Mike Prask
@mprask.bsky.social
Writing in @havehadhavehad @rejectionLit @WestBranchMag @fivesouth and @cottonxenomorph
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Won't rest till Side 2 of The Wild, the Innocent, and the E St Shuffle is our national anthem.
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Won't rest till Side 2 of The Wild, the Innocent, and the E St Shuffle is our national anthem.
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pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
pound for pound this might be the funniest thing ever written
I'm sure I gave a different answer last time we did this but going with 1965 this time (also aside from Unplugged, not sure PJ, Nirvana, etc are in my Top 10)
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
December 29, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I'm sure I gave a different answer last time we did this but going with 1965 this time (also aside from Unplugged, not sure PJ, Nirvana, etc are in my Top 10)
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
"I know that G.I. Joe, that Jesus, that all our stories are as real or full of shit as we want them to be...Whatever punches up the stables and mangers."
Great Day-after-Christmas story from Aaron Sandberg in @havehashad.com - Check it out!
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/my-...
Great Day-after-Christmas story from Aaron Sandberg in @havehashad.com - Check it out!
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/my-...
My Son Swaps Jesus for a G.I. Joe in the Nativity Scene by Aaron Sandberg
and I can’t tell if he wants me to find it or not. But I do. And I can’t unsee it. But I keep secrets. There is nothing more holy than amending a story, creating new myths. A software update. Adapt or...
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December 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"I know that G.I. Joe, that Jesus, that all our stories are as real or full of shit as we want them to be...Whatever punches up the stables and mangers."
Great Day-after-Christmas story from Aaron Sandberg in @havehashad.com - Check it out!
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/my-...
Great Day-after-Christmas story from Aaron Sandberg in @havehashad.com - Check it out!
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/my-...
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causing an international scotch tape shortage with my elite gift wrapping skills
December 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
causing an international scotch tape shortage with my elite gift wrapping skills
'Tis the season...Let Jeopardy inspire you read/re-read it
December 24, 2025 at 3:16 AM
'Tis the season...Let Jeopardy inspire you read/re-read it
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what are they hiding
December 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
what are they hiding
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I’m not sure if this is going to work but: Does anyone from Lexington, KY have a photo of The Bar from the 1960’s?
December 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’m not sure if this is going to work but: Does anyone from Lexington, KY have a photo of The Bar from the 1960’s?
WEAPONS...especially one shot/scene towards the end that had me, my wife and son laughing till the movie was over.
2025 has been a rough year. What's one piece of art that's brought you absolute joy despite everything?
December 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
WEAPONS...especially one shot/scene towards the end that had me, my wife and son laughing till the movie was over.
Joe Ely with Joel Guzman - Slow You Down
YouTube video by Texas Music Cafe®
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Ralph the Duck by Frederick Busch
Work by Denis Johnson
An Amateur's Guide to the Night by Mary Robison
Husband No. 5 by Emily Adrian
A Country Husband by John Cheever
Work by Denis Johnson
An Amateur's Guide to the Night by Mary Robison
Husband No. 5 by Emily Adrian
A Country Husband by John Cheever
What are some of your favourite short stories of all time? The ones that you keep going back to?
December 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Ralph the Duck by Frederick Busch
Work by Denis Johnson
An Amateur's Guide to the Night by Mary Robison
Husband No. 5 by Emily Adrian
A Country Husband by John Cheever
Work by Denis Johnson
An Amateur's Guide to the Night by Mary Robison
Husband No. 5 by Emily Adrian
A Country Husband by John Cheever
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I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
Donate Blood
Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.
www.ribc.org
December 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.
Spread the word.
www.ribc.org/donate-blood/
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Guided By Voices playing "Baba O'Riley" at Metro in 2016
I've been organizing the thousands of videos I've taken. I come across so many random things I'd forgotten about. Here's one from Sept. 3, 2016.
December 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Guided By Voices playing "Baba O'Riley" at Metro in 2016
Adaptation. A guy a few rows ahead of us -- about ten minutes into the movie -- yelled "Oh, fuck this" and vaulted over our section's railing to get out and away.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Adaptation. A guy a few rows ahead of us -- about ten minutes into the movie -- yelled "Oh, fuck this" and vaulted over our section's railing to get out and away.
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Let’s work together in January! This online workshop is for writers at all levels. Join me to get reacquainted with yourself & your practice. We will write, share, & draw inspiration from another.
Why I Write: An Autobiographical Exploration
larksongwritersplace.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Let’s work together in January! This online workshop is for writers at all levels. Join me to get reacquainted with yourself & your practice. We will write, share, & draw inspiration from another.
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If you dig the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, you can bid on a VERY special item for their annual fundraiser: Four writing prompts composed just for you, received over the course of 2026, each handwritten on an index card, accompanied by a doodle of a monster.
new.biddingowl.com/item/monster...
new.biddingowl.com/item/monster...
Monster Motivation
Four writing prompts received over the course of 2026, each handwritten on an index card, accompanied by a doodle of a monster. From novelist and shor
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December 4, 2025 at 5:53 PM
If you dig the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame, you can bid on a VERY special item for their annual fundraiser: Four writing prompts composed just for you, received over the course of 2026, each handwritten on an index card, accompanied by a doodle of a monster.
new.biddingowl.com/item/monster...
new.biddingowl.com/item/monster...
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Share a 90s movie you think deserves more love
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I'm teaching a First-Draft Novel-in-a-Year class for StoryStudio in 2026, with particular attention paid to (1) structure & accountability + (2) fun, playful ways to get it all done. Applications are open (spread the word if you can!):
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
Novel in a Year: First Draft with Juan Martinez - StoryStudio Chicago
This is the year to write your novel Novel in a Year: First Draft is a unique opportunity to join a writing cohort, study novel craft, workshop key scenes, measure your progress, meet deadlines, and g...
www.storystudiochicago.org
November 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I'm teaching a First-Draft Novel-in-a-Year class for StoryStudio in 2026, with particular attention paid to (1) structure & accountability + (2) fun, playful ways to get it all done. Applications are open (spread the word if you can!):
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
www.storystudiochicago.org/advanced-wri...
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The Heartbreakers take a kitchen spin while their bandleader, Tom Petty, brushes his teeth
#BicycleBirthday Tom Petty
October 20 (1950-2017)
#BicycleBirthday Tom Petty
October 20 (1950-2017)
October 20, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The Heartbreakers take a kitchen spin while their bandleader, Tom Petty, brushes his teeth
#BicycleBirthday Tom Petty
October 20 (1950-2017)
#BicycleBirthday Tom Petty
October 20 (1950-2017)
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...
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My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/c...
Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/c...
Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE
Cycling x Solidarity's latest mutual aid effort takes cyclists on group rides through Pilsen and other neighborhoods to buy out tamale vendors so they can stay home as ICE agents swarm the city. They ...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My latest for @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/c...
Chicago Cyclists Are Buying Out Tamale Carts To Keep Vendors Home And Safe From ICE blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/c...
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If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry began on this day in 1859.
October 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
If I had explain American history in one sentence, I could do worse than "John Brown was hung for treason, but Robert E. Lee was not."
Next best thing to re-reading Dog of the South in full today...check it out
October 15, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Next best thing to re-reading Dog of the South in full today...check it out