Michael Grant Smith
@michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social
Unknown Author * Word Janitor * Lazy Pedant * Aspiring Language-User-Person * Creator of Arc-Less Non-Story Sentence-Pictures * Hyphen Fan * Round Earther * www.michaelgrantsmith.com/plenty-of-words
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Alas, I can only dream of what a paradise New York City must be, with pizza by the slice and talking trash-can puppets. Here in grimy old London, pizzas can only be purchased whole and every single puppet is haunted.
November 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Alas, I can only dream of what a paradise New York City must be, with pizza by the slice and talking trash-can puppets. Here in grimy old London, pizzas can only be purchased whole and every single puppet is haunted.
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Ice Box: a sex work platform where men pay women to eat the plums they were saving in the ice box and describe how sweet and cold they are.
November 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Ice Box: a sex work platform where men pay women to eat the plums they were saving in the ice box and describe how sweet and cold they are.
Went to my doctor this morning for a routine checkup. Lab had lost my test results & a big scramble ensued. While I waited, the printout arrived. It was for a guy who lived in Maryland, not Ohio. Argued with my MD & his staff until they conceded the results weren't mine. Customer service isn't dead.
October 29, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Went to my doctor this morning for a routine checkup. Lab had lost my test results & a big scramble ensued. While I waited, the printout arrived. It was for a guy who lived in Maryland, not Ohio. Argued with my MD & his staff until they conceded the results weren't mine. Customer service isn't dead.
Editing my novel for the eleventy-millionth time.
Frustrated by the persistent and recurring bad punctuation.
Cleaned my desktop's monitor screen.
Problem solved.
Back to finding darlings and murdering them.
Frustrated by the persistent and recurring bad punctuation.
Cleaned my desktop's monitor screen.
Problem solved.
Back to finding darlings and murdering them.
October 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Editing my novel for the eleventy-millionth time.
Frustrated by the persistent and recurring bad punctuation.
Cleaned my desktop's monitor screen.
Problem solved.
Back to finding darlings and murdering them.
Frustrated by the persistent and recurring bad punctuation.
Cleaned my desktop's monitor screen.
Problem solved.
Back to finding darlings and murdering them.
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The biggest problem with AI-generated video isn’t fakery as such, it’s more of a “flood the zone with shit” thing where everything is questioned, filtering (whether as an individual or a service/outlet) becomes a massive burden, and real content gets drowned out
October 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
The biggest problem with AI-generated video isn’t fakery as such, it’s more of a “flood the zone with shit” thing where everything is questioned, filtering (whether as an individual or a service/outlet) becomes a massive burden, and real content gets drowned out
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Experiment successful.
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Experiment successful.
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I want to cross the Atlantic and shake Rick until he looks like a bobblehead. He *never* fails to produce stories with resonance and payoff, and it's really pissing me off. Stop getting better, Rick, no one wants that! No, I'm not jealous, everyone else is jealous.
I have a new story in @MaudlinHouse today documenting the absurdity and horror of a typical working day, “A More Radiant Glow” is live now, please give it a read. 👻 🖤🍸
maudlinhouse.net/a-more-radia...
maudlinhouse.net/a-more-radia...
A More Radiant Glow
John sat uncomfortably in a chair which must surely have been designed for discomfort, since it served no other purpose. It was eleven forty-seven a.m., or maybe two-eighteen p.m. or twenty past the h...
maudlinhouse.net
October 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I want to cross the Atlantic and shake Rick until he looks like a bobblehead. He *never* fails to produce stories with resonance and payoff, and it's really pissing me off. Stop getting better, Rick, no one wants that! No, I'm not jealous, everyone else is jealous.
I want to cross the Atlantic and shake Rick until he looks like a bobblehead. He *never* fails to produce stories with resonance and payoff, and it's really pissing me off. Stop getting better, Rick, no one wants that! No, I'm not jealous, everyone else is jealous.
I have a new story in @MaudlinHouse today documenting the absurdity and horror of a typical working day, “A More Radiant Glow” is live now, please give it a read. 👻 🖤🍸
maudlinhouse.net/a-more-radia...
maudlinhouse.net/a-more-radia...
A More Radiant Glow
John sat uncomfortably in a chair which must surely have been designed for discomfort, since it served no other purpose. It was eleven forty-seven a.m., or maybe two-eighteen p.m. or twenty past the h...
maudlinhouse.net
October 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I want to cross the Atlantic and shake Rick until he looks like a bobblehead. He *never* fails to produce stories with resonance and payoff, and it's really pissing me off. Stop getting better, Rick, no one wants that! No, I'm not jealous, everyone else is jealous.
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Look what we have here then.
September 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Look what we have here then.
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I’ve always loved @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social writing, but there’s just something about this piece that really resonates deeply with me. Like he’s turned the bass up to 11, the bass in all four chambers of my heart, that is 🖤 💫
Also, the last line is an all-timer…
Also, the last line is an all-timer…
Feels great to be back after a 3-day sub-orbital test flight (details are classified but I can tell you they'd run out of monkeys) and learn my essay-flash-doodle "The Lesser Feats of Atlas" is up at The Airgonaut. I'm home again but still weightless!
theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...
theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...
September 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I’ve always loved @michaelgrantsmith.bsky.social writing, but there’s just something about this piece that really resonates deeply with me. Like he’s turned the bass up to 11, the bass in all four chambers of my heart, that is 🖤 💫
Also, the last line is an all-timer…
Also, the last line is an all-timer…
"Yes, sweet Axl, prior to the rising temperatures and dwindling oceans of the 2020s, a cute kitten such as yourself could've caught real fish! Truly! Honor their memory. And thank our good and generous Overlord Roku for allowing us these digital glimpses of the past!"
September 19, 2025 at 8:09 PM
"Yes, sweet Axl, prior to the rising temperatures and dwindling oceans of the 2020s, a cute kitten such as yourself could've caught real fish! Truly! Honor their memory. And thank our good and generous Overlord Roku for allowing us these digital glimpses of the past!"
If you haven't read Rick's latest published story, why are you even on this Earth? Producing carbon dioxide? Boosting consumer spending metrics? Please immerse yourself in "Kevin" ASAP. Thank you.
They say every writer has one story about a pivotal career change in the life of a dolphin and this is mine! “Kevin” recently published in the Gorko Gazette 🐬 thegorkogazette.com/2025/09/12/k...
New content every morning!
It’s impossible to talk about the 2009 Sea World Dolphin Adventures Squad without mentioning Kevin.
thegorkogazette.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
If you haven't read Rick's latest published story, why are you even on this Earth? Producing carbon dioxide? Boosting consumer spending metrics? Please immerse yourself in "Kevin" ASAP. Thank you.
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At last, a sketch we can ALL relate to.
September 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
At last, a sketch we can ALL relate to.
I can't talk to you right now. Just got back from my vacation in Tennessee and I'm planning my next trip there, which I hope will be soon.
September 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I can't talk to you right now. Just got back from my vacation in Tennessee and I'm planning my next trip there, which I hope will be soon.
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"facts are speedbumps, or more explicitly they are pancakes of roadkill in the breakdown lane." I lost Michael when I moved to Bluesky from the Bad Place'. It's so lovely to have his writing back. 😊
Feels great to be back after a 3-day sub-orbital test flight (details are classified but I can tell you they'd run out of monkeys) and learn my essay-flash-doodle "The Lesser Feats of Atlas" is up at The Airgonaut. I'm home again but still weightless!
theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...
theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...
September 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"facts are speedbumps, or more explicitly they are pancakes of roadkill in the breakdown lane." I lost Michael when I moved to Bluesky from the Bad Place'. It's so lovely to have his writing back. 😊
(29 of 29) ...so for all of these stated reasons, our new kitten Axl is undergoing ball-removal surgery tomorrow. Say bye-bye to his soon-to-be unrealized dreams of tomcat supremacy.
September 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM
(29 of 29) ...so for all of these stated reasons, our new kitten Axl is undergoing ball-removal surgery tomorrow. Say bye-bye to his soon-to-be unrealized dreams of tomcat supremacy.
"I ask help from my brother but he’s busy with life, roaming the world, the world that I carry."
I'll be thinking about Mileva's story for days. The nuance, the conversational style. Our burdens to be borne. Take a look and see for yourself!
I'll be thinking about Mileva's story for days. The nuance, the conversational style. Our burdens to be borne. Take a look and see for yourself!
I'm not here often, perhaps I should, but I have a new story on the wonderful Airgonaut and I'd be honored if you gave it a read, friends 💖
theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/s...
theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/s...
September 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"I ask help from my brother but he’s busy with life, roaming the world, the world that I carry."
I'll be thinking about Mileva's story for days. The nuance, the conversational style. Our burdens to be borne. Take a look and see for yourself!
I'll be thinking about Mileva's story for days. The nuance, the conversational style. Our burdens to be borne. Take a look and see for yourself!
Feels great to be back after a 3-day sub-orbital test flight (details are classified but I can tell you they'd run out of monkeys) and learn my essay-flash-doodle "The Lesser Feats of Atlas" is up at The Airgonaut. I'm home again but still weightless!
theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...
theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...
September 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Feels great to be back after a 3-day sub-orbital test flight (details are classified but I can tell you they'd run out of monkeys) and learn my essay-flash-doodle "The Lesser Feats of Atlas" is up at The Airgonaut. I'm home again but still weightless!
theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...
theairgonautblog.wordpress.com/2025/09/01/t...
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The start of every 80s movie:
September 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The start of every 80s movie:
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Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
August 27, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Look what they did to Notepad. Shut the fuck up. This is Notepad. You are not welcome here. Oh yeah "Let me use Copilot for Notepad". "I'm going to sign into my account for Notepad". What the fuck are you talking about. It's Notepad.
Did you say something?
August 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Did you say something?
I put a lot of thought into what my first post here would be. By "a lot of thought," I mean no thought whatsoever. So.
Only the finest flea market restrooms feature high-level co-marketing. It's an elevated shopping experience.
Only the finest flea market restrooms feature high-level co-marketing. It's an elevated shopping experience.
August 25, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I put a lot of thought into what my first post here would be. By "a lot of thought," I mean no thought whatsoever. So.
Only the finest flea market restrooms feature high-level co-marketing. It's an elevated shopping experience.
Only the finest flea market restrooms feature high-level co-marketing. It's an elevated shopping experience.