Mitch M
@mitchicism.bsky.social
A weird collection of sentences prone to bouts of whimsy. I write, shoot film, and make art. MFA in Nonfiction from UNM.
New achievement unlocked: arriving at TSA before they open. Turns out in Albuquerque, that time is 3:45 am. 😵💫
November 14, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New achievement unlocked: arriving at TSA before they open. Turns out in Albuquerque, that time is 3:45 am. 😵💫
Dreamt about a spider in a bowl of fruit, and woke up with a line from The Weeknd ("My god white, he in my pocket / He get me redder than the devil 'til I go nauseous") rattling around my brain. Tell me what that means, doctor.
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Dreamt about a spider in a bowl of fruit, and woke up with a line from The Weeknd ("My god white, he in my pocket / He get me redder than the devil 'til I go nauseous") rattling around my brain. Tell me what that means, doctor.
Pitching an article I'm referring to as "Fry Slut" to a food mag knowing full-well I won't be able to use that title, but I'm going to pretend like it's a clever reference to Bourdain ("burger slut") that I thought I could riff on, as if that wasn't an afterthought because fries rip.
November 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Pitching an article I'm referring to as "Fry Slut" to a food mag knowing full-well I won't be able to use that title, but I'm going to pretend like it's a clever reference to Bourdain ("burger slut") that I thought I could riff on, as if that wasn't an afterthought because fries rip.
Jane Emig writing about the need to explore writing as a mode of learning, even if imperfect, mirroring the whole impetus for me writing about how GenAI should not be used in FYC courses (or, personal mentality, in any classroom), really hit the spot as I was reading it for this annotated bib.
November 8, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Jane Emig writing about the need to explore writing as a mode of learning, even if imperfect, mirroring the whole impetus for me writing about how GenAI should not be used in FYC courses (or, personal mentality, in any classroom), really hit the spot as I was reading it for this annotated bib.
Some late season sunflower close ups.
November 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Some late season sunflower close ups.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I took a sip of tea right after I took the strainer out of the pot. I slurped to try to dissipate the heat, and then spit in the sink assuming that might save me from a scorched tongue and underlip. That's what I get for being overzealous, wanting to know how the first steep tastes.
November 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I took a sip of tea right after I took the strainer out of the pot. I slurped to try to dissipate the heat, and then spit in the sink assuming that might save me from a scorched tongue and underlip. That's what I get for being overzealous, wanting to know how the first steep tastes.
...One Battle After Another was really good.
November 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
...One Battle After Another was really good.
Late season sunflowers. Haven't hit the first frost yet in the bowl of Albuquerque, but hoping to clip a bunch more before fall has fully settled in here. Already pulled a few pepper plants, and a lot of the marigolds are getting cut for friends, seeds, or dyeing over the next few days.
October 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Late season sunflowers. Haven't hit the first frost yet in the bowl of Albuquerque, but hoping to clip a bunch more before fall has fully settled in here. Already pulled a few pepper plants, and a lot of the marigolds are getting cut for friends, seeds, or dyeing over the next few days.
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i really like this 500 word story by Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social !
it's about that boy we all knew once, who rides his bike everywhere & can't sit still in class.
make sure to read 'In Another Life, I Am a Direct Descendent of Sharks' !!
xraylitmag.com/in-another-l...
it's about that boy we all knew once, who rides his bike everywhere & can't sit still in class.
make sure to read 'In Another Life, I Am a Direct Descendent of Sharks' !!
xraylitmag.com/in-another-l...
IN ANOTHER LIFE, I AM A DIRECT DESCENDANT OF SHARKS by Bethany Cutkomp
And if I do not keep moving, I will pass away. They call this ram ventilation, a shark’s way of breathing. My invisible gills demand the same method of survival. Since hatching from your womb, I have ...
xraylitmag.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
i really like this 500 word story by Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social !
it's about that boy we all knew once, who rides his bike everywhere & can't sit still in class.
make sure to read 'In Another Life, I Am a Direct Descendent of Sharks' !!
xraylitmag.com/in-another-l...
it's about that boy we all knew once, who rides his bike everywhere & can't sit still in class.
make sure to read 'In Another Life, I Am a Direct Descendent of Sharks' !!
xraylitmag.com/in-another-l...
Well, the assisted living building I walk past every night put this up in the highest window while I was out of town.
October 29, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Well, the assisted living building I walk past every night put this up in the highest window while I was out of town.
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ICYMI: "There was a meaning," poetry by Amelia Averis:
There was a meaning by Amelia Averis
There is a boy who speaks in rain at arrivals. He has time in this world where the rockpooled minnow flashes silver seconds. We follow the funeral and I try to say ‘I am sorry I am not afraid of yo…
okaydonkeymag.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
ICYMI: "There was a meaning," poetry by Amelia Averis:
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I’ve got new work up at @bruisermag.com. Nice surprise to have it pubbed today 🖤🔥 www.bruisermag.com/mackenzie_hell
ONE PERSON'S HELL by Kirsti MacKenzie - BRUISER
We’re not really supposed to talk to the psych patients. In fairness, I didn’t talk to Jay. She started talking to me. Couple nights ago I was
www.bruisermag.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I’ve got new work up at @bruisermag.com. Nice surprise to have it pubbed today 🖤🔥 www.bruisermag.com/mackenzie_hell
Tarantulas: 4
Deer: 3
Bears: 1
Buds: 2
Beers: ?
Deer: 3
Bears: 1
Buds: 2
Beers: ?
October 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Tarantulas: 4
Deer: 3
Bears: 1
Buds: 2
Beers: ?
Deer: 3
Bears: 1
Buds: 2
Beers: ?
If you need me for something, I guess don't?
October 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
If you need me for something, I guess don't?
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"In this movie, Jesus and my mother are at a bar drinking mojitos."
God, we are SO stoked to have @ezhang77.bsky.social back in hex this week with another surreal one-two punch! Elena is such a master of dream-like imagery infused with the human, and always surprising. Two new, up now on the site!
God, we are SO stoked to have @ezhang77.bsky.social back in hex this week with another surreal one-two punch! Elena is such a master of dream-like imagery infused with the human, and always surprising. Two new, up now on the site!
Two by Elena Zhang
Butterfly Wing
The mad scientist sewed a butterfly wing onto my left shoulder, nerves spliced together like rope. I fluttered it once. My muscles ached with the effort. “There are consequences to a...
hexliterary.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"In this movie, Jesus and my mother are at a bar drinking mojitos."
God, we are SO stoked to have @ezhang77.bsky.social back in hex this week with another surreal one-two punch! Elena is such a master of dream-like imagery infused with the human, and always surprising. Two new, up now on the site!
God, we are SO stoked to have @ezhang77.bsky.social back in hex this week with another surreal one-two punch! Elena is such a master of dream-like imagery infused with the human, and always surprising. Two new, up now on the site!
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I have a new micro about a random fear in the latest issue of @asteralesjournal.bsky.social Check it out if you wanna but make sure you read all the other amazing writers in the issue. 💙
Link: www.asteralesjournal.com/1-4-musgrove...
Link: www.asteralesjournal.com/1-4-musgrove...
October 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I have a new micro about a random fear in the latest issue of @asteralesjournal.bsky.social Check it out if you wanna but make sure you read all the other amazing writers in the issue. 💙
Link: www.asteralesjournal.com/1-4-musgrove...
Link: www.asteralesjournal.com/1-4-musgrove...
Accidentally turned on At The Drive-In instead of At The Gates, and it didn't cross my mind for the first 10 seconds, because Relationship of Command and Slaughter of the Soul are both predominantly orange album covers.
October 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Accidentally turned on At The Drive-In instead of At The Gates, and it didn't cross my mind for the first 10 seconds, because Relationship of Command and Slaughter of the Soul are both predominantly orange album covers.
I still regularly think about work published in Paper Darts.
October 18, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I still regularly think about work published in Paper Darts.
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I’ve got a micro in @folklorereview.bsky.social’s fantastic Skeletal series!
www.folklorereview.com/mico-series-...
www.folklorereview.com/mico-series-...
October 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I’ve got a micro in @folklorereview.bsky.social’s fantastic Skeletal series!
www.folklorereview.com/mico-series-...
www.folklorereview.com/mico-series-...
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My most Dells-and-Horror adjacent story was in @cottonxenomorph.bsky.social last year, back in time for the season. Check it out if you get a chance!
www.cottonxenomorph.com/journal/2024...
www.cottonxenomorph.com/journal/2024...
October 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
My most Dells-and-Horror adjacent story was in @cottonxenomorph.bsky.social last year, back in time for the season. Check it out if you get a chance!
www.cottonxenomorph.com/journal/2024...
www.cottonxenomorph.com/journal/2024...
Dentist: You'll likely need to wear a mouth guard the rest of your life.
Me: Eh it's fine if it's just while I'm sleeping.
Me: Eh it's fine if it's just while I'm sleeping.
October 16, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Dentist: You'll likely need to wear a mouth guard the rest of your life.
Me: Eh it's fine if it's just while I'm sleeping.
Me: Eh it's fine if it's just while I'm sleeping.
Feel infinitely lucky to have spent a significant amount of time going to concerts when I lived in the Twin Cities. And more people should know about Velvet Negroni. T.C.O.D, NEON BROWN, and Bulli are all dynamite albums.
October 14, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Feel infinitely lucky to have spent a significant amount of time going to concerts when I lived in the Twin Cities. And more people should know about Velvet Negroni. T.C.O.D, NEON BROWN, and Bulli are all dynamite albums.