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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · 1d

Mushroom season.

#photography #smallmoments #autumn #mushrooms #nature

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · 14d

Now you are old,
but may your heart get purer,
burning only for one person or one thing
until it turns to ashes.

~ #HaJin, "Old"

#poetry #poem #booksky

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · 16d

So excited to show the cover of my debut fantasy novel A Debt to the Dead, designed by the amazing Alison Buck! Available October 24th through @elsewhen.press.

#Booksky #CoverReveal #DebttotheDead #Fantasy #Debut

Learn more about it and maybe even preorder it here:

us.amazon.com/Debt-Dead-Mi...

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · 20d

It's aalways an amazing experience writing something for @s2fjournal.bsky.social - definitely somewhere I recommend looking into.

#poetry #litjournal #collaboration

Spark to Flame @s2fjournal.bsky.social · 25d

Good morning! We are open to submissions for Issue Six! Please share (& what a good time to call up a friend and co-write a poem!!) 💃🏼

#writingcommunity

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · 22d

Dark clouds over the Han River.

#photography #smallmoments #hanriver #korea #storm #clouds #river

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · 27d

Oh! Thank you! I've been trying to figure out what bird this is exactly because they're all over the place. Appreciate the correction.

Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · 27d

Heron along a rice field.

#photography #smallmoments #landscape #heron #Korea #ricefield

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · 28d

Fuzzy morning friend.

#smallmoments #photography #caterpillar #fuzzy

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · Sep 5

The swirling leaves can make one sad,
but you are used to the late autumn scene.
The trees will sprout green next spring.
There’s no need to feel so blue now.

~ #HaJin, "Missing Home"

#poetry #poem #writing

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · Sep 5

Korean magpie chilling on the power lines above the train tracks.

#photography #smallmoments #magpie #korea

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · Sep 4

I usually don't have too much trouble, though it's usually not a conscious decision. If I'm consistently writing, I naturally gravitate to it in my free time. When I'm struggling, I try to find answers in books, so I end up reading a lot more.

Though of course I try to always be reading.

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · Sep 4

Depends on my mood, honestly. When I don't have as many thoughts trying to get out, I enjoy reading more. But when I'm deep in a project and things are going well, nothing beats writing.

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · Sep 4

Read more widely, and finish acclaimed books even if they're not necessarily exciting to you - you can still learn a lot from them.

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dark clouds moving in.

#photography #smallmoments #skyscape #clouds

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · Aug 31

No matter how hard life is there,
you must continue to live.
As long as you are alive
there will be miracles.

~ #HaJin, "A 58-Year-Old Painter Leaving for America"

#poetry #inspirational #poem

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · Aug 26

Cicada molt on the mossy sidewalk.

#photography #smallmoments #cicada #molt

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · Aug 22

Then begins the search through bunch of perfectly fine books but not *amazing* books like the last one, so reading time is *fine* but not fantastic 😵

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · Aug 16

Had my first video interview thanks to Travis Bruce of the #HorrorRealm. Had a lovely discussion about the #AbandonedAltars anthology, as well as reflecting on writing and horror in general.

youtu.be/9YUwTZ2hbUQ?...

#Podcast #Interview #Horror #Writing #Anthology #Books

Interview With One Of The Authors Behind The ABANDONED ALTARS Anthology

YouTube video by Horror Realm

youtu.be

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Michael Kellichner @mithalanis.bsky.social · Aug 12

In fact, what I needed most was longing, which you seem
to have achieved in stasis,
but which I have found in change, in departure.

~ #LouiseGlück, "The Traveler

#poetry #poem #longing

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