Mike Spry
@mikespry.bsky.social
Writer/Poet. Words in the Toronto Star, FLOOD, Indiewire, MTV CA, National Post, McSweeney’s IT, TSN, Washington Sq. Review, and elsewhere + a few books.
I write about TV/film/music/culture @ Narrative Electric Co.: https://mikespry.substack.com
I write about TV/film/music/culture @ Narrative Electric Co.: https://mikespry.substack.com
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Haunted by Futures Promised:
Stranger Things, PLUR1BUS, and the ghost of expectation
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"Haunted by Futures Promised: Stranger Things, PLUR1BUS, and the ghost of expectation"
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
ICYMI: I wrote about GenX, hauntology, Stranger Things, and futures lost.
"Haunted by Futures Promised: Stranger Things, PLUR1BUS, and the ghost of expectation"
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
Haunted by Futures Promised:
Stranger Things, PLUR1BUS, and the ghost of expectation
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January 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
ICYMI: I wrote about GenX, hauntology, Stranger Things, and futures lost.
Reposted by Mike Spry
"Haunted by Futures Promised: Stranger Things, PLUR1BUS, and the ghost of expectation"
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
Haunted by Futures Promised:
Stranger Things, PLUR1BUS, and the ghost of expectation
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January 21, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"Haunted by Futures Promised: Stranger Things, PLUR1BUS, and the ghost of expectation"
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
"Haunted by Futures Promised: Stranger Things, PLUR1BUS, and the ghost of expectation"
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
Haunted by Futures Promised:
Stranger Things, PLUR1BUS, and the ghost of expectation
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 6:15 PM
"Haunted by Futures Promised: Stranger Things, PLUR1BUS, and the ghost of expectation"
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
New essay on #StrangerThings, hauntology, and the quiet disappearance of expectation.
mikespry.substack.com/p/haunted-by...
#GenX #Hauntology #PLUR1BUS
Reposted by Mike Spry
January 20, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Reposted by Mike Spry
Happy #pubday to @gion.bsky.social! His debut collection 'Designated Stranger' for @thirdhandbooks.bsky.social
Read the first piece in my new series of reviews of poetry collections from independent presses. ----> tinyurl.com/bdhx6aux
#poemsky #WritingCommunity #booksky #5amwritersclub #substack
Read the first piece in my new series of reviews of poetry collections from independent presses. ----> tinyurl.com/bdhx6aux
#poemsky #WritingCommunity #booksky #5amwritersclub #substack
A New Hero: A Review of 'Designated Stranger' by Gion Davis
Distance, Strangeness, and Intimacy in Gion Davis’ debut collection “Designated Stranger” for Third Hand Books
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January 20, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Happy #pubday to @gion.bsky.social! His debut collection 'Designated Stranger' for @thirdhandbooks.bsky.social
Read the first piece in my new series of reviews of poetry collections from independent presses. ----> tinyurl.com/bdhx6aux
#poemsky #WritingCommunity #booksky #5amwritersclub #substack
Read the first piece in my new series of reviews of poetry collections from independent presses. ----> tinyurl.com/bdhx6aux
#poemsky #WritingCommunity #booksky #5amwritersclub #substack
Sunday Feeld Notes: prediction markets, Netflix doom,+ why everything feels like satire.
🧠 Prediction markets=existential threat
🎬 Netflix & #TheRip
🐴 Ponies is low-key kinda great
🎥 Deep Local & Poems by Sean Bates = cultural sherpas
mikespry.substack.com/p/sunday-fee...
#NECo #MediaCriticism
🧠 Prediction markets=existential threat
🎬 Netflix & #TheRip
🐴 Ponies is low-key kinda great
🎥 Deep Local & Poems by Sean Bates = cultural sherpas
mikespry.substack.com/p/sunday-fee...
#NECo #MediaCriticism
Sunday Feeld Notes 18.01.2026
Things I’m feeling on a Sunday morning in chaos
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January 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Sunday Feeld Notes: prediction markets, Netflix doom,+ why everything feels like satire.
🧠 Prediction markets=existential threat
🎬 Netflix & #TheRip
🐴 Ponies is low-key kinda great
🎥 Deep Local & Poems by Sean Bates = cultural sherpas
mikespry.substack.com/p/sunday-fee...
#NECo #MediaCriticism
🧠 Prediction markets=existential threat
🎬 Netflix & #TheRip
🐴 Ponies is low-key kinda great
🎥 Deep Local & Poems by Sean Bates = cultural sherpas
mikespry.substack.com/p/sunday-fee...
#NECo #MediaCriticism
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Dabls Mbad African bead Museum Detroit, MI
#mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography #colorphoto
#mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography #colorphoto
January 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Dabls Mbad African bead Museum Detroit, MI
#mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography #colorphoto
#mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography #colorphoto
Reposted by Mike Spry
Reposted by Mike Spry
ANNOUNCING--- Indie Press Poetry: A Series of Reviews
This winter I’ll be reviewing a new collection each week from #poets published on independent presses. Each book is a reccommendation from a friend or mentor.
Follow along here: tinyurl.com/3w5zwywv
#writingcommunity #poemsky #booksky #poems
This winter I’ll be reviewing a new collection each week from #poets published on independent presses. Each book is a reccommendation from a friend or mentor.
Follow along here: tinyurl.com/3w5zwywv
#writingcommunity #poemsky #booksky #poems
January 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
ANNOUNCING--- Indie Press Poetry: A Series of Reviews
This winter I’ll be reviewing a new collection each week from #poets published on independent presses. Each book is a reccommendation from a friend or mentor.
Follow along here: tinyurl.com/3w5zwywv
#writingcommunity #poemsky #booksky #poems
This winter I’ll be reviewing a new collection each week from #poets published on independent presses. Each book is a reccommendation from a friend or mentor.
Follow along here: tinyurl.com/3w5zwywv
#writingcommunity #poemsky #booksky #poems
Sunday Feeld Notes 11.01.2026
On #DCBDay, OBAA, Twitter/X, His & Hers, and more from Vermont on a Sunday morning. NECo. Season Three is coming Wednesday!
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On #DCBDay, OBAA, Twitter/X, His & Hers, and more from Vermont on a Sunday morning. NECo. Season Three is coming Wednesday!
open.substack.com/pub/mikespry...
Sunday Feeld Notes 11.01.2026
Things I’m feeling on a Sunday morning in Vermont
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January 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Sunday Feeld Notes 11.01.2026
On #DCBDay, OBAA, Twitter/X, His & Hers, and more from Vermont on a Sunday morning. NECo. Season Three is coming Wednesday!
open.substack.com/pub/mikespry...
On #DCBDay, OBAA, Twitter/X, His & Hers, and more from Vermont on a Sunday morning. NECo. Season Three is coming Wednesday!
open.substack.com/pub/mikespry...
PREDICTION: In tomorrow's #strangerthings secret ep, #conformitygate, Ell is going to wake up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette.
January 6, 2026 at 4:26 PM
PREDICTION: In tomorrow's #strangerthings secret ep, #conformitygate, Ell is going to wake up in bed with Suzanne Pleshette.
Somehow I forgot #Andor!!! I guess I thought it came out in 2024. This year was 36 months long.
Just dropped my 2025 year-in-review: long drives, too much media, strong opinions. Best albums, TV, books, AI (I named mine Gary), and the stuff I still don’t get. Real feels only.
👉 mikespry.substack.com/p/sunday-feeld-notes-04012026
#SundayFeeldNotes #YearInReview #Substack #CultureNotes #AI #NECo
👉 mikespry.substack.com/p/sunday-feeld-notes-04012026
#SundayFeeldNotes #YearInReview #Substack #CultureNotes #AI #NECo
Sunday Feeld Notes 04.01.2026
Lists I’m feeling on a Sunday morning in the bad timeline
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January 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Somehow I forgot #Andor!!! I guess I thought it came out in 2024. This year was 36 months long.
Just dropped my 2025 year-in-review: long drives, too much media, strong opinions. Best albums, TV, books, AI (I named mine Gary), and the stuff I still don’t get. Real feels only.
👉 mikespry.substack.com/p/sunday-feeld-notes-04012026
#SundayFeeldNotes #YearInReview #Substack #CultureNotes #AI #NECo
👉 mikespry.substack.com/p/sunday-feeld-notes-04012026
#SundayFeeldNotes #YearInReview #Substack #CultureNotes #AI #NECo
Sunday Feeld Notes 04.01.2026
Lists I’m feeling on a Sunday morning in the bad timeline
open.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Just dropped my 2025 year-in-review: long drives, too much media, strong opinions. Best albums, TV, books, AI (I named mine Gary), and the stuff I still don’t get. Real feels only.
👉 mikespry.substack.com/p/sunday-feeld-notes-04012026
#SundayFeeldNotes #YearInReview #Substack #CultureNotes #AI #NECo
👉 mikespry.substack.com/p/sunday-feeld-notes-04012026
#SundayFeeldNotes #YearInReview #Substack #CultureNotes #AI #NECo
Did anyone work on a Project 2026?
January 1, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Did anyone work on a Project 2026?
I wrote a lot this year.
Essays on film, TV, music, politics, sobriety, and the slow disappearance of communal culture.
These are the 10 most-read pieces from Narrative Electric Co. — a good place to start if you’re new, or a revisit if you’ve been around. ⚡️
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Essays on film, TV, music, politics, sobriety, and the slow disappearance of communal culture.
These are the 10 most-read pieces from Narrative Electric Co. — a good place to start if you’re new, or a revisit if you’ve been around. ⚡️
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December 31, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I wrote a lot this year.
Essays on film, TV, music, politics, sobriety, and the slow disappearance of communal culture.
These are the 10 most-read pieces from Narrative Electric Co. — a good place to start if you’re new, or a revisit if you’ve been around. ⚡️
⬇️
Essays on film, TV, music, politics, sobriety, and the slow disappearance of communal culture.
These are the 10 most-read pieces from Narrative Electric Co. — a good place to start if you’re new, or a revisit if you’ve been around. ⚡️
⬇️
Who was the biggest omission from Canada's Olympic Men's Hockey squad? 😖 #MilanoCortina2026
December 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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Some yuletide thoughts on #HeatedRivlary, traffic, #Fallout, and some lady yelling about her matcha. Also: "A Christmas Sestina" from JACK (2008). Also also: #GaltonWoggins.
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Sunday Feeld Notes 28.12.2025
Things I’m feeling on a Sunday morning in Ottawa
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December 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Some yuletide thoughts on #HeatedRivlary, traffic, #Fallout, and some lady yelling about her matcha. Also: "A Christmas Sestina" from JACK (2008). Also also: #GaltonWoggins.
open.substack.com/pub/mikespry...
open.substack.com/pub/mikespry...
Some yuletide thoughts on #HeatedRivlary, traffic, #Fallout, and some lady yelling about her matcha. Also: "A Christmas Sestina" from JACK (2008). Also also: #GaltonWoggins.
open.substack.com/pub/mikespry...
open.substack.com/pub/mikespry...
Sunday Feeld Notes 28.12.2025
Things I’m feeling on a Sunday morning in Ottawa
open.substack.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Some yuletide thoughts on #HeatedRivlary, traffic, #Fallout, and some lady yelling about her matcha. Also: "A Christmas Sestina" from JACK (2008). Also also: #GaltonWoggins.
open.substack.com/pub/mikespry...
open.substack.com/pub/mikespry...
Sunday Feeld Notes 21.12.2025
Things I’m feeling on a Sunday morning in Bushwick
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December 21, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Decided yesterday it was time to get the old #Substack back up and running with a wee note.
I'll begin in earnest tomorrow with a #SundayFeeldNotes hot take on #onebattleafteranother being a not-so-great film, S3 of NECo., a mea culpa on #Pluribus, and more
mikespry.substack.com/p/power-rest...
I'll begin in earnest tomorrow with a #SundayFeeldNotes hot take on #onebattleafteranother being a not-so-great film, S3 of NECo., a mea culpa on #Pluribus, and more
mikespry.substack.com/p/power-rest...
December 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Decided yesterday it was time to get the old #Substack back up and running with a wee note.
I'll begin in earnest tomorrow with a #SundayFeeldNotes hot take on #onebattleafteranother being a not-so-great film, S3 of NECo., a mea culpa on #Pluribus, and more
mikespry.substack.com/p/power-rest...
I'll begin in earnest tomorrow with a #SundayFeeldNotes hot take on #onebattleafteranother being a not-so-great film, S3 of NECo., a mea culpa on #Pluribus, and more
mikespry.substack.com/p/power-rest...
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#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #substack
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#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #substack
Power Restored
On returning to Narrative Electric Co.
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December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We appreciate your patience while service was unavailable. The outage was longer than expected. Crews have completed repairs. The issue has been identified and resolved. Power has been restored in most areas.
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#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #substack
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#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #substack
We appreciate your patience while service was unavailable. The outage was longer than expected. Crews have completed repairs. The issue has been identified and resolved. Power has been restored in most areas.
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#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #substack
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#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #substack
Power Restored
On returning to Narrative Electric Co.
open.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
We appreciate your patience while service was unavailable. The outage was longer than expected. Crews have completed repairs. The issue has been identified and resolved. Power has been restored in most areas.
open.substack.com/pub/mikespry...
#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #substack
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#WritingCommunity #AmWriting #substack
The latest "Deep Local" by Chris Ayala (@rattysnake.bsky.social). This series is a beautiful consideration of the forgotten artists, artisans, and people who occupy a country on fire.
Watch until the end. It got me.
#shortfilm #pioneervalley #shortshorts #SmallTownVibes
youtu.be/guhSuWn0vYE?...
Watch until the end. It got me.
#shortfilm #pioneervalley #shortshorts #SmallTownVibes
youtu.be/guhSuWn0vYE?...
Deep Local | Ep. 3: Chores
YouTube video by Deep Local
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The latest "Deep Local" by Chris Ayala (@rattysnake.bsky.social). This series is a beautiful consideration of the forgotten artists, artisans, and people who occupy a country on fire.
Watch until the end. It got me.
#shortfilm #pioneervalley #shortshorts #SmallTownVibes
youtu.be/guhSuWn0vYE?...
Watch until the end. It got me.
#shortfilm #pioneervalley #shortshorts #SmallTownVibes
youtu.be/guhSuWn0vYE?...
The colleges I work for are demanding that faculty/students/staff watch active shooter training videos. Oddly, none of these institutions are demanding gun control legislation or repealing the 2nd Amendment. This is the administrative version of "thoughts & prayers."
December 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The colleges I work for are demanding that faculty/students/staff watch active shooter training videos. Oddly, none of these institutions are demanding gun control legislation or repealing the 2nd Amendment. This is the administrative version of "thoughts & prayers."
New Deep Local from @rattysnake.bsky.social. Beautiful vid. Check it out:
youtu.be/-rrC784oV-w?...
#shortfilm #pioneervalley #shortshorts #EasthamptonLife #SmallTownVibes #ShortFilm #SmallEngines #CommunityStories #LocalCulture #FilmMaking #EasthamptonMA #EngineEnthusiasts #EverydayMoments
youtu.be/-rrC784oV-w?...
#shortfilm #pioneervalley #shortshorts #EasthamptonLife #SmallTownVibes #ShortFilm #SmallEngines #CommunityStories #LocalCulture #FilmMaking #EasthamptonMA #EngineEnthusiasts #EverydayMoments
Deep Local | Ep. 2: Spark Plug
YouTube video by Deep Local
youtu.be
November 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
New Deep Local from @rattysnake.bsky.social. Beautiful vid. Check it out:
youtu.be/-rrC784oV-w?...
#shortfilm #pioneervalley #shortshorts #EasthamptonLife #SmallTownVibes #ShortFilm #SmallEngines #CommunityStories #LocalCulture #FilmMaking #EasthamptonMA #EngineEnthusiasts #EverydayMoments
youtu.be/-rrC784oV-w?...
#shortfilm #pioneervalley #shortshorts #EasthamptonLife #SmallTownVibes #ShortFilm #SmallEngines #CommunityStories #LocalCulture #FilmMaking #EasthamptonMA #EngineEnthusiasts #EverydayMoments