Todd Michael Cox
@tmcwrites.bsky.social
Writer, music-maker, animal lover, film nut. Fighter of cancer. Wisconsinite. Author of novels: The Keeping of Little Things, We Are Strange Creatures, Invasion of the Beekeepers, Iowa, Of Reptiles and Amphibians. Plus collection: ONLY BATS KNOW LOVE.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Looks like it’s official: the novel I started in November is finished (until later edits, of course). My first “detective story,” though think Robert Altman’s “The Long Goodbye,” not “The Maltese Falcon” or something.
Time for a break.
Time for a break.
February 7, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Looks like it’s official: the novel I started in November is finished (until later edits, of course). My first “detective story,” though think Robert Altman’s “The Long Goodbye,” not “The Maltese Falcon” or something.
Time for a break.
Time for a break.
In between writing novels (and being a bookmobile librarian), I also write and record music. This is the latest album. Bear in mind I’m not an audio engineer and I play everything by myself… which is why there’s some awkwardness. So be it, I’m having fun.
tomico.bandcamp.com/album/weapon
tomico.bandcamp.com/album/weapon
Weapon, by ToMiCo
12 track album
tomico.bandcamp.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
In between writing novels (and being a bookmobile librarian), I also write and record music. This is the latest album. Bear in mind I’m not an audio engineer and I play everything by myself… which is why there’s some awkwardness. So be it, I’m having fun.
tomico.bandcamp.com/album/weapon
tomico.bandcamp.com/album/weapon
Today I got my 1099 from Amazon with my total 2025 royalties, AND had my two-year follow up appointment with the radiology folks… and only one of those things contained good news.
Kidding, I appreciate everyone who’s ever bought something of mine.
Kidding, I appreciate everyone who’s ever bought something of mine.
February 3, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Today I got my 1099 from Amazon with my total 2025 royalties, AND had my two-year follow up appointment with the radiology folks… and only one of those things contained good news.
Kidding, I appreciate everyone who’s ever bought something of mine.
Kidding, I appreciate everyone who’s ever bought something of mine.
Can’t wait to get this girl back today. She’s going to get the best care possible from us as she recovers from the jaw surgery.
January 28, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Can’t wait to get this girl back today. She’s going to get the best care possible from us as she recovers from the jaw surgery.
Dropped Sophie the doggo off at the hospital this morning, for her surgery. Poor kid shouldn’t have to go through this. Tumor removal, necessitating part of the jaw being removed, then reconstructing. Several hours of surgery… and goddam it sucks caring for things.
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Dropped Sophie the doggo off at the hospital this morning, for her surgery. Poor kid shouldn’t have to go through this. Tumor removal, necessitating part of the jaw being removed, then reconstructing. Several hours of surgery… and goddam it sucks caring for things.
Just released a new album of tunes… there’s a bit of tension over the current state of things on it, and it includes some of the angriest stuff I’ve written. But it’s also fun and rockin’ and… well, anyway… new music from yours truly:
tomico.bandcamp.com/album/weapon
tomico.bandcamp.com/album/weapon
Weapon, by ToMiCo
12 track album
tomico.bandcamp.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Just released a new album of tunes… there’s a bit of tension over the current state of things on it, and it includes some of the angriest stuff I’ve written. But it’s also fun and rockin’ and… well, anyway… new music from yours truly:
tomico.bandcamp.com/album/weapon
tomico.bandcamp.com/album/weapon
We need healthcare workers, we don’t need the Gestapo. We need freedom, not fascism. We need education, not idiocy. We need culture, not cretins. We need peace, not people Bored of Peace. We need wilderness, not AI. We need community, not division. We need nature, not development.
January 24, 2026 at 10:32 PM
We need healthcare workers, we don’t need the Gestapo. We need freedom, not fascism. We need education, not idiocy. We need culture, not cretins. We need peace, not people Bored of Peace. We need wilderness, not AI. We need community, not division. We need nature, not development.
My wife, looking at the coolers while we were in line at the store yesterday:
“I’m not only clueless about modern pop culture, but I don’t know what any of these waters are.”
“I’m not only clueless about modern pop culture, but I don’t know what any of these waters are.”
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
My wife, looking at the coolers while we were in line at the store yesterday:
“I’m not only clueless about modern pop culture, but I don’t know what any of these waters are.”
“I’m not only clueless about modern pop culture, but I don’t know what any of these waters are.”
Hand-crafted fiction from yours truly. (Not sure why it's not all available on Bookshop, but these ones are good, if I may say so myself....).
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January 20, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Hand-crafted fiction from yours truly. (Not sure why it's not all available on Bookshop, but these ones are good, if I may say so myself....).
bookshop.org/beta-search?...
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Pass the butter!
January 19, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Pass the butter!
Rustic Italian bread ready for its cloche-up. (That’s Heidi’s joke, by the way… a rare pun from her, so enjoy it while you can).
January 19, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Rustic Italian bread ready for its cloche-up. (That’s Heidi’s joke, by the way… a rare pun from her, so enjoy it while you can).
There’s nothing that begs to be killed more than mosquitoes and Nazis.
January 19, 2026 at 7:52 PM
There’s nothing that begs to be killed more than mosquitoes and Nazis.
“Think as I think,” said a man,
“Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad.”
And after I had thought of it,
I said, “I will, then, be a toad.”
—Stephen Crane
“Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad.”
And after I had thought of it,
I said, “I will, then, be a toad.”
—Stephen Crane
January 18, 2026 at 12:13 AM
“Think as I think,” said a man,
“Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad.”
And after I had thought of it,
I said, “I will, then, be a toad.”
—Stephen Crane
“Or you are abominably wicked;
You are a toad.”
And after I had thought of it,
I said, “I will, then, be a toad.”
—Stephen Crane
ML Lincoln’s wonderful documentary “Wrenched” is streaming free on Amazon Prime right now. All about the modern environmental movement and its inspiration from the one and only Ed Abbey. Great people in this thing, and inspiring stories. Made me remember certain things I cannot talk about publicly.
January 17, 2026 at 4:40 PM
ML Lincoln’s wonderful documentary “Wrenched” is streaming free on Amazon Prime right now. All about the modern environmental movement and its inspiration from the one and only Ed Abbey. Great people in this thing, and inspiring stories. Made me remember certain things I cannot talk about publicly.
If ICE captures me, for whatever reason (real or imagined), I most definitely will be shouting something about “succulent American democracy.”
January 14, 2026 at 2:35 PM
If ICE captures me, for whatever reason (real or imagined), I most definitely will be shouting something about “succulent American democracy.”
Here’s a pic where Sophie doesn’t look so suspicious.
January 10, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Here’s a pic where Sophie doesn’t look so suspicious.
Turns out Sophie will be going through some stuff shortly. She has a tumor on the inside of her mouth, which is benign in the sense that it doesn't metastasize but is still something which spreads... and sure enough, it's not only in the closest tooth but also in the jawbone itself.
January 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Turns out Sophie will be going through some stuff shortly. She has a tumor on the inside of her mouth, which is benign in the sense that it doesn't metastasize but is still something which spreads... and sure enough, it's not only in the closest tooth but also in the jawbone itself.
Thinking about what Hemingway thought about fascism... and how what he said about McCarthy is applicable to far too many of our contemporary “leaders.”
"There is nothing wrong with Sen. Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin which a .577 solid would not cure.” --Papa Hemingway
"There is nothing wrong with Sen. Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin which a .577 solid would not cure.” --Papa Hemingway
January 9, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Thinking about what Hemingway thought about fascism... and how what he said about McCarthy is applicable to far too many of our contemporary “leaders.”
"There is nothing wrong with Sen. Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin which a .577 solid would not cure.” --Papa Hemingway
"There is nothing wrong with Sen. Joe McCarthy of Wisconsin which a .577 solid would not cure.” --Papa Hemingway
Never forget what those khunts, led by the biggest khunt of all, did on this day back in 2021. A desecration. A tragedy. An un-American display of idiocy and hatred.
January 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Never forget what those khunts, led by the biggest khunt of all, did on this day back in 2021. A desecration. A tragedy. An un-American display of idiocy and hatred.
Watched Altmans “A Wedding” tonight… another under-appreciated gem from the master. Quite fun.
January 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Watched Altmans “A Wedding” tonight… another under-appreciated gem from the master. Quite fun.
Chocolates from the glasses place have… glasses. Delicious nearsighted bastards.
January 3, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Chocolates from the glasses place have… glasses. Delicious nearsighted bastards.
Adorable Sophie.
January 1, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Adorable Sophie.
It’s just another night, people. Go to bed early. Wake up bright eyed. Create something. Do it again the next night. And the next. And….
January 1, 2026 at 12:59 AM
It’s just another night, people. Go to bed early. Wake up bright eyed. Create something. Do it again the next night. And the next. And….
Starting to get feedback on this collection of shorter fiction. I’ve also recently entered it in a contest, which is unlike me… but if nothing else, more eyes are always a good thing.
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Only Bats Know Love
Check out Only Bats Know Love - The author of <i>We Are Strange Creatures, The Keeping of Little Things, </i>and<i> Invasion of the Beekeepers</i> gives us four new novellas and four new short stories...
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December 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Starting to get feedback on this collection of shorter fiction. I’ve also recently entered it in a contest, which is unlike me… but if nothing else, more eyes are always a good thing.
bookshop.org/p/books/only...
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