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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · 11h

It's me! Congrats to all the finalists.

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 2d

#Booksky Upcoming book table! Author Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social will be at @creamandamber.bsky.social‘s Fall Mini Mart in Hopkins, MN this Saturday from 10/2 with our books and his. Go say hi! creamandamber.com/event/2025-1...

Fall Mini Market

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · 13d

Reminder: I'll be at the Cream and Amber Mini-Market on Saturday, October 11th, selling my indie books and representing Queen of Swords Press with their full line of titles. Come out for books, coffee, beer, and early holiday shopping! creamandamber.com/event/2025-1...

Fall Mini Market

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · 8d

For so many in my family, the answer is Yes.

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · 8d

Makes me proud to be a Merriam (Webster's should all be proud as well).

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · 11d

Welp. I guess I'm an official enemy of the state.

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators” www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators”

New directive targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · 13d

From the WiP: "The sorcerer in the flat-brimmed hat slipped through the sideways maelstrom into the world between worlds. Frankie and Aida turned their ponies' heads and pursued."

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Gareth L. Powell @garethlpowell.bsky.social · 13d

Just a reminder that if you enjoy a book, please leave a quick review on Amazon or Bookshop dot org, or wherever. Even if it's only a sentence, it really, really helps get the word out to other readers.

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · 13d

Reminder: I'll be at the Cream and Amber Mini-Market on Saturday, October 11th, selling my indie books and representing Queen of Swords Press with their full line of titles. Come out for books, coffee, beer, and early holiday shopping! creamandamber.com/event/2025-1...

Fall Mini Market

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Small Spec Book Awards @specawards.bsky.social · 15d

TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE (@qospress.bsky.social) by @mmerriam.bsky.social is a semifinalist for the 2025 Small Spec Book Awards! Congratulations!

#SSBA #SSBA2025

Image is of the TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE book cover against a brown textured background. The image reads: Horror Semifinalist TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE by Michael Merriam

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · 14d

#Booksky Check out @mmerriam.bsky.social’s LAST CAR TO ANNWN STATION for some fun urban fantasy that incorporates the old Minnespolis streetcar lines!

TelecomOne @telecomone.bsky.social · 17d

A southbound streetcar on Lyndale Avenue South at Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis, MN.
(1948)

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · 16d

I will be vending at this event, where I will be selling my books and representing Queen of Swords Press, selling their titles alongside mine. Come on out, get some coffee, and get ahead of your holiday shopping.

www.facebook.com/events/67852...

6th Annual Fall Mini Market

Shopping event in Hopkins, MN by Cream & Amber and 5 others on Saturday, October 11 20256 posts in the discussion.

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · 19d

Finished the first act of the Pont Express. Weird Western. I'm about 15K words in. It's progressing slowly due to my day job and all the challenges that come with getting older, but it's still moving forward.

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Cassie, Anxious Millennial Pixie @cassieceleste.bsky.social · 21d

The big lie at the center of Reactionary Centrism is this:

"If liberals cede ground on a few of these social issues that we all agree are a little much, then the fascists will stop being so mean and we can all go back to normal."

Won't work. Never has, never will.

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · 21d

Man, I never thought so many of my fellow USA citizens would be so ready to bend the knee and lick the boot. I guess I underestimated the allure of being able to wear your racism, ableism, homophobia, white supremacy, and Christofascist nationalism out in the open.

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · 23d

"Still punk AF," he says to himself as he swallows a handful of prescription meds and gets ready for bed at 8 pm.

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · Sep 5

#Booksky Look for us tomorrow 9/6 at Twin Cities Pagan Pride at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis from 10-6PM! We’ll be in our usual spot near the kid’s programming, next to Iridescent Care Collaborative. Author Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social will be joining us!
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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · Sep 1

Look, it's my book! Happy and honored to be a semi-finalist in the Horror category.

Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · Sep 1

#Booksky BIG shoutout to author Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social! His terrific Weird West novella, TERROR AT TIERRA DE COBRE is a semi finalist in Horror at the inaugural Small Spec Book Awards!

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Queen of Swords Press @qospress.bsky.social · Aug 30

#Booksky Next event! Look for us next Saturday 9/6 at Twin Cities Pagan Pride at Minnehaha Falls from 10-6PM! We’ll be in our usual spot near the kid’s programming, next to Iridescent Care Collaborative. Author Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social will be joining us!
tcpaganpride.org/ffvendorlist/

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · Aug 26

Glad to hear this.

Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · Aug 25

Ordered a heating pad for my office chair. I am entirely too excited about this.

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · Aug 24

What. The. Absolute. Fuck.

Weyodi OldBear @weyodi.bsky.social · Aug 21

Next year's WorldCon is in Los Angeles, and the theme appears to be Westward Expansion or possibly Manifest Destiny. The guests are referred to as Pioneers and the venue as The Frontier. This year the awards were swept by Indigenous writers. The choice is stunning in its ugliness.

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · Aug 24

I just finished Andre Dubus III's "Ghost Dogs: On Killers and Kin."

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · Aug 23

My heritage is Waffle House; the people upset about this are fucking snowflakes; release the Epstein files.

Autumatopoeia @isreallytwodogs.bsky.social · Aug 23

Referring to a mediocre breakfast restaurant as your culture and heritage is one of the whitest things I've ever read.

Story headline that says
Cracker Barrel backlash:
Americans 'sick of having our culture and heritage stripped from us,' Starbuck says

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Michael Merriam @mmerriam.bsky.social · Aug 19

Home from Seattle Worldcon and train ride home. Unpacked. Animals loved on. Exhausted. More later.

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