Todd Michael Cox
@tmcwrites.bsky.social
Writer, music-maker, animal lover, film nut. Fighter of cancer. Wisconsinite. Author of novels: The Keeping of Little Things, We Are Strange Creatures, Invasion of the Beekeepers, Lost Creek Falls, Iowa, Of Reptiles and Amphibians
Rustic Italian bread ready for its cloche-up. (That’s Heidi’s joke, by the way… a rare pun from her, so enjoy it while you can).
January 19, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Rustic Italian bread ready for its cloche-up. (That’s Heidi’s joke, by the way… a rare pun from her, so enjoy it while you can).
There’s nothing that begs to be killed more than mosquitoes and Nazis.
January 19, 2026 at 7:52 PM
There’s nothing that begs to be killed more than mosquitoes and Nazis.
“Think as I think,” said a man,
“Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad.”
And after I had thought of it,
I said, “I will, then, be a toad.”
—Stephen Crane
“Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad.”
And after I had thought of it,
I said, “I will, then, be a toad.”
—Stephen Crane
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“Think as I think,” said a man,
“Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad.”
And after I had thought of it,
I said, “I will, then, be a toad.”
—Stephen Crane
“Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad.”
And after I had thought of it,
I said, “I will, then, be a toad.”
—Stephen Crane
ML Lincoln’s wonderful documentary “Wrenched” is streaming free on Amazon Prime right now. All about the modern environmental movement and its inspiration from the one and only Ed Abbey. Great people in this thing, and inspiring stories. Made me remember certain things I cannot talk about publicly.
January 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
ML Lincoln’s wonderful documentary “Wrenched” is streaming free on Amazon Prime right now. All about the modern environmental movement and its inspiration from the one and only Ed Abbey. Great people in this thing, and inspiring stories. Made me remember certain things I cannot talk about publicly.
If ICE captures me, for whatever reason (real or imagined), I most definitely will be shouting something about “succulent American democracy.”
January 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
If ICE captures me, for whatever reason (real or imagined), I most definitely will be shouting something about “succulent American democracy.”
Here’s a pic where Sophie doesn’t look so suspicious.
January 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Here’s a pic where Sophie doesn’t look so suspicious.
Turns out Sophie will be going through some stuff shortly. She has a tumor on the inside of her mouth, which is benign in the sense that it doesn't metastasize but is still something which spreads... and sure enough, it's not only in the closest tooth but also in the jawbone itself.
January 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Turns out Sophie will be going through some stuff shortly. She has a tumor on the inside of her mouth, which is benign in the sense that it doesn't metastasize but is still something which spreads... and sure enough, it's not only in the closest tooth but also in the jawbone itself.
Thinking about what Hemingway thought about fascism... and how what he said about McCarthy is applicable to far too many of our contemporary “leaders.”
"There is nothing wrong with Sen. Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin which a .577 solid would not cure.” --Papa Hemingway
"There is nothing wrong with Sen. Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin which a .577 solid would not cure.” --Papa Hemingway
January 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Thinking about what Hemingway thought about fascism... and how what he said about McCarthy is applicable to far too many of our contemporary “leaders.”
"There is nothing wrong with Sen. Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin which a .577 solid would not cure.” --Papa Hemingway
"There is nothing wrong with Sen. Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin which a .577 solid would not cure.” --Papa Hemingway
Never forget what those khunts, led by the biggest khunt of all, did on this day back in 2021. A desecration. A tragedy. An un-American display of idiocy and hatred.
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Never forget what those khunts, led by the biggest khunt of all, did on this day back in 2021. A desecration. A tragedy. An un-American display of idiocy and hatred.
Watched Altmans “A Wedding” tonight… another under-appreciated gem from the master. Quite fun.
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Watched Altmans “A Wedding” tonight… another under-appreciated gem from the master. Quite fun.
Chocolates from the glasses place have… glasses. Delicious nearsighted bastards.
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Chocolates from the glasses place have… glasses. Delicious nearsighted bastards.
Adorable Sophie.
January 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Adorable Sophie.
It’s just another night, people. Go to bed early. Wake up bright eyed. Create something. Do it again the next night. And the next. And….
January 1, 2026 at 12:59 AM
It’s just another night, people. Go to bed early. Wake up bright eyed. Create something. Do it again the next night. And the next. And….
Starting to get feedback on this collection of shorter fiction. I’ve also recently entered it in a contest, which is unlike me… but if nothing else, more eyes are always a good thing.
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Only Bats Know Love
Check out Only Bats Know Love - The author of <i>We Are Strange Creatures, The Keeping of Little Things, </i>and<i> Invasion of the Beekeepers</i> gives us four new novellas and four new short stories...
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December 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Starting to get feedback on this collection of shorter fiction. I’ve also recently entered it in a contest, which is unlike me… but if nothing else, more eyes are always a good thing.
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I should write more plays... only because I look like a guy that writes plays.
December 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I should write more plays... only because I look like a guy that writes plays.
Finally a return of snow. Winter without snow is like summer without flowers and grass.
#wisconsinwinter
#wisconsinwinter
December 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Finally a return of snow. Winter without snow is like summer without flowers and grass.
#wisconsinwinter
#wisconsinwinter
Interesting read on “Contempt.” Funny how Godard decided to use Bardot’s nudity at the request of the producers… only, not as they had expected.
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Contempt: The Story of a Marriage
What makes Jean-Luc Godard’s classic so unique a viewing experience today, even more than in 1963, is the way it stimulates an audience’s intelligence as well as its senses.
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December 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Interesting read on “Contempt.” Funny how Godard decided to use Bardot’s nudity at the request of the producers… only, not as they had expected.
www.criterion.com/current/post...
www.criterion.com/current/post...
Criterion didn’t have “Contempt,“ so I put on Fellini’s “Juliet of the Spirit’s.” Not Bardot- or Godard-relate, of course, but what a tone and what beautiful colors. If only color worked as well in books as it does on screen. “Gatsby” aside, I can’t think of anything else that made much of color.
December 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Criterion didn’t have “Contempt,“ so I put on Fellini’s “Juliet of the Spirit’s.” Not Bardot- or Godard-relate, of course, but what a tone and what beautiful colors. If only color worked as well in books as it does on screen. “Gatsby” aside, I can’t think of anything else that made much of color.
RIP to Brigitte Bardot, movie star, screen beauty (perhaps THE screen beauty of the 60s), and animal rights activist. "Contempt" is in my top five favorite movies of all time. A singularly great film from Godard, influential on my own storytelling in ways I could never fully articulate.
December 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
RIP to Brigitte Bardot, movie star, screen beauty (perhaps THE screen beauty of the 60s), and animal rights activist. "Contempt" is in my top five favorite movies of all time. A singularly great film from Godard, influential on my own storytelling in ways I could never fully articulate.
I can't remember what the present was, unfortunately.
And oh to have Christmases like that again.
And oh to have Christmases like that again.
December 24, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I can't remember what the present was, unfortunately.
And oh to have Christmases like that again.
And oh to have Christmases like that again.
Handcrafted literary fiction from the covers on down, available via Powells.
You want a real person writing real books, look no further than yours truly.
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You want a real person writing real books, look no further than yours truly.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Handcrafted literary fiction from the covers on down, available via Powells.
You want a real person writing real books, look no further than yours truly.
www.powells.com/books/search...
You want a real person writing real books, look no further than yours truly.
www.powells.com/books/search...
I hope none of the fonts in my books are DEI fonts.
These trump people are unserious khunts.
These trump people are unserious khunts.
December 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I hope none of the fonts in my books are DEI fonts.
These trump people are unserious khunts.
These trump people are unserious khunts.
Get the new book through Powell’s! Would make a nice gift for the reader in your life... or for the person who has everything except a fine collection of strange fiction with some awesome bat genitalia on the cover.
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Only Bats Know Love | Powell's Books
The Legendary Independent Bookstore
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December 11, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Get the new book through Powell’s! Would make a nice gift for the reader in your life... or for the person who has everything except a fine collection of strange fiction with some awesome bat genitalia on the cover.
www.powells.com/book/only-ba...
www.powells.com/book/only-ba...
Any Madison, WI area folks can stop at great little indie bookstore Mystery to Me and snag a copy of "The Keeping of Little Things," my odd little psychological horror tale.
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Keeping of Little Things by Todd Michael Cox - Book ISBN: 9798375508221 | Mystery to Me : An Independent Bookstore
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December 10, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Any Madison, WI area folks can stop at great little indie bookstore Mystery to Me and snag a copy of "The Keeping of Little Things," my odd little psychological horror tale.
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Find my books on Alibris! (But for the love of Todd, don't pay $61.49 or $38.40 for "Beast!" What the hell! I'll send you a free copy of the original edition if you ask nicely....)
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Todd Michael Cox - Alibris
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December 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Find my books on Alibris! (But for the love of Todd, don't pay $61.49 or $38.40 for "Beast!" What the hell! I'll send you a free copy of the original edition if you ask nicely....)
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