie #indieauthor #indiebooks #writesky #fairytale #newrelease
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It can feel like 1942 Germany. The fear.
The uniforms.
The paperwork.
But there’s one critical difference: they didn’t have global cameras in their pockets. We do. History shows the danger. Technology gives us the power to expose it in real time. Use it.
The uniforms.
The paperwork.
But there’s one critical difference: they didn’t have global cameras in their pockets. We do. History shows the danger. Technology gives us the power to expose it in real time. Use it.
January 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
It can feel like 1942 Germany. The fear.
The uniforms.
The paperwork.
But there’s one critical difference: they didn’t have global cameras in their pockets. We do. History shows the danger. Technology gives us the power to expose it in real time. Use it.
The uniforms.
The paperwork.
But there’s one critical difference: they didn’t have global cameras in their pockets. We do. History shows the danger. Technology gives us the power to expose it in real time. Use it.
qtp with a movie you'd rate a perfect 10/10
January 18, 2026 at 4:46 PM
qtp with a movie you'd rate a perfect 10/10
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This was completely preventable.
These people didn’t need to get sick.
Measles can kill. It can disable. It can leave you deaf and blind.
It’s a vaccine preventable illness.
Shame on everyone creating distrust in the vaccine and refusing to do their part for public health
These people didn’t need to get sick.
Measles can kill. It can disable. It can leave you deaf and blind.
It’s a vaccine preventable illness.
Shame on everyone creating distrust in the vaccine and refusing to do their part for public health
'Staring over the edge': South Carolina measles outbreak doubles in a week
More than 500 people are in a 21-day quarantine and about 200 are "actively infected." The largest outbreak currently in the U.S. has spread to at least three other states.
www.nbcnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 12:16 AM
This was completely preventable.
These people didn’t need to get sick.
Measles can kill. It can disable. It can leave you deaf and blind.
It’s a vaccine preventable illness.
Shame on everyone creating distrust in the vaccine and refusing to do their part for public health
These people didn’t need to get sick.
Measles can kill. It can disable. It can leave you deaf and blind.
It’s a vaccine preventable illness.
Shame on everyone creating distrust in the vaccine and refusing to do their part for public health
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Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
January 13, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Any Democratic votes to fund DHS later this month as Minneapolis is being terrorized by DHS is going to be a major slap in the face to Americans living here. Demand major reforms or shut the government down.
Don't do this. It's very bad.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s “not intended for diagnosis or treatment.”
buff.ly
January 7, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Don't do this. It's very bad.
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A poem for our times, by Hayley DeRoche
January 4, 2026 at 10:29 AM
A poem for our times, by Hayley DeRoche
You can tell a lot about a person based on who their favorite Muppet is...
December 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
You can tell a lot about a person based on who their favorite Muppet is...
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Taxi Driver. Interesting...
Taxi Driver. Interesting...
December 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.
Taxi Driver. Interesting...
Taxi Driver. Interesting...
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"Some [teachers] complained about the effect of technology on students’ stamina for reading and interest in books. But more pointed toward the curriculum products their schools had purchased from major publishers."
That about sums it up. "Curriculum products" are killing education.
That about sums it up. "Curriculum products" are killing education.
The most important story of 2025 that we're not talking about enough (gift link) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/12/u...
Kids Rarely Read Whole Books Anymore. Even in English Class.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"Some [teachers] complained about the effect of technology on students’ stamina for reading and interest in books. But more pointed toward the curriculum products their schools had purchased from major publishers."
That about sums it up. "Curriculum products" are killing education.
That about sums it up. "Curriculum products" are killing education.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard(ish) mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
December 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard(ish) mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
What are four Christmas movies to know you by?
(honorable mention for Violent Night and Klaus. Also, we watched A Very Jonas Christmas Movie last night and it was more amusing than I expected).
(honorable mention for Violent Night and Klaus. Also, we watched A Very Jonas Christmas Movie last night and it was more amusing than I expected).
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
What are four Christmas movies to know you by?
(honorable mention for Violent Night and Klaus. Also, we watched A Very Jonas Christmas Movie last night and it was more amusing than I expected).
(honorable mention for Violent Night and Klaus. Also, we watched A Very Jonas Christmas Movie last night and it was more amusing than I expected).
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It’s Election Day in TN 7th District. Already, 84,356 people have cast their ballots early. If you haven’t voted yet, please make a plan to do so today!
December 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It’s Election Day in TN 7th District. Already, 84,356 people have cast their ballots early. If you haven’t voted yet, please make a plan to do so today!
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
*moose
*bald eagle
*fox
*coyote
*turkey vulture
*moose
*bald eagle
*fox
*coyote
*turkey vulture
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
* Bobcat (my back yard in CT)
* Lionfish (snorkeling in mexico)
* Humpback whales (I’m from New England)
* Pronghorns (driving through Colorado) (also a bonus Elk!)
* Peacocks (I live in Pasadena)
* Bobcat (my back yard in CT)
* Lionfish (snorkeling in mexico)
* Humpback whales (I’m from New England)
* Pronghorns (driving through Colorado) (also a bonus Elk!)
* Peacocks (I live in Pasadena)
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild:
Dolphins (right by my canoe!)
Sea turtle
Snakes (so many types)
Pheasants
Foxes
Also rabbits, deer, assorted fish, coyotes and a mountain lion (once, and yes it was scary lmao).
Dolphins (right by my canoe!)
Sea turtle
Snakes (so many types)
Pheasants
Foxes
Also rabbits, deer, assorted fish, coyotes and a mountain lion (once, and yes it was scary lmao).
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Introduce yourself with five animals you've seen in the wild:
*moose
*bald eagle
*fox
*coyote
*turkey vulture
*moose
*bald eagle
*fox
*coyote
*turkey vulture
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Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
November 28, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Black Friday reminder: You can support independent bookstores and get great deals without lining the pockets of billionaires 😌
Age yourself with gaming.
November 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Age yourself with gaming.
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@klobuchar.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov Do. Not. Cave. Make the Republicans own starving Americans and taking their health care.
Democratic leadership:
YOU MUST VOTE HARDER.
Democratic voters:
VOTE SUPER HARD IN MASSIVE NUMBERS AND FLIP SEATS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Democratic leadership:
WE’RE CAVING. LULZ.
YOU MUST VOTE HARDER.
Democratic voters:
VOTE SUPER HARD IN MASSIVE NUMBERS AND FLIP SEATS AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Democratic leadership:
WE’RE CAVING. LULZ.
November 9, 2025 at 10:12 PM
@klobuchar.senate.gov @smith.senate.gov Do. Not. Cave. Make the Republicans own starving Americans and taking their health care.
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HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
November 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
HE'S APPEALING TO THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES THAT HE BE ALLOWED TO STARVE AMERICANS
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This Getty photo of Trump standing there in the Oval office, ignoring a guy who just collapsed behind him tells you everything you need to know about Trump’s character.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
November 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This Getty photo of Trump standing there in the Oval office, ignoring a guy who just collapsed behind him tells you everything you need to know about Trump’s character.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
HEART AND SOULS x PRACTICAL MAGIC - Seeking #editor for my agented cozy witchy murder mystery Summer in Paris. For a family of #witches, solving the murder of one of their own, and helping her cross over, is the trickiest #magic of all. #questpit #cozymystery #mystery #paranormal #onsubmission
November 5, 2025 at 9:51 PM
HEART AND SOULS x PRACTICAL MAGIC - Seeking #editor for my agented cozy witchy murder mystery Summer in Paris. For a family of #witches, solving the murder of one of their own, and helping her cross over, is the trickiest #magic of all. #questpit #cozymystery #mystery #paranormal #onsubmission
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I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
November 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I gotta give it up to the writers tho. If NYC elects a Muslim mayor on the day Dick Cheney died, that is one hell of a slow played story arc. Every time you want to fire 2025's writers room they give you a little narrative resolution as a treat.
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The sub call for Indigenous writers is now open! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
Indigenous Author Submissions
On November 3rd, we will be opening for speculative fiction stories written by Indigenous authors. We will be capping submissions at 500.
strangehorizons.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The sub call for Indigenous writers is now open! strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...