Michael Swanwick
@michaelswanwick.bsky.social
Science Fiction and Fantasy writer. As a hobby, I also write Criticism and Non-Fiction.
Universe Box Monday is up on File 770. Today's post is titled AUTUMN LEAVES and explains how I came to write a yearly Halloween story on leaves.
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autumn leaves
Let’s celebrate The Universe Box‘s February 3rd release by Tachyon Press! I have opened the universe box that is my life, and will be sharing a piece of it every Monday. By Michael Swanwi…
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November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Universe Box Monday is up on File 770. Today's post is titled AUTUMN LEAVES and explains how I came to write a yearly Halloween story on leaves.
file770.com/autumn-leaves/
file770.com/autumn-leaves/
Just a reminder that it's still autum
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Just a reminder that it's still autum
Big moon tonight.
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Big moon tonight.
Marianne at sunset.
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Marianne at sunset.
Caught between the waters of birth and death, the road goes ever on.
November 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Caught between the waters of birth and death, the road goes ever on.
Gravestone of Robert Morris Sr., a Liverpool ironmonger who became a rich Colonial merchant. His son, Robert Morris Jr., signed the Declaration of Independence and was the Financier of the Revolution.
November 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Gravestone of Robert Morris Sr., a Liverpool ironmonger who became a rich Colonial merchant. His son, Robert Morris Jr., signed the Declaration of Independence and was the Financier of the Revolution.
We went to an antique shop and bought...
November 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
We went to an antique shop and bought...
I went online to discover the author of "The Breast" and after the answer (Philip Roth), the search engine's AI offered three related questions I might want answered. The first was "What are the benefits of touching a woman's breast?" And I thought: AI, you were obviously never a teenage boy.
November 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I went online to discover the author of "The Breast" and after the answer (Philip Roth), the search engine's AI offered three related questions I might want answered. The first was "What are the benefits of touching a woman's breast?" And I thought: AI, you were obviously never a teenage boy.
A shore county is offering prizes and competitions for deer hunters, celebrating their minimizing the deer population. And I thought of Kipling's immortal lines:
Oh, it's Bambi this, and Bambi that an' 'Shove 'em out, the brutes!"
But it's 'Savior of their county' when the deer gnaw at the shoots.
Oh, it's Bambi this, and Bambi that an' 'Shove 'em out, the brutes!"
But it's 'Savior of their county' when the deer gnaw at the shoots.
November 5, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A shore county is offering prizes and competitions for deer hunters, celebrating their minimizing the deer population. And I thought of Kipling's immortal lines:
Oh, it's Bambi this, and Bambi that an' 'Shove 'em out, the brutes!"
But it's 'Savior of their county' when the deer gnaw at the shoots.
Oh, it's Bambi this, and Bambi that an' 'Shove 'em out, the brutes!"
But it's 'Savior of their county' when the deer gnaw at the shoots.
V-8 mailboxes. This is America.
November 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM
V-8 mailboxes. This is America.
We stopped at the historical marker for Harriet Tubman's birthplace and found someone had left three apples and a whisk broom in the grass. They form an arrow pointing north.
November 5, 2025 at 1:36 AM
We stopped at the historical marker for Harriet Tubman's birthplace and found someone had left three apples and a whisk broom in the grass. They form an arrow pointing north.
Oyster po'boy for lunch, orange creamsicle Smith Island cake for dessert.
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Oyster po'boy for lunch, orange creamsicle Smith Island cake for dessert.
Today's UNIVERSE BOX MONDAY details the strange path that led to me getting a writing credit with Janis Ian (yes, =the= Janis Ian), despite not writing a word of the song.
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a song
Let’s celebrate The Universe Box‘s February 3rd release by Tachyon Press! I have opened the universe box that is my life, and will be sharing a piece of it every Monday. By Michael Swanwi…
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November 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Today's UNIVERSE BOX MONDAY details the strange path that led to me getting a writing credit with Janis Ian (yes, =the= Janis Ian), despite not writing a word of the song.
file770.com/a-song/
file770.com/a-song/
I think we showed restraint at the bookstore.
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I think we showed restraint at the bookstore.
One of my favorite bookstores in the world.
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 AM
One of my favorite bookstores in the world.
Marianne and I went to Philly Zine Fest today, a festival of young and arty introverts. And did our bit to support them.
November 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Marianne and I went to Philly Zine Fest today, a festival of young and arty introverts. And did our bit to support them.
Life in the City: Oak tree. 2
November 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Life in the City: Oak tree. 2
Happy All Souls Day! My Halloween story is done, but if you'd like to read it from start to finish, I've posted the whole thing on Imgur.
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Autumn Dreams, by Michael Swanwick
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November 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Happy All Souls Day! My Halloween story is done, but if you'd like to read it from start to finish, I've posted the whole thing on Imgur.
imgur.com/a/autumn-dre...
imgur.com/a/autumn-dre...
The trick-or-treaters have come and gone. We had great gobs of candy and gave it out by the handful. And we ran out. Lots of stalwart little kids in great costumes.
We are so very happy.
We are so very happy.
November 1, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The trick-or-treaters have come and gone. We had great gobs of candy and gave it out by the handful. And we ran out. Lots of stalwart little kids in great costumes.
We are so very happy.
We are so very happy.
Cocktail Hour! Autumn Sours while we wait for trick-or-treaters.
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Cocktail Hour! Autumn Sours while we wait for trick-or-treaters.
AUTUMN DREAMS Part 31 concludes this year's surprisingly gentle Halloween story.
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AUTUMN DREAMS (Conclusion)
. The End Above: Every autumn, I create a Halloween story, write it out on leaves (one word per leaf), photograph the leaves, and then ab...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
AUTUMN DREAMS Part 31 concludes this year's surprisingly gentle Halloween story.
floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2025/10/autu...
floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2025/10/autu...
AUTUMN DREAMS Part 30. The surprisingly sweet climax to the story.
floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2025/10/autu...
floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2025/10/autu...
AUTUMN DREAMS (Part 30 of 31)
. Above: Every autumn, I create a Halloween story, write it out on leaves (one word per leaf), photograph the leaves, and then abandon t...
floggingbabel.blogspot.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:21 PM
AUTUMN DREAMS Part 30. The surprisingly sweet climax to the story.
floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2025/10/autu...
floggingbabel.blogspot.com/2025/10/autu...