Michael C. Bailey - Indie Author, Stage Combat Guy
@mbaileywriter.bsky.social
Independent author (superhero, fantasy, urban fantasy), stage combat director/instructor in the central MA area. Native Cape Codder. Shares a bed with one wife, two dogs, and three cats. He/him/his.
https://innsmouthlook.com
https://innsmouthlook.com
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WEBSITE: innsmouthlook.com
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FYI, you can order print editions through my website.
WEBSITE: innsmouthlook.com
BOOKSHOP: bookshop.org/beta-search?...
AMAZON AUTHOR CENTRAL: www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/a...
FYI, you can order print editions through my website.
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Look at the density of visual gags & performer “business” in this MUPPET SHOW number, and all of it elevating the central musical performance. It also is comprised entirely of one-off characters for just this bit. But it radiates effortless fun in a way few modern Muppet bits do.
January 5, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Look at the density of visual gags & performer “business” in this MUPPET SHOW number, and all of it elevating the central musical performance. It also is comprised entirely of one-off characters for just this bit. But it radiates effortless fun in a way few modern Muppet bits do.
What's a "comfort" horror watch you don't mind playing often?
January 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
What's a "comfort" horror watch you don't mind playing often?
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Alex Toth - animation model sheets
May 30, 2024 at 1:54 PM
Alex Toth - animation model sheets
This is how you get me interested in sports.
January 5, 2026 at 12:01 AM
This is how you get me interested in sports.
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Young Adult writers who can relate? ✍️
January 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Young Adult writers who can relate? ✍️
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I created this background using Gansai Tambi granulating #watercolor ages ago, and finally decided what to do with it. Y'all will be shocked to learn it was more mushrooms. I like the way these look like they're in the middle of a dark forest, so I called the painting "Deep Dark". #art #tradart
January 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
I created this background using Gansai Tambi granulating #watercolor ages ago, and finally decided what to do with it. Y'all will be shocked to learn it was more mushrooms. I like the way these look like they're in the middle of a dark forest, so I called the painting "Deep Dark". #art #tradart
Yeah, that is straight-up badass.
What's it like working with TPU scale mail? A pain in the ass, but the results are satisfying.
January 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Yeah, that is straight-up badass.
This. The whole "sometimes war is inevitable" narrative is more often than not spewed by people who absolutely do want war -- and, not so coincidentally, are never the ones who will actually fight in it.
My whole life, advocating war has been fed to me as “the adult position,” akin to drinking your coffee black or reading the business section of the newspaper. Let’s be very clear — war is the childish nonsense of impulsive destructive idiots playing baby-brained video games with real human lives.
January 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This. The whole "sometimes war is inevitable" narrative is more often than not spewed by people who absolutely do want war -- and, not so coincidentally, are never the ones who will actually fight in it.
The entire (ostensible) point of the Real ID was to verify that anyone who had one had jumped through all kinds of bureaucratic hoops to prove they were legal residents of the US.
I'm guessing too many brown people passed the test for the DHS's liking.
I'm guessing too many brown people passed the test for the DHS's liking.
January 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The entire (ostensible) point of the Real ID was to verify that anyone who had one had jumped through all kinds of bureaucratic hoops to prove they were legal residents of the US.
I'm guessing too many brown people passed the test for the DHS's liking.
I'm guessing too many brown people passed the test for the DHS's liking.
Zork was brilliant in its relative simplicity.
I do, however, hate Zork II with a fiery passion because of one puzzle that, if you did not do things in the correct order, became unsolvable and prevented you from finishing the game without starting over from the beginning.
I do, however, hate Zork II with a fiery passion because of one puzzle that, if you did not do things in the correct order, became unsolvable and prevented you from finishing the game without starting over from the beginning.
I had a notebook with a similar, but less artistic schematic maps, circa freshman year of high school, when my dad brought home a military blue-and-white-screen "laptop." (it was SO BIG & heavy.) Also beat LEATHER GODDESSES OF PHOBOS & HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE.
January 4, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Zork was brilliant in its relative simplicity.
I do, however, hate Zork II with a fiery passion because of one puzzle that, if you did not do things in the correct order, became unsolvable and prevented you from finishing the game without starting over from the beginning.
I do, however, hate Zork II with a fiery passion because of one puzzle that, if you did not do things in the correct order, became unsolvable and prevented you from finishing the game without starting over from the beginning.
And herein lies the biggest problem with modern technology: the capitalism driving it. It's far too easy, and common, for a company to brick its old tech in order to force you to buy new stuff -- which will inevitably get bricked, ad infinitum.
Planned obsolesce should not be a core business model.
Planned obsolesce should not be a core business model.
“If you want Peloton IQ, you can’t just buy the camera. (Peloton discontinued its Guide smart TV accessory.) You have to buy an entirely new bike, treadmill or row machine, starting at $2,695, plus a $50-a-month subscription.”
I Tested an AI Fitness Coach Who Wouldn’t Accept Any of My Excuses
New virtual trainers from Fitbit, Peloton and Apple aim to keep your workouts on track.
www.wsj.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:15 PM
And herein lies the biggest problem with modern technology: the capitalism driving it. It's far too easy, and common, for a company to brick its old tech in order to force you to buy new stuff -- which will inevitably get bricked, ad infinitum.
Planned obsolesce should not be a core business model.
Planned obsolesce should not be a core business model.
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January 4, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Stuff like this is doing a lot for our morale these days.
January 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Stuff like this is doing a lot for our morale these days.
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COMIC: What Artists Do
January 2, 2026 at 4:02 PM
COMIC: What Artists Do
I have yet to see a zombie movie in which the characters know how to react because they've seen a zombie movie, suggesting that zombie movies do not exist in zombie movies.
A lot of decisions made by film & TV characters clearly show their unawareness of the genre they’re in
January 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM
I have yet to see a zombie movie in which the characters know how to react because they've seen a zombie movie, suggesting that zombie movies do not exist in zombie movies.
Even crazier: mozzarella in chocolate chip cookies.
A contestant on Gastronauts did it and the judges went nuts for it, so now I'm curious to give it a go.
A contestant on Gastronauts did it and the judges went nuts for it, so now I'm curious to give it a go.
Any chocolate chip cookie recipe is instantly better with a generous sprinkling of flakey sea salt. Or just more salt in general.
Y’all should be salting your desserts like you salt your pasta water tbh.
Y’all should be salting your desserts like you salt your pasta water tbh.
January 4, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Even crazier: mozzarella in chocolate chip cookies.
A contestant on Gastronauts did it and the judges went nuts for it, so now I'm curious to give it a go.
A contestant on Gastronauts did it and the judges went nuts for it, so now I'm curious to give it a go.
This series lands harder with age.
January 4, 2026 at 11:34 AM
This series lands harder with age.
There's an old SNL sketch in which a series of guys try to hit on Sharon Stone in a bar but get too tongue-tied to pull it off. After Adam Sandler's character behaves like a total dope for 10 seconds, he regroups with his bros in shame and says, "She's a bitch."
Thinking about that for no reason.
Thinking about that for no reason.
Got a suspicion a DoorDash girl rejected him when she dropped off his food.
January 4, 2026 at 11:33 AM
There's an old SNL sketch in which a series of guys try to hit on Sharon Stone in a bar but get too tongue-tied to pull it off. After Adam Sandler's character behaves like a total dope for 10 seconds, he regroups with his bros in shame and says, "She's a bitch."
Thinking about that for no reason.
Thinking about that for no reason.
Seconded. The original is still my favorite in large part because it had the audacity to tell us *in the first act* whodunit, and then spent the rest of the movie spinning out of that revelation.
Benoit Blanc is such a fun character, and man, does Johnson know how to assemble a crack cast.
Benoit Blanc is such a fun character, and man, does Johnson know how to assemble a crack cast.
I support RJ if he wants to make different stuff, or do another Star War, develop more TV, whatever, but I’d also be happy if he pops out one of these bad boys every few years. Each one is excellent, each one is distinct, and Daniel Craig is just fucking fabulous.
n(r)w: “Glass Onion”
If this is the worst of the series, what a compliment to the series.
If this is the worst of the series, what a compliment to the series.
January 4, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Seconded. The original is still my favorite in large part because it had the audacity to tell us *in the first act* whodunit, and then spent the rest of the movie spinning out of that revelation.
Benoit Blanc is such a fun character, and man, does Johnson know how to assemble a crack cast.
Benoit Blanc is such a fun character, and man, does Johnson know how to assemble a crack cast.
She still is, folks.
Me: “remember when I used to be a superhero?”
Scott: “Pepperidge Farms remembers.”
Scott: “Pepperidge Farms remembers.”
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 AM
She still is, folks.
It's amazing how muting a handful of key names can strip so much doomscrolling material out of one's feed. I'm seeing a lot more art and pics of pets being adorable and book recommendations and it's all incredibly soothing.
January 4, 2026 at 11:11 AM
It's amazing how muting a handful of key names can strip so much doomscrolling material out of one's feed. I'm seeing a lot more art and pics of pets being adorable and book recommendations and it's all incredibly soothing.
So, this happened and I'm rather giddy about it.
FYI, this is Cherie Priest, who could release a collection of her grocery shopping lists and I'd buy it without hesitation.
FYI, this is Cherie Priest, who could release a collection of her grocery shopping lists and I'd buy it without hesitation.
January 4, 2026 at 11:09 AM
So, this happened and I'm rather giddy about it.
FYI, this is Cherie Priest, who could release a collection of her grocery shopping lists and I'd buy it without hesitation.
FYI, this is Cherie Priest, who could release a collection of her grocery shopping lists and I'd buy it without hesitation.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM