Michael Strickland
@stricklandia.bsky.social
Award-winning author, Writers of the Future winner, recent creative writing MA graduate. I write about speculative fiction and the writing craft in my free newsletter: https://stricklandia.substack.com
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To my fellow veterans on Veterans Day, thanks for your service! 🇺🇸
To my fellow veterans on Veterans Day, thanks for your service! 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Want to read my latest publication, an anecdote from my Navy boot camp experience? Subscribe for free to my newsletter: stricklandia.substack.com
To my fellow veterans on Veterans Day, thanks for your service! 🇺🇸
To my fellow veterans on Veterans Day, thanks for your service! 🇺🇸
"Trick or Treat," my very first short story, was published 35 years ago. But its theme involving gun violence and a Halloween prank gone wrong unfortunately still resonates today.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Trick or Treat," my very first short story, was published 35 years ago. But its theme involving gun violence and a Halloween prank gone wrong unfortunately still resonates today.
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@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
October 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
@neguse.house.gov gives a lesson on how to reframe a journalist’s stupid question about #SNAP! 💪🏼
Hot take: AI is the enshittification of civilization.
HT to Cory Doctorow (who isn't on Bluesky b/c of enshittification)
HT to Cory Doctorow (who isn't on Bluesky b/c of enshittification)
October 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hot take: AI is the enshittification of civilization.
HT to Cory Doctorow (who isn't on Bluesky b/c of enshittification)
HT to Cory Doctorow (who isn't on Bluesky b/c of enshittification)
I was an interview guest yesterday on "The Author's Quill" radio show with fellow Writers of the Future winner @kathleen-powell.bsky.social !
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September 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I was an interview guest yesterday on "The Author's Quill" radio show with fellow Writers of the Future winner @kathleen-powell.bsky.social !
www.youtube.com/live/zuxTHuT...
www.youtube.com/live/zuxTHuT...
Creative writing: hobby or career? A friend's wiseceack amused me, but also forced me to ponder the question.
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Is my creative writing a hobby or a career?
A friend called my writing a "hobby." Is he right?
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August 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Creative writing: hobby or career? A friend's wiseceack amused me, but also forced me to ponder the question.
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@nnedi.bsky.social I enjoyed—and got a lot out of—your new WotF video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! writersofthefuture.com/lessons/vide...
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August 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
@nnedi.bsky.social I enjoyed—and got a lot out of—your new WotF video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge! writersofthefuture.com/lessons/vide...
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Worldshift: The Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit 2025
Speculative Fiction Writers' Summit
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August 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I'm attending this FREE event. RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 worldshift.manyworldswriting.com
Holy bananas! I won the Writers of the Future contest! (3rd place) Author Kevin J. Anderson called it "science fiction's equivalent to American Idol."
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I'm a Writer of the Future
I just won a major contest called "science fiction’s equivalent to American Idol"
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July 9, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Holy bananas! I won the Writers of the Future contest! (3rd place) Author Kevin J. Anderson called it "science fiction's equivalent to American Idol."
stricklandia.substack.com/p/im-a-write...
stricklandia.substack.com/p/im-a-write...
June 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Buy my story "No More Sparrows" for just 99¢. A short read for a small price! books2read.com/b/no-more-sp...
Available now at your favorite digital store!
No More Sparrows by Michael Strickland
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May 5, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Buy my story "No More Sparrows" for just 99¢. A short read for a small price! books2read.com/b/no-more-sp...
Even the head of the Catholic Church is no match for the Antichrist. RIP Francis
April 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Even the head of the Catholic Church is no match for the Antichrist. RIP Francis
I originally bought this T-shirt as a gag because I'm a UX writer in my day job (someone who writes messages for apps). But this morning, I realized it's a perfect metaphor for the current state of our US political system.
April 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I originally bought this T-shirt as a gag because I'm a UX writer in my day job (someone who writes messages for apps). But this morning, I realized it's a perfect metaphor for the current state of our US political system.
5,000 words: How my latest Writers of the Future entry resulted in my best-ever day of writing. stricklandia.substack.com/p/5000-words...
5,000 words in a day: a big deal for a slow writer
How my latest Writers of the Future entry resulted in my best-ever day of writing
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April 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
5,000 words: How my latest Writers of the Future entry resulted in my best-ever day of writing. stricklandia.substack.com/p/5000-words...
My notes and observations about the amazing Superstars writing conference: stricklandia.substack.com/p/notes-and-...
Notes and observations from the Superstars conference
A focus on the publishing business is what sets this conference apart
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February 20, 2025 at 11:47 PM
My notes and observations about the amazing Superstars writing conference: stricklandia.substack.com/p/notes-and-...
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Reposting as Sagan is so prescient from 30 years ago.
February 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Reposting as Sagan is so prescient from 30 years ago.
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Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺
Repost 👇🏾 👇🏾
Repost 👇🏾 👇🏾
February 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺
Repost 👇🏾 👇🏾
Repost 👇🏾 👇🏾
A really important read focusing on the "depressive effect" of AI on us humans and our sense of purpose in life. And the misplaced optimism that the techbros express ("because their careers, income and equity stakes depend on it").
February 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
A really important read focusing on the "depressive effect" of AI on us humans and our sense of purpose in life. And the misplaced optimism that the techbros express ("because their careers, income and equity stakes depend on it").
Current feels
February 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Current feels
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On the bright side, this excellent from the CA Dept of Education: "our offer is this: *nothing.*"
February 1, 2025 at 2:11 AM
On the bright side, this excellent from the CA Dept of Education: "our offer is this: *nothing.*"
Just posted: I share the "secrets" of becoming a serious author of fiction.
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How writers write
Spilling the secrets on becoming a serious author of fiction
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February 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just posted: I share the "secrets" of becoming a serious author of fiction.
stricklandia.substack.com/p/how-writer...
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@daniel.feldroy.com I was googling the awesomely named "Cat Vacuuming Society" and came across your article about it. Your article links to cvswriters-dot-com, which unfortunately appears to be infected with malware. So you might consider removing the link. tinyurl.com/y8yph7jh
Cat Vacuuming Society
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February 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
@daniel.feldroy.com I was googling the awesomely named "Cat Vacuuming Society" and came across your article about it. Your article links to cvswriters-dot-com, which unfortunately appears to be infected with malware. So you might consider removing the link. tinyurl.com/y8yph7jh
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Assuming we make it through the next couple of decades, this will be an incredible image for future historians/students of the Trump era
January 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Assuming we make it through the next couple of decades, this will be an incredible image for future historians/students of the Trump era
