Michael Meyerhofer
@mrmeyerhofer.bsky.social
Poet and sci-fi/fantasy author, socially anxious weightlifter, progressive loudmouth, fairly decent human. For more info and an embarrassing childhood photo, visit www.troublewithhammers.com.
Shortly before my mom died, they played Schindler's List commercial-free on TV. I was at a friend's but called home and asked her to tape it. Weeks later, she had her final heart attack. I don't even have a VCR but that worn yellowed label with her handwriting has been with me for 28 years.
October 4, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Shortly before my mom died, they played Schindler's List commercial-free on TV. I was at a friend's but called home and asked her to tape it. Weeks later, she had her final heart attack. I don't even have a VCR but that worn yellowed label with her handwriting has been with me for 28 years.
I know it sometimes feels like we're standing in a burning house and all the doors are locked, but for what it's worth, thank you to everyone who's doing their best to hold on to their humanity. I know it's tough but no matter how bad things get, that matters. Deep breaths. Take care.
September 12, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I know it sometimes feels like we're standing in a burning house and all the doors are locked, but for what it's worth, thank you to everyone who's doing their best to hold on to their humanity. I know it's tough but no matter how bad things get, that matters. Deep breaths. Take care.
This was a tough one to write -- many thanks to Mark Danowsky for giving this one a home. oneartpoetry.com/2025/09/03/a...
AFTER READING ABOUT MY FRIEND’S HOMELESS SON SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE by Michael Meyerhofer
AFTER READING ABOUT MY FRIEND’S HOMELESS SON SHOT AND KILLED BY POLICE For Susan Vespoli I remember my brother calling from somewhere in South …
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September 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This was a tough one to write -- many thanks to Mark Danowsky for giving this one a home. oneartpoetry.com/2025/09/03/a...
The first ebooks in both of my fantasy trilogies (or books 1 and 3 of 6, if you want to think of it that way) are free on Amazon from now until the 18th (my birthday, coincidentally) if you want to add them to your collection! 🙂 I'll post both links below.
August 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The first ebooks in both of my fantasy trilogies (or books 1 and 3 of 6, if you want to think of it that way) are free on Amazon from now until the 18th (my birthday, coincidentally) if you want to add them to your collection! 🙂 I'll post both links below.
Thanks again to Poetry is Currency for publishing these! Here's the last from the feature -- a more experimental one originally inspired by a documentary I saw on a form of torture involving sensory deprivation. Here's the link to the whole feature, too: poetrycurrency.com/poet/michael...
July 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Thanks again to Poetry is Currency for publishing these! Here's the last from the feature -- a more experimental one originally inspired by a documentary I saw on a form of torture involving sensory deprivation. Here's the link to the whole feature, too: poetrycurrency.com/poet/michael...
And here's another (I guess about me being an anxious mortal idiot). :)
July 22, 2025 at 9:06 PM
And here's another (I guess about me being an anxious mortal idiot). :)
First of three new ones that just found a home in the fine journal, Poetry is Currency. This one was written during the pandemic while I was losing someone very dear to me (sadly not the last) and tried imagining what was happening from the virus's perspective.
July 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
First of three new ones that just found a home in the fine journal, Poetry is Currency. This one was written during the pandemic while I was losing someone very dear to me (sadly not the last) and tried imagining what was happening from the virus's perspective.
Honored and grateful to have this one in Gulf Coast.
June 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Honored and grateful to have this one in Gulf Coast.
Happy Monday! Much love to Cider Press Review for publishing my poem, "Last Words of an Iowan." ciderpressreview.com/cpr-volume-2...
Last Words of an Iowan by Michael Meyerhofer – Cider Press Review
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March 17, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Happy Monday! Much love to Cider Press Review for publishing my poem, "Last Words of an Iowan." ciderpressreview.com/cpr-volume-2...
Thanks to Blue Mountains Review for giving this one a home!
March 13, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Thanks to Blue Mountains Review for giving this one a home!
New poem up on Exposed Bone today -- FYI, this one references my lingering guilt over using a sword (many years ago) to kill what I thought at the time was a rabid animal. www.exposedbonemag.com/pieces/heter...
Heteromasculinity | My Site
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March 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
New poem up on Exposed Bone today -- FYI, this one references my lingering guilt over using a sword (many years ago) to kill what I thought at the time was a rabid animal. www.exposedbonemag.com/pieces/heter...
Maddening that the left's response to Trump's social security lies was... a boring speech from right-leaning Dem, Elissa Slotkin, that practically nobody watched. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders gave a response that got 50K hits just in the few minutes I was watching (over two mill. by morning).
March 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Maddening that the left's response to Trump's social security lies was... a boring speech from right-leaning Dem, Elissa Slotkin, that practically nobody watched. Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders gave a response that got 50K hits just in the few minutes I was watching (over two mill. by morning).
In a final appeal, Trudeau called Trump "a very smart guy." I wonder how many shots of whiskey (or Maple syrup) he needed after having to compliment the intelligence of a guy who thought Frederick Douglass was still alive.
March 5, 2025 at 12:15 AM
In a final appeal, Trudeau called Trump "a very smart guy." I wonder how many shots of whiskey (or Maple syrup) he needed after having to compliment the intelligence of a guy who thought Frederick Douglass was still alive.
Well, the rapid and utterly asinine destruction of our country continues -- but on the plus side, I have one hell of a beef stew cooking.
March 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Well, the rapid and utterly asinine destruction of our country continues -- but on the plus side, I have one hell of a beef stew cooking.
I don't want us at war with Russia, obviously, but Trump (with Zelensky right next to him) just screamed about what a victim Putin is, then they kicked Zelensky out of the White House. Good grief.
February 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I don't want us at war with Russia, obviously, but Trump (with Zelensky right next to him) just screamed about what a victim Putin is, then they kicked Zelensky out of the White House. Good grief.
Yay, my weird new fantasy story is out today! Many thanks to Sword and Sorcery Magazine for giving it a home. swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/burning-pig-...
Burning Pig, Broken Tower – Swords & Sorcery Magazine
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February 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Yay, my weird new fantasy story is out today! Many thanks to Sword and Sorcery Magazine for giving it a home. swordsandsorcerymagazine.com/burning-pig-...
Been thinking a lot about Machiavelli's "The Prince", which I taught for an Honors class many moons ago -- especially the part where a corrupt ruler sends in a bloodthirsty moron to screw things up, then gets rid of him earn back the people's trust once the useful damage is done.
February 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Been thinking a lot about Machiavelli's "The Prince", which I taught for an Honors class many moons ago -- especially the part where a corrupt ruler sends in a bloodthirsty moron to screw things up, then gets rid of him earn back the people's trust once the useful damage is done.
Hello. Sorry to bother you but I'd like to return my unused portion of 2025, please. Here's the receipt. Yes, I'm sure. Yeah, I tried it out, but it just isn't working for me. Store credit is fine. Hell, I'd take some paper towels and an Arby's coupon at this point.
February 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hello. Sorry to bother you but I'd like to return my unused portion of 2025, please. Here's the receipt. Yes, I'm sure. Yeah, I tried it out, but it just isn't working for me. Store credit is fine. Hell, I'd take some paper towels and an Arby's coupon at this point.
Listen, I know it's tough to stay positive when the grand old temple appears to be burning all around us, but just as photons of light can't perceive themselves and their impact, it's easy to forget we're better than this. Don't quit. Be there for each other. We need you.
February 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Listen, I know it's tough to stay positive when the grand old temple appears to be burning all around us, but just as photons of light can't perceive themselves and their impact, it's easy to forget we're better than this. Don't quit. Be there for each other. We need you.
Funny how the same team that made up a story about $100 mill. in condoms keeps "accidentally" fudging their own numbers. www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/p...
DOGE claim it saved $8 billion by canceling an $8 million contract raises questions about its ‘wall of receipts’ | CNN Politics
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency disclosed for the first time this week a snapshot of some of the government contracts it has canceled, claiming to have saved taxpayers about $55 billio...
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February 19, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Funny how the same team that made up a story about $100 mill. in condoms keeps "accidentally" fudging their own numbers. www.cnn.com/2025/02/19/p...
Racist stupidity transcends all borders, apparently. "Further complicating the incident, one of the injured men reportedly posted 'death to the Arabs' in a message on social media after the shooting." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Jewish man mistakes two Israeli tourists for Palestinians and opens fire on them in Miami
Victims reportedly posted ‘death to Arabs’ on social media after shooting while suspect held on attempted murder charges
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February 19, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Racist stupidity transcends all borders, apparently. "Further complicating the incident, one of the injured men reportedly posted 'death to the Arabs' in a message on social media after the shooting." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Title poem from my fourth book, What To Do If You're Buried Alive (generously reprinted as a free ebook by Sundress). Pretty much sums up how I'm feeling most days lately. doublebackbooks.wordpress.com/poetry-books...
February 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Title poem from my fourth book, What To Do If You're Buried Alive (generously reprinted as a free ebook by Sundress). Pretty much sums up how I'm feeling most days lately. doublebackbooks.wordpress.com/poetry-books...
By "firing" all these workers, Trump and Musk have made it nearly impossible for them to collect unemployment -- unless they can get a lawyer and prove their dismissal was without merit. So while planes are going down, we have prices and unemployment going up. Expect crime and addiction to follow.
February 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
By "firing" all these workers, Trump and Musk have made it nearly impossible for them to collect unemployment -- unless they can get a lawyer and prove their dismissal was without merit. So while planes are going down, we have prices and unemployment going up. Expect crime and addiction to follow.
Happy Monday! Here's a new short one from one of my all-time favorite journals, Modern Haiku.
February 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Happy Monday! Here's a new short one from one of my all-time favorite journals, Modern Haiku.