Michael G. O'Connell
@mocando.bsky.social
Author/Illustrator from the Sunshine State. 🖤👻
Southern Gothic/Horror
Now available chapbooks & other goodies. https://linktr.ee/mocando
In Tales to Terrify, Dracula Beyond Stoker, WAS, Raven Review, Mystery Trib. & more
🚫DMs unless you already know me.
Southern Gothic/Horror
Now available chapbooks & other goodies. https://linktr.ee/mocando
In Tales to Terrify, Dracula Beyond Stoker, WAS, Raven Review, Mystery Trib. & more
🚫DMs unless you already know me.
Pinned
I don’t mean to be rude, but I’m probably no longer going to respond to DMs that ask me how I’m doing, or even just a friendly “hi”. I now understand all the “No DMs” in people’s profiles. So, here’s my standard reply:
“Hi! Thanks for the follow. I’m well. Hope you have a nice day.”
“Hi! Thanks for the follow. I’m well. Hope you have a nice day.”
Get Book 1 in the Low Tide trilogy from Armand Rosamilia and Tom Duffy It's FREE.
This was only supposed to be a one day deal, and I thought I missed it, but it's still up and it's still free to download to your Kindle. www.amazon.com/Tide-Rick-Jo...
This was only supposed to be a one day deal, and I thought I missed it, but it's still up and it's still free to download to your Kindle. www.amazon.com/Tide-Rick-Jo...
Low Tide (Rick And JoJo Treasure Hunt Book 1)
Low Tide (Rick And JoJo Treasure Hunt Book 1) - Kindle edition by Rosamilia, Armand, Duffy, Tom. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Low Tide (Rick And JoJo Treasure Hunt Book 1).
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November 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Get Book 1 in the Low Tide trilogy from Armand Rosamilia and Tom Duffy It's FREE.
This was only supposed to be a one day deal, and I thought I missed it, but it's still up and it's still free to download to your Kindle. www.amazon.com/Tide-Rick-Jo...
This was only supposed to be a one day deal, and I thought I missed it, but it's still up and it's still free to download to your Kindle. www.amazon.com/Tide-Rick-Jo...
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You kind of officially have like 1.5 hours to get your micro in. The Mikey awards at least $2500 in prize money to great work under 250 words. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest 2025 - SmokeLong Quarterly
The SmokeLong Grand Micro Contest (The Mikey) is now an annual competition celebrating and compensating the best micro fiction and nonfiction online. The grand prize winner of The Mikey is automatical...
www.smokelong.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:29 AM
You kind of officially have like 1.5 hours to get your micro in. The Mikey awards at least $2500 in prize money to great work under 250 words. www.smokelong.com/the-smokelon...
According to a medieval Irish legal text on cats called Catslechtae (Cat-Sections), if a cat is able to purr and to catch mice, it’s worth three cows and if it’s only able to purr, it’s worth one cow and a half.
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I can't imagine what it's like, but I try. And that's what makes me a decent human.
Here in “Intransigence,” Eric Bliman explores a sensitive and controversial topic. conta.cc/4qFzbBA
Me? I got rid of my HP books. Maybe I should've burned them…
Here in “Intransigence,” Eric Bliman explores a sensitive and controversial topic. conta.cc/4qFzbBA
Me? I got rid of my HP books. Maybe I should've burned them…
“Intransigence” by Eric Bliman
Email from Rattle Magazine But, now, she says we’re all just passing through some fad that time will teach us to outgrow … November 2, 2025 Eric Bliman Intransigence “Time will tell whether I’ve got
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November 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I can't imagine what it's like, but I try. And that's what makes me a decent human.
Here in “Intransigence,” Eric Bliman explores a sensitive and controversial topic. conta.cc/4qFzbBA
Me? I got rid of my HP books. Maybe I should've burned them…
Here in “Intransigence,” Eric Bliman explores a sensitive and controversial topic. conta.cc/4qFzbBA
Me? I got rid of my HP books. Maybe I should've burned them…
The place to be on Halloween in Jacksonville is Black Cat Comics on Stockton Street. There will be bands, tarot card readings, a food truck, free comics and the release of the horror anthology featuring many of Jacksonville’s best artists and writers.
October 27, 2025 at 12:55 AM
The place to be on Halloween in Jacksonville is Black Cat Comics on Stockton Street. There will be bands, tarot card readings, a food truck, free comics and the release of the horror anthology featuring many of Jacksonville’s best artists and writers.
Reposted by Michael G. O'Connell
My cousin is launching a very cool game next month. If you're into good times with friends, check it out!
prelaunch.playsubversia.com
prelaunch.playsubversia.com
Subversia is a quick card game of simultaneous espionage. Everyone plays action cards at the same time to plot attacks, steal intel, and topple their neighbor's regimes.
prelaunch.playsubversia.com
August 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
My cousin is launching a very cool game next month. If you're into good times with friends, check it out!
prelaunch.playsubversia.com
prelaunch.playsubversia.com
Reposted by Michael G. O'Connell
Trump: "How dare Canada tell the truth about how Republicans once felt about tariffs and trade wars?!"
October 26, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Trump: "How dare Canada tell the truth about how Republicans once felt about tariffs and trade wars?!"
Spent Friday evening on a date with my wife at Happy Medium Books and Café. Caught Tim Gilmore interviewing @craigtimes.bsky.social talking about Craig’s latest book, Welcome To Florida.
Yes, there are STILL good things about Florida.
Yes, there are STILL good things about Florida.
October 25, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Spent Friday evening on a date with my wife at Happy Medium Books and Café. Caught Tim Gilmore interviewing @craigtimes.bsky.social talking about Craig’s latest book, Welcome To Florida.
Yes, there are STILL good things about Florida.
Yes, there are STILL good things about Florida.
Reposted by Michael G. O'Connell
I love those ‘tough men’ in their camo and masks are scared away by people in their PJs 😂😂😂😂
October 25, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I love those ‘tough men’ in their camo and masks are scared away by people in their PJs 😂😂😂😂
Reposted by Michael G. O'Connell
My comfort in folklore often comes from the fact it ratifies the truths that greed is an evil, tyranny is to be opposed and manners matter. If it legitimises a fear of trespassing against the common good by the rich, it is performing one of its fundamental roles. – #CLNolan #FolkloreThursday
October 23, 2025 at 2:21 PM
My comfort in folklore often comes from the fact it ratifies the truths that greed is an evil, tyranny is to be opposed and manners matter. If it legitimises a fear of trespassing against the common good by the rich, it is performing one of its fundamental roles. – #CLNolan #FolkloreThursday
Buy them all!
The finale!
Carmilla Volume 3: The Eternal is now available! Details: https://bit.ly/3IbesUL
Just as Athena once did, Ella is about to discover some family secrets of her own.
By @amychu.bsky.social, @sooleedraws.bsky.social, @salcipriano.bsky.social, with @karenpberger.bsky.social. #DHhorror
Just as Athena once did, Ella is about to discover some family secrets of her own.
By @amychu.bsky.social, @sooleedraws.bsky.social, @salcipriano.bsky.social, with @karenpberger.bsky.social. #DHhorror
October 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Buy them all!
I saw this on Angela Yuriko Smith's Substack (substack.com/@angelayurik...). It the New York Public Library's Best New Horror of 2025. So many unfamiliar names! Can my towering TBR take it?
Angela Yuriko Smith (@angelayurikosmith)
WOW! Just found out Silk & Sinew (ed. by Kristy Park Kulski), was just named one of NYPL's Best New Horror books of 2025! Congratulations to all my Unquiet sisters! Read the whole list: https://www.ny...
substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I saw this on Angela Yuriko Smith's Substack (substack.com/@angelayurik...). It the New York Public Library's Best New Horror of 2025. So many unfamiliar names! Can my towering TBR take it?
Ooh! Just in time for the spooky season!
SPOOKY NETSUKE (根付) White bats resemble ghosts in exquisite miniature sculptures popular during the Edo period in Japan. Reflecting important aspects of Japanese #folklore bats are often associated with good fortune #31DaysofHalloween
October 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Ooh! Just in time for the spooky season!
It's spreading—the USA's insidious disease.
Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools
And everyone and their pet canary wants me to "comment."
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
It's spreading—the USA's insidious disease.
Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Some will understand. Some will be enraged. Some will push for more censorship.
Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools
And everyone and their pet canary wants me to "comment."
open.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Some will understand. Some will be enraged. Some will push for more censorship.
Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Handmaid's Tale Banned in Edmonton (Alberta, Canada) Schools
open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
Hello @ghoststorylover.bsky.social! Welcome to Bluesky.
September 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Hello @ghoststorylover.bsky.social! Welcome to Bluesky.
Upgrades. Are they worth it? And are these gadgets worth the expense? www.pcmag.com/comparisons/...
Apple Watch Ultra 3 vs. Ultra 2: Which Beast Belongs on Your Wrist?
Apple's rugged titanium powerhouse returns with the Watch Ultra 3. Here's what's new—and whether it's worth upgrading from the Ultra 2.
www.pcmag.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Upgrades. Are they worth it? And are these gadgets worth the expense? www.pcmag.com/comparisons/...
Today's Daily Rattle from @rattlepoetry.bsky.social is The Witch's Daughter from Joan Murray. I think it would do us all well to get to know the witch and her daughter.
The Witch’s Daughter by Joan Murray - Rattle: Poetry
The witch, we knew. Because she lived below the cliff we scrambled over. And she yelled ten times worse than […]
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September 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Today's Daily Rattle from @rattlepoetry.bsky.social is The Witch's Daughter from Joan Murray. I think it would do us all well to get to know the witch and her daughter.
Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr
September 7, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Doctor I trust more than RFK Jr
How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...
How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image
www.nytimes.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
How Elon Musk Is Remaking Grok in His Image www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...
FSU beats no. 8 Alabama. 17-31 Game over. >>- - - - - >
August 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
FSU beats no. 8 Alabama. 17-31 Game over. >>- - - - - >
Dear Alabama. Welcome to the ACC.
August 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Dear Alabama. Welcome to the ACC.
I know Alabama’s QB Simpson isn’t having the game he expected or wanted but he sure is elusive. FSUvsBAMA
August 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I know Alabama’s QB Simpson isn’t having the game he expected or wanted but he sure is elusive. FSUvsBAMA