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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InnsmouthLook.com
Your Home for Quality Snark Fiction by Michael C. Bailey
innsmouthlook.com
Pinning this for folks who might be interested in my writing:
WEBSITE: innsmouthlook.com
AMAZON AUTHOR CENTRAL: www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/a...
You can order print editions through the website. I'll happily sign them, too!
WEBSITE: innsmouthlook.com
AMAZON AUTHOR CENTRAL: www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/a...
You can order print editions through the website. I'll happily sign them, too!
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Remembering the creator behind my favorite Universal Monster design, MILLICENT PATRICK, on her birthday. I never tire to draw this guy so a huge Thank you for adding the Creature From The Black Lagoon to the horror pantheon, Millicent! 💚💚💚
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Remembering the creator behind my favorite Universal Monster design, MILLICENT PATRICK, on her birthday. I never tire to draw this guy so a huge Thank you for adding the Creature From The Black Lagoon to the horror pantheon, Millicent! 💚💚💚
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Watch out for solicitations from Enlight Women's Magazine offering to feature you on a Top 10 list: it's a pay-to-play scheme (a "nominal" fee of $900). I'm especially tempted by the "personalized digital plaque of honour" (emphasis added in the screenshot below)
November 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Watch out for solicitations from Enlight Women's Magazine offering to feature you on a Top 10 list: it's a pay-to-play scheme (a "nominal" fee of $900). I'm especially tempted by the "personalized digital plaque of honour" (emphasis added in the screenshot below)
Anyone who believes that excelling at math and being a decent human being are mutually exclusive conditions are part of the problem.
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Anyone who believes that excelling at math and being a decent human being are mutually exclusive conditions are part of the problem.
Statements beginning with "I'm not a bigot but" have never, NEVER ended with convincing people the speaker is in fact not a bigot.
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Statements beginning with "I'm not a bigot but" have never, NEVER ended with convincing people the speaker is in fact not a bigot.
Finished my Midnight Mass binge, and oof, what a series. Slow to build, but the character work (and the acting behind it) was superb -- @rahulkohli13.bsky.social is fantastic -- the penultimate episode pays off in a harrowing way, and the ending is a gut punch. Great, great show.
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Finished my Midnight Mass binge, and oof, what a series. Slow to build, but the character work (and the acting behind it) was superb -- @rahulkohli13.bsky.social is fantastic -- the penultimate episode pays off in a harrowing way, and the ending is a gut punch. Great, great show.
Fuck this rather literal noise.
November 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Fuck this rather literal noise.
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Apropos of nothing in particular: SHOES
Per the FEMA training I took 30 years ago, the one thing that best ensures your survival in a disaster is whether you made it out of the building with shoes on.
Everything else can just be scrap-wraps, but shoes are high-tech. Put them on first, then run.
Per the FEMA training I took 30 years ago, the one thing that best ensures your survival in a disaster is whether you made it out of the building with shoes on.
Everything else can just be scrap-wraps, but shoes are high-tech. Put them on first, then run.
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Apropos of nothing in particular: SHOES
Per the FEMA training I took 30 years ago, the one thing that best ensures your survival in a disaster is whether you made it out of the building with shoes on.
Everything else can just be scrap-wraps, but shoes are high-tech. Put them on first, then run.
Per the FEMA training I took 30 years ago, the one thing that best ensures your survival in a disaster is whether you made it out of the building with shoes on.
Everything else can just be scrap-wraps, but shoes are high-tech. Put them on first, then run.
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Mongoose Publishing is looking for a full-time Layout Artist to join our team.
If you are looking for a place that will give you creative freedom, a good salary, and eventually equal ownership of the company, this is the position you are looking for!
forum.mongoosepublishing.com/threads/mong...
If you are looking for a place that will give you creative freedom, a good salary, and eventually equal ownership of the company, this is the position you are looking for!
forum.mongoosepublishing.com/threads/mong...
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Mongoose Publishing is looking for a full-time Layout Artist to join our team.
If you are looking for a place that will give you creative freedom, a good salary, and eventually equal ownership of the company, this is the position you are looking for!
forum.mongoosepublishing.com/threads/mong...
If you are looking for a place that will give you creative freedom, a good salary, and eventually equal ownership of the company, this is the position you are looking for!
forum.mongoosepublishing.com/threads/mong...
BTW, Jesse Singal's account is still active.
Hey @support.bsky.team What is going on with Sarah Kendzior? Why was she suspended with no explanation? Are you doing this to lesser-known people that we’re never going to find out about?
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
BTW, Jesse Singal's account is still active.
A hilarious irony here: Horowitz has written two novels based on Sherlock Holmes, a character who was killed off by his creator and then resurrected without any explanation beyond "I faked my death."
Anthony Horowitz must not be worth the money the Fleming Estate is paying him if he can’t think of the very obvious solution to this “problem.”
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A hilarious irony here: Horowitz has written two novels based on Sherlock Holmes, a character who was killed off by his creator and then resurrected without any explanation beyond "I faked my death."
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See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
November 11, 2025 at 12:17 AM
See, look, U.S.A., it's this easy
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
(and should have been done immediately upon the knowledge that these cheats and grifters were STEALING our work)
Weekly Update – November 11, 2025
Time is a'flyin', and before you know it, it'll be , so this post is coming to you from the perspective of a small business owner. First of all, you should definitely consider buying gifts from small businesses and artists. The economy is tough on everyone, sure,…
Time is a'flyin', and before you know it, it'll be , so this post is coming to you from the perspective of a small business owner. First of all, you should definitely consider buying gifts from small businesses and artists. The economy is tough on everyone, sure,…
Weekly Update – November 11, 2025
Time is a'flyin', and before you know it, it'll be , so this post is coming to you from the perspective of a small business owner. First of all, you should definitely consider buying gifts from small businesses and artists. The economy is tough on everyone, sure, but you know who doesn't need your money? Amazon. Target. Walmart. All the major corporations.
innsmouthlook.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Weekly Update – November 11, 2025
Time is a'flyin', and before you know it, it'll be , so this post is coming to you from the perspective of a small business owner. First of all, you should definitely consider buying gifts from small businesses and artists. The economy is tough on everyone, sure,…
Time is a'flyin', and before you know it, it'll be , so this post is coming to you from the perspective of a small business owner. First of all, you should definitely consider buying gifts from small businesses and artists. The economy is tough on everyone, sure,…
It's tough to embrace the smart home movement when tech companies are so fragile that they could implode at a moment's notice, leaving device owners stuck with fancy, expensive bricks.
iRobot, the US company behind the Roomba robot vacuum, is facing severe financial trouble, raising further questions about the future of its devices www.channelnews.com.au/irobot-on-th...
channelnews : iRobot On The Brink Of Bankruptcy, Leaving Roombas at Risk
iRobot, the US company behind the Roomba robot vacuum, is facing severe financial trouble, raising further questions about the future of its devices. The company’s latest quarterly results show revenu...
www.channelnews.com.au
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It's tough to embrace the smart home movement when tech companies are so fragile that they could implode at a moment's notice, leaving device owners stuck with fancy, expensive bricks.
Too bad Hollywood has such a slavish devotion to rigid continuity within its many film franchises, otherwise, they could just start all over from scratch kind of like they did with (checks notes) James Bond.
I really hate that people are now looking at all stories through the comic book nerd lens. You'd think someone like Horowitz would know better.
James Bond’s death in No Time to Die is causing a nightmare for the next film. Writers are stuck because Bond “was blown to pieces.”
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
Anthony Horowitz, author of three 007 novels, says:
“You can't have him wake up in shower and saying it was all a dream."
radaronline.com/p/james-bond...
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Too bad Hollywood has such a slavish devotion to rigid continuity within its many film franchises, otherwise, they could just start all over from scratch kind of like they did with (checks notes) James Bond.
This one popping up in my ebook newsletter again. gAI cover (note the mangled hands) and the audiobook is that damned Amazon Virtual Voice bullshit.
Hire human artists and voice actors, always.
Hire human artists and voice actors, always.
November 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This one popping up in my ebook newsletter again. gAI cover (note the mangled hands) and the audiobook is that damned Amazon Virtual Voice bullshit.
Hire human artists and voice actors, always.
Hire human artists and voice actors, always.
Thinking about how the poor cabbage merchant from Avatar - The Last Airbender is the perfect running gag. It was a little absurd, came out of nowhere, was totally irrelevant to the story, and only got used four times over the course of 61 episodes so it didn't wear out its welcome.
a cartoon character says dah my cabbages in front of a wall
ALT: a cartoon character says dah my cabbages in front of a wall
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November 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Thinking about how the poor cabbage merchant from Avatar - The Last Airbender is the perfect running gag. It was a little absurd, came out of nowhere, was totally irrelevant to the story, and only got used four times over the course of 61 episodes so it didn't wear out its welcome.
No one write litRPG football, it'd be like putting a bag of holding in a portable hole.
Okay, so fantasy football is a thing.
But doesn't that imply the existence of mystery football, horror football and the like? Maybe Regency football, screwball football, Ruritanian football and more?
But doesn't that imply the existence of mystery football, horror football and the like? Maybe Regency football, screwball football, Ruritanian football and more?
November 11, 2025 at 10:43 AM
No one write litRPG football, it'd be like putting a bag of holding in a portable hole.
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Get to know your mutuals! list 10 random things you like
Guinness
AC/DC
Bacon cheeseburgers
Cape Cod
Coffee
Dogs
Board games
Writing
Fried clams (whole, not strips)
Quebec
Guinness
AC/DC
Bacon cheeseburgers
Cape Cod
Coffee
Dogs
Board games
Writing
Fried clams (whole, not strips)
Quebec
Get to know your mutuals! list 10 random things you like
The sound of the ocean
Bottlecap Candy
Sci fi and fantasy movies
Dad jokes
The 80s
Theme parks
Roast beef
Drive ins
Genuine laughter
A good soak in a hot tub
The sound of the ocean
Bottlecap Candy
Sci fi and fantasy movies
Dad jokes
The 80s
Theme parks
Roast beef
Drive ins
Genuine laughter
A good soak in a hot tub
get to know your mutuals! list 10 random things you like
Blink 182’s self-titled album
Dinosaurs
First sip of coffee in the AM
George Romero movies
Lasagna
“Metroid” games
My three cats
Myth and religion
“The Stars My Destination”
Uninterrupted sleep
Blink 182’s self-titled album
Dinosaurs
First sip of coffee in the AM
George Romero movies
Lasagna
“Metroid” games
My three cats
Myth and religion
“The Stars My Destination”
Uninterrupted sleep
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Get to know your mutuals! list 10 random things you like
Guinness
AC/DC
Bacon cheeseburgers
Cape Cod
Coffee
Dogs
Board games
Writing
Fried clams (whole, not strips)
Quebec
Guinness
AC/DC
Bacon cheeseburgers
Cape Cod
Coffee
Dogs
Board games
Writing
Fried clams (whole, not strips)
Quebec
A ban on DLC you have to pay for. I already bought the game, I don't want to spend even more money on add-ons.
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A ban on DLC you have to pay for. I already bought the game, I don't want to spend even more money on add-ons.
I repeat: when people say "money can't buy happiness," they're trying to talk about regular folks for whom money would be a life-changing gift, but it's really the billionaires this applies to. Musk enjoys comfort most of us would kill for, and yet, he exists in a perpetual state of anger & misery.
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I repeat: when people say "money can't buy happiness," they're trying to talk about regular folks for whom money would be a life-changing gift, but it's really the billionaires this applies to. Musk enjoys comfort most of us would kill for, and yet, he exists in a perpetual state of anger & misery.
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that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan
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While I'm super relieved that the Supreme Court has rejected yet another assault on same-sex marriage, this is a reminder that marriage equality still does not exist in the U.S.
People with disabilities shouldn't have to choose between love and essential benefits and resources.
People with disabilities shouldn't have to choose between love and essential benefits and resources.
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
While I'm super relieved that the Supreme Court has rejected yet another assault on same-sex marriage, this is a reminder that marriage equality still does not exist in the U.S.
People with disabilities shouldn't have to choose between love and essential benefits and resources.
People with disabilities shouldn't have to choose between love and essential benefits and resources.
I went to bed to a dreary fall day. My dog woke me up at 4:30 demanding outs and I learned today is a dreary winter day.
Anyway, I have a lot of time to kill on my day off so I'm going to finally check out @mikeflanaganfilm.com's Midnight Mass. Long overdue.
Anyway, I have a lot of time to kill on my day off so I'm going to finally check out @mikeflanaganfilm.com's Midnight Mass. Long overdue.
November 11, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I went to bed to a dreary fall day. My dog woke me up at 4:30 demanding outs and I learned today is a dreary winter day.
Anyway, I have a lot of time to kill on my day off so I'm going to finally check out @mikeflanaganfilm.com's Midnight Mass. Long overdue.
Anyway, I have a lot of time to kill on my day off so I'm going to finally check out @mikeflanaganfilm.com's Midnight Mass. Long overdue.
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November 10, 2025
November 10, 2025
Last night, the Senate advanced a measure to end the government shutdown, which at 41 days today is the longest in U.S.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
November 10, 2025