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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 16h

Thank you, sir. You're too kind.

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 1d

Psst. Wanna check out my first published short story? *crickets* Thought so. Anyhoo, the horror mag Blood Moon Rising gave me chance 21 years ago this month. Here's a link to a PDF (and, yes, it looks like a jumbled mess of bullshit). Not great, but not bad either. Keep on reading on. Peace.

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 1d

Psst. Wanna check out my first published short story? *crickets* Thought so. Anyhoo, the horror mag Blood Moon Rising gave me chance 21 years ago this month. Here's a link to a PDF (and, yes, it looks like a jumbled mess of bullshit). Not great, but not bad either. Keep on reading on. Peace.

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 1d

Yep

Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 1d

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 1d

If we lose this woman, I swear to Christ...

rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 1d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 2d

Agreed.

Dennis Tafoya @dennistafoya.bsky.social · 2d

Can we agree now not to read the inevitable articles (or buy the inevitable books) by people who took the money and then found themselves doing ‘unconscionable things they now regret?’ Can we agree in advance you should have fucking known better?

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 2d

"The Human Centipede of content." Perfect description.

Dr Kat Day (she/her) @chronicleflask.katday.com · 2d

Daughter of Robin Williams, Zelda Williams 💔

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Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. It's dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough,
, just so
other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it 'the future. Al is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume.

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 4d

Author photo
#caturday

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Josh Boldt @joshaboldt.bsky.social · 5d

Beginning a process that I have long considered, which is creating a small press. For now, this is a placeholder. But look for more details soon. We will be seeking offbeat fiction and literary mystery, with a sweet spot for Southern Gothic. @brownhoundpress.bsky.social

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 5d

Nice. Excited for this to take shape

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 5d

Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 5d

Some good stuff here

MrBullBull @mrbullbull.bsky.social · 6d

"I wanted to create a character who was broken, deeply broken, a character who wanted to disappear from the world and be very quiet so as not to hurt others but who nevertheless brought pain where ever he went." - Jonathan Ames (interviewed by @frank212.bsky.social) mrbullbull.com/newbull/the-...

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations Keith. That's awesome news

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 7d

This, plus "World's Greatest Dad," and "God Bless America" are three of the most underrated films of the last 20 years.

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 16d

Sums up my taste in, and stern judgement of music and movies almost to a tee

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 19d

Fisherman: "Looks like we're shy one fishing rod."

Althea: "You brought two too many "

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 23d

a man from schitts creek is making a funny face and the word yup is above him

ALT: a man from schitts creek is making a funny face and the word yup is above him

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 26d

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice in Chains.

Done.

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 28d

"How's your head?"

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Mike McHone @mikemchone.bsky.social · 28d

No reason to post this other than to have a little reminder that within all the sound and fury, there's still good in the world. Always look for the helpers.