Mike Jasper
@michaeljasper.bsky.social
Fiction and technical writer, amateur farmer, horse husband (no, not like that!), avid reader, dad of two, chicken wrangler, indie publisher. He/him. Always working on five things at once. https://michaeljasper.net
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Forgot to post this from last week -- there's snow up there on Grandfather Mountain! We didn't get any where we are, but that stuff is on its WAY. Supposed to be a cold-ass, snowy winter here in western North Cackalacky.
We'll see...
We'll see...
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Forgot to post this from last week -- there's snow up there on Grandfather Mountain! We didn't get any where we are, but that stuff is on its WAY. Supposed to be a cold-ass, snowy winter here in western North Cackalacky.
We'll see...
We'll see...
I do some more Before and After for a couple more book covers, this time at my Patreon (don't worry, it's still free... for now... lol).
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We got you covered! (part 2) | Michael Jasper
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November 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I do some more Before and After for a couple more book covers, this time at my Patreon (don't worry, it's still free... for now... lol).
www.patreon.com/posts/we-got...
www.patreon.com/posts/we-got...
For quite a bit of the month of October, I worked on updating a bunch of covers for my novels. I'd taken a class or two on this, and I've been studying book covers for years. I finally buckled down and made some much-needed changes.
Bring on the Before and After pix!
Bring on the Before and After pix!
We got you covered!
For quite a bit of the month of October -- way too much of it, in my opinion -- I worked on updating a bunch of covers for my novels. I'd taken a class or two on this, and I've been studying book covers for years. I finally buckled down and made some much-needed changes. I thought I'd show you some Before and After pix, because it's always fun to see what changed and what decisions prompted those changes.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
For quite a bit of the month of October, I worked on updating a bunch of covers for my novels. I'd taken a class or two on this, and I've been studying book covers for years. I finally buckled down and made some much-needed changes.
Bring on the Before and After pix!
Bring on the Before and After pix!
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A year ago today, we had a really terrible election night, and because I know how people fall into despair I sat down at 11pm and wondered what I could tell you. I told you:
November 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A year ago today, we had a really terrible election night, and because I know how people fall into despair I sat down at 11pm and wondered what I could tell you. I told you:
Post-Halloween thought: In life, don’t settle for a Mounds. Go for an Almond Joy.
November 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Post-Halloween thought: In life, don’t settle for a Mounds. Go for an Almond Joy.
The new barn cats on the farm have been busy training everyone and showing folks who’s the boss….
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The new barn cats on the farm have been busy training everyone and showing folks who’s the boss….
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SNAP is running dry without govt. funding. If you can afford it, donate to your local food bank. 42 million people in 22 million households are relying on this program to eat. 1 in every 7 children.
October 31, 2025 at 10:39 AM
SNAP is running dry without govt. funding. If you can afford it, donate to your local food bank. 42 million people in 22 million households are relying on this program to eat. 1 in every 7 children.
Great thread about not letting despair and doubt creep into your writer brain!
Book 2 of the well-reviewed The Witch Roads duology drops next week (The Nameless Land). As does a near future political sf short story on @reactorsff.bsky.social
I recently turned in an epic fantasy novel in the Witch Roads world. I am chugging along!
Today, 20K into a new book: Why is this crap?
I recently turned in an epic fantasy novel in the Witch Roads world. I am chugging along!
Today, 20K into a new book: Why is this crap?
October 31, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Great thread about not letting despair and doubt creep into your writer brain!
More shenanigans and hijinks over at Patreon, but now with more FREE stuff. #audiobooks
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Free audiobook codes for Audible (with one catch!) | Michael Jasper
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October 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
More shenanigans and hijinks over at Patreon, but now with more FREE stuff. #audiobooks
www.patreon.com/posts/free-a...
www.patreon.com/posts/free-a...
If you’re not subscribed to this Patreon, this month’s story is the perfect reason to do so. Go, subscribe, read!!
"Cal and Lily" is live! (This is the one with the line "Let’s eat a bunch of mushrooms and do a RITUAL!")
It's about friendship and facing the future and reckoning with the past. Also gender. And different kinds of drugs
One of the best and steadiest way to support my work is to join my Patreon!
It's about friendship and facing the future and reckoning with the past. Also gender. And different kinds of drugs
One of the best and steadiest way to support my work is to join my Patreon!
Cal and Lily | Tim Pratt
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October 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If you’re not subscribed to this Patreon, this month’s story is the perfect reason to do so. Go, subscribe, read!!
Two songs for today… by country artists Zach Brown and Bryan Andrews. I give these guys tons of respect for speaking their minds at a critical time:
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Zach Bryan - Bad News [Unreleased]
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October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Two songs for today… by country artists Zach Brown and Bryan Andrews. I give these guys tons of respect for speaking their minds at a critical time:
youtu.be/HE52kHayh6c?...
youtu.be/HE52kHayh6c?...
Current read: Chuck Wendig's THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS. My first book by him. The writing is top-notch, very visceral and sharp, but still somehow humorous and smart. But man, the book is dark. Like one of those nightmarish horror movies that makes your skin crawl, but you can't stop watching...
October 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Current read: Chuck Wendig's THE STAIRCASE IN THE WOODS. My first book by him. The writing is top-notch, very visceral and sharp, but still somehow humorous and smart. But man, the book is dark. Like one of those nightmarish horror movies that makes your skin crawl, but you can't stop watching...
Just a heads-up that I'll be posting a story or novel excerpt over at my Patreon page once a month or so, and my FIRST posting is now live!
Free story at my Patreon page!
Just a heads-up that I'll be posting a story or novel excerpt over at my Patreon page once a month or so, and my FIRST posting is now live! Go to this page to read "Gone to the Dogs," a new Finder Team story that takes place ten YEARS before the events of the first book in the series, Finders, Inc…
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October 28, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Just a heads-up that I'll be posting a story or novel excerpt over at my Patreon page once a month or so, and my FIRST posting is now live!
This is a good one -- sign up to read it if you haven't already done so!
This week on RED LIGHT PROPERTIES: “How We Come Back” concludes as Turi performs his first exorcism & all hell breaks loose: kinjin.co/how-we-come-...
Red Light Properties: How We Come Back, Ep. 4
The concluding chapter of "How We Come Back" all comes down to this. RED LIGHT PROPERTIES is written & drawn by Dan Goldman for Kinjin Storylab.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Mitch and I hung out at a B&N in Charlotte yesterday--I worked on my novel and he browsed and got sucked into Stephen King's THE STAND. Mission accomplished. #bookstores
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Mitch and I hung out at a B&N in Charlotte yesterday--I worked on my novel and he browsed and got sucked into Stephen King's THE STAND. Mission accomplished. #bookstores
First fire of the season, October 24, 2025:
October 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
First fire of the season, October 24, 2025:
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Alt Text: A picture of a lego White House, updated with a demolished East Wing, sitting on a fall colors table cloth
October 23, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Alt Text: A picture of a lego White House, updated with a demolished East Wing, sitting on a fall colors table cloth
For a limited time, UnWrecked Press is making the ebook versions of the first book in my three different series available for just pennies -- $.99!
Three series starters on sale NOW
For a limited time, UnWrecked Press is making the ebook versions of the first book in my three different series available for just pennies -- $.99! Here are links to the three books, based on where you can buy them: Finders, Inc. Sometimes those who can’t be found just might not be lost… The first book in an all-new mystery series with hints of the paranormal!
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October 23, 2025 at 1:46 PM
For a limited time, UnWrecked Press is making the ebook versions of the first book in my three different series available for just pennies -- $.99!
Scenes from the farm, mid-October version…
October 21, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Scenes from the farm, mid-October version…
Testing out the WordPress newsletter feature... This could get messy.
(A belated) Welcome to the newsletter!
NOTE: I'm experimenting with WordPress's version of a newsletter with this entry. Think of this as the welcome email you should've gotten when you signed up! I'm just running a little behind... Getting back to writing stories and novels again has been a journey. This newsletter will cover mainly the RESULTS of that journey — I’ll send out a newsletter update whenever I have a new novel or story out there for you to read and enjoy.
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October 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Testing out the WordPress newsletter feature... This could get messy.
Trying this out as a place to share more nuts-and-bolts thoughts about fiction writing and indies publishing. I've started following more folks at Patreon, and I'm enjoying what I've found there.
I've got lots of ideas for short articles and freebies, coming soon: www.patreon.com/posts/hello-...
I've got lots of ideas for short articles and freebies, coming soon: www.patreon.com/posts/hello-...
Hello from the North Carolina mountains! | Michael Jasper
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October 20, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Trying this out as a place to share more nuts-and-bolts thoughts about fiction writing and indies publishing. I've started following more folks at Patreon, and I'm enjoying what I've found there.
I've got lots of ideas for short articles and freebies, coming soon: www.patreon.com/posts/hello-...
I've got lots of ideas for short articles and freebies, coming soon: www.patreon.com/posts/hello-...
Went to the Boone, NC, No Kings yesterday, with my friend Lynette (a journalism prof). The crowd of about 600 folks got a ton of supportive honks and waves. Just a few middle fingers and shouters — it’s amazing (and kinda sad) how mad MAGA folk are… #NoKingsBoone
October 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Went to the Boone, NC, No Kings yesterday, with my friend Lynette (a journalism prof). The crowd of about 600 folks got a ton of supportive honks and waves. Just a few middle fingers and shouters — it’s amazing (and kinda sad) how mad MAGA folk are… #NoKingsBoone
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For God’s sake let us sit upon the ground
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
And tell sad stories of the death of kings
October 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
