Mikki Madison
@mikkimadison.com
I write stories (mostly romantic, mostly queer and usually fantasy). I also drink tea, foster dogs, and apparently post about politics.
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Mikki Madison
@mikkimadison.com
· Nov 10
I write stories, which are mostly romantic and mostly queer and usually fantasy. You can read them in the @duckprintspress.bsky.social anthologies "And Seek (Not) to Alter Me," "He Bears the Cape of Stars," "Aether Beyond the Binary," and the upcoming "A Truth Universally Acknowledged!"
My first library haul of 2026!
What's yours?
What's yours?
January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM
My first library haul of 2026!
What's yours?
What's yours?
I wish there was something I could do to make it easier for my brain to make phone calls BUT I did call my reps today.
January 4, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I wish there was something I could do to make it easier for my brain to make phone calls BUT I did call my reps today.
I put on some Christmas movie on the Roku Channel about a cherry orchard and let me tell you, I want this woman to go to NYC and get her pastry chef job and never look back.
January 1, 2026 at 10:45 PM
I put on some Christmas movie on the Roku Channel about a cherry orchard and let me tell you, I want this woman to go to NYC and get her pastry chef job and never look back.
This thread has been going on for like 2 days and every new post has me cackling out loud.
My man looks like he routinely ends sentences with "see?"
January 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This thread has been going on for like 2 days and every new post has me cackling out loud.
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Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Okay, I will preface this with the GIGANTIC disclaimer that I promise I know how this looks, and I *swear* this is not personally motivated: If you have an old #LiveJournal account, and it has things you still care about in it, download it or import it to Dreamwidth SOON. Details:
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I start 2026 off by offering a free downloadable digital planner. This sounds very exciting!
It is mostly a single blank page. Happy New Year!
It is mostly a single blank page. Happy New Year!
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January 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
I start 2026 off by offering a free downloadable digital planner. This sounds very exciting!
It is mostly a single blank page. Happy New Year!
It is mostly a single blank page. Happy New Year!
What was the last movie or TV show you watched in 2025?
January 1, 2026 at 7:01 PM
What was the last movie or TV show you watched in 2025?
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Haven Spec Magazine is open this month to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds only!
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and others whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and others whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
Haven Spec Magazine, Submission Page
Fiction and Poetry for the 21st Century!
www.havenspec.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Haven Spec Magazine is open this month to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds only!
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and others whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and others whose voices must be heard!
www.havenspec.com/submit/
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If 2025 didn't stop you nothing will
January 1, 2026 at 10:55 AM
If 2025 didn't stop you nothing will
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Happy New Year, everyone! 💫
Our Solar System is orbiting the center of our Galaxy at about 220 km/s so in 2025 we collectively traveled something like 7 billion kilometers across the Milky Way. Once in a while, when you have a moment, it’s worthwhile to take a look around, see where you are, and appreciate how far you’ve come.
January 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Happy New Year, everyone! 💫
Happy New Year from the Central time zone!!
a penguin is holding sparklers in front of a happy new year message
Alt: a penguin is holding sparklers in front of a happy new year message
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Happy New Year from the Central time zone!!
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this is fucking amazing, I am yelling, brava
FIC: Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death
(fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the organizer of the annual Lottery as described by Shirley Jackson)
(fic in which Isaac Chotiner interviews the organizer of the annual Lottery as described by Shirley Jackson)
Why one small American town won’t stop stoning its residents to death - Anonymous - The Lottery - Shirley Jackson [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
archiveofourown.org
December 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
this is fucking amazing, I am yelling, brava
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This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
December 31, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This set of observations is produced by my scrolling Reddit and otherwise listening to people talk about "how to write."
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
A) there is no requirement that any of your characters has any sort of "arc" let alone a redemption.
B) there is also no requirement that your fiction has a plot.
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31 December 1995. Still the perfect goodbye.
December 31, 2024 at 12:21 PM
31 December 1995. Still the perfect goodbye.
I'm going to do more puzzles: actual jigsaw puzzles, word searches, crosswords, you name it.
I also got a day-by-day NYT Cooking calendar and I would REALLY like to make those recipes on the regular to try some new things!
I also got a day-by-day NYT Cooking calendar and I would REALLY like to make those recipes on the regular to try some new things!
okay let's do a thread of FUN ONLY, no-stress, low-stakes New Year's Resolutions that are designed not to make you become a Better™️ Person™️ but purely to increase the amount of happiness in your life in 2026
I'm going to learn Polish folk embroidery and I want to DM at least a one-shot of something
I'm going to learn Polish folk embroidery and I want to DM at least a one-shot of something
December 31, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I'm going to do more puzzles: actual jigsaw puzzles, word searches, crosswords, you name it.
I also got a day-by-day NYT Cooking calendar and I would REALLY like to make those recipes on the regular to try some new things!
I also got a day-by-day NYT Cooking calendar and I would REALLY like to make those recipes on the regular to try some new things!
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Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
Discworld QOTD, from Hogfather
December 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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SFWA is doing a survey on LLM use in the industry. You don't need to be a member to submit. Writers/artists/humans need all the advocates we can get, and I hope we can encourage SFWA to take a strong stance. www.sfwa.org/sfwa-survey-...
SFWA Survey on LLM Use in Industry - SFWA - The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Thank you for participating in this survey. The data collected here is preliminary, not definitive, but it will help to […]
www.sfwa.org
December 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
SFWA is doing a survey on LLM use in the industry. You don't need to be a member to submit. Writers/artists/humans need all the advocates we can get, and I hope we can encourage SFWA to take a strong stance. www.sfwa.org/sfwa-survey-...
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As the Oklahoma GOP begins to fracture and a far-right takeover looms, open primaries are a threat
The state Republican Party is fracturing from within.
The state Republican Party is fracturing from within.
As the Oklahoma GOP begins to fracture and a far-right takeover looms, open primaries are a threat
The state Republican Party is fracturing from within.
tulsaflyer.org
December 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
As the Oklahoma GOP begins to fracture and a far-right takeover looms, open primaries are a threat
The state Republican Party is fracturing from within.
The state Republican Party is fracturing from within.
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Yesterday was Crossword Day! So we created a fun lil crossword puzzle for y’all, inspired by works from our next anthology, WILD AND FULL OF MARVELS: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales (crowdfunding in February!). KS pre-launch for the antho... www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
December 22, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Yesterday was Crossword Day! So we created a fun lil crossword puzzle for y’all, inspired by works from our next anthology, WILD AND FULL OF MARVELS: Queer Fanworks Inspired by Folklore and Fairy Tales (crowdfunding in February!). KS pre-launch for the antho... www.kickstarter.com/projects/duc...
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Ideally you’d lose enough of the Senate so that it can be a one-two punch. I know it’s unlikely but we are dreamers.
Johnson: If we lose the House majority, the radical left will impeach President Trump.
December 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Ideally you’d lose enough of the Senate so that it can be a one-two punch. I know it’s unlikely but we are dreamers.
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it is almost Christmas which means it’s Muppet Christmas Carol season and that, in turn, means it is time to revisit this delightful interview with Michael Caine, who loves everything about that movie even more than you do
Michael Caine Loves 'The Muppet Christmas Carol' as Much as You Do
God bless us, every one! But especially Michael Caine.
www.gq.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:31 PM
it is almost Christmas which means it’s Muppet Christmas Carol season and that, in turn, means it is time to revisit this delightful interview with Michael Caine, who loves everything about that movie even more than you do
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As told by the late dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille.
December 20, 2025 at 2:10 AM
As told by the late dancer and choreographer Agnes DeMille.
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Outstanding news!
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
Indie bookstores are making a shocking, triumphant comeback
Since 2020, the number of independent bookstores in the U.S. grew by 70%.
www.fastcompany.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Outstanding news!
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...
www.fastcompany.com/91461983/ind...