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Shaun Anthony McMichael
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Shaun is a Pushcart-nomed author, educator, and family man who lives in West Seattle. Preorder his novel Whistle Punk Falls today!
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That is one beautiful cover!
February 4, 2026 at 4:50 AM
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Thanks to Wendy McLaughlin for this awesome review on GoodReads. ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ”ฅ๐ŸคŸ

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February 1, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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Celebrating this acceptance of my story END STAGE, releasing in late February @lemonwoodquarterly.bsky.social !

Until then, take a gander at Lemonwood:

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January 31, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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Thanks Scottsdale for a great book festival! Cleaned me out of all but 3 copies of WHISTLE PUNK FALLS, so get your copy here:

checkout.square.site/merchant/MLP...

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January 26, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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Was fortunate to welcome fellow @cowboyjamboree.bsky.social, @shaunmcmichael.bsky.social to Arizona for the Scottsdale Festival of Books with breakfast at Randyโ€™s!
January 25, 2026 at 12:10 AM
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What it means to say Phoenix, Arizona...

So excited to be attending the Scottsdale Bookfair tomorrow!

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#scottsdalebookfestival
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 AM
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Excited to share this podcast with you!

open.spotify.com/episode/5rQ0...

Aeris Wren interviews me on neurodiversity in my debut WHISTLE PUNK FALLS!

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#podcast
January 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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Dig this quote from my buddy Riley Herder--a true and talented musician! Check out his Youtube here:

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Read Riley's whole review here: lnkd.in/g6iePNNd

Thanks Riley!

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January 11, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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2025 was a banger, y'all! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ”ฅ

Thanks for all the love everybody! See ya in 2026!

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#seattlewriter

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#endofyear
December 31, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Check out this review from my biggest fan and earliest reader, Sandy Tudor (Mom) ๐Ÿฅฐ

Get your copy here: bit.ly/WPFnovel

Read mom's full review here: www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...

#shaunanthonymcmichael

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#washingtonnovels
December 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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Some short stories I've written have gotten me close, though ๐Ÿ˜‚
December 26, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Among the many Xmas gifts I received today ๐ŸŽ was this review by a new friend at church!

Get your copy here: bit.ly/WPFnovel

Read the full review here: www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...

Happy holidays, whistle punks!๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿค˜

#shaunanthonymcmichael

#whistlepunkfalls
December 26, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Another Xmas miracle for the McMichaels! I got my copy of Seems Issue 55, including FOR THE LAST TIME, short fiction by me!

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December 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Kaitlin McMichael, Sandy Tudor, and me enjoying Christmas cookies and festivities at home, church, etc.... Happy Holidays everyone!

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December 25, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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Read the rest of fellow novelist Curt Finch's review here:

www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...

Then, read his novel MONTJOY!

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#friendship
December 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Creative Collooquy is the best! Sorry I missed this.
December 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Excited to get this acceptance from @mrbullbull.bsky.social.

@thedrevlow.bsky.social is the best!

Check out my other stories pubbed on there!

mrbullbull.com/newbull/writ...

#seattlewriter

#2025acceptance

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#fictionwriter
December 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Thanks @jimthomsen.bsky.social ! Couldn't have done it without ya!
December 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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They make great stocking stuffers๐ŸŽ€๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ…! You can get your copies through me.

bit.ly/WPFnovel

bit.ly/joapoetry

bit.ly/thewildfamiliar

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December 8, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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You could call it the ACE OF FADES ๐Ÿ˜‚
November 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Catalyst to the Gutter, Tracy Haught, chronicles an acid trip on a Halloween from hell for the brilliantly-named Story. Read it here:

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November 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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So grateful to the librarian Evergreen High School (where I teach English) for making this dope flyer and spotlighting WHISTLE PUNK FALLS in our beautiful new library.

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November 15, 2025 at 4:49 AM
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Read filmmaker, historian, and novelist Stephen Vittoria's review of WHISTLE PUNK FALLS, especially since it's probably more interesting than the book! ๐Ÿ˜‚

www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...

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November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Nope. Is it a good one? The cast alone says somethin'๐Ÿ˜
November 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Thanks to my cousin Jeff Speral for this review of WHISTLE PUNK FALLS which you can read here:

www.amazon.com/gp/customer-...

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#whistlepunkfalls
November 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM