Michele Tracy Berger
@micheletracyberger.bsky.social
Scholar, Author, Coach
Loves to inspire and scare (but not at the same time)
Doll Seed: Stories (Aunt Lute Books) out now
Loves to inspire and scare (but not at the same time)
Doll Seed: Stories (Aunt Lute Books) out now
Just in time for Halloween week! My story “The Midwife” set in the 1850s in the Great Dismal Swamp is featured along w/ @juliatrifles.bsky.social on@salvationsouth.com
I’m honored! Our stories appear in: The Devil’s Done Come Back: New Ghost Tales by North Carolina Writers
tinyurl.com/5n6kub4e
I’m honored! Our stories appear in: The Devil’s Done Come Back: New Ghost Tales by North Carolina Writers
tinyurl.com/5n6kub4e
The Midwife
In this Great Dismal Swamp ghost story, “The Midwife,” fiction by Michele Tracy Berger, weaves Southern history and supernatural horror.
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October 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Just in time for Halloween week! My story “The Midwife” set in the 1850s in the Great Dismal Swamp is featured along w/ @juliatrifles.bsky.social on@salvationsouth.com
I’m honored! Our stories appear in: The Devil’s Done Come Back: New Ghost Tales by North Carolina Writers
tinyurl.com/5n6kub4e
I’m honored! Our stories appear in: The Devil’s Done Come Back: New Ghost Tales by North Carolina Writers
tinyurl.com/5n6kub4e
Celebrating Doll Seed’s book birthday! Made a short video about 2 stories that readers especially loved from the collection.
October 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Celebrating Doll Seed’s book birthday! Made a short video about 2 stories that readers especially loved from the collection.
What a thrill it was to appear on EveryLibrary’s podcast w/ Jewelle Gomez & LeAnne Howe! EveryLibrary is a great organization that builds support for libraries & helps Americans fight book banning @vampyrevamp.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/ghQB0l_...
www.youtube.com/live/ghQB0l_...
Speculative Fiction with Power: Resistance, Identity & Imagination
YouTube video by EveryLibrary
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September 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
What a thrill it was to appear on EveryLibrary’s podcast w/ Jewelle Gomez & LeAnne Howe! EveryLibrary is a great organization that builds support for libraries & helps Americans fight book banning @vampyrevamp.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/ghQB0l_...
www.youtube.com/live/ghQB0l_...
Absolutely loving the ‘Ink and Magic’ writing retreat I’m attending in Maryland led by Leslye Penelope, Cerece Rennie Murphy & Ines Johnson. Their collective knowledge as successful authors & close friends is phenomenal. Our creativity has been sparked in this nourishing space!
August 24, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Absolutely loving the ‘Ink and Magic’ writing retreat I’m attending in Maryland led by Leslye Penelope, Cerece Rennie Murphy & Ines Johnson. Their collective knowledge as successful authors & close friends is phenomenal. Our creativity has been sparked in this nourishing space!
Congrats! That is so amazing! @natania.bsky.social
What feels deeply relaxing and celebratory? How do you like to refill the creative well?
What feels deeply relaxing and celebratory? How do you like to refill the creative well?
Turned in the sixth of six books I had under contract over the last two years! Officially not on deadline.
oh god now what do I do
oh god now what do I do
August 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Congrats! That is so amazing! @natania.bsky.social
What feels deeply relaxing and celebratory? How do you like to refill the creative well?
What feels deeply relaxing and celebratory? How do you like to refill the creative well?
So loved interviewing artist & illustrator Authan Chen. He created the amazing cover for my short story collection-Doll Seed. We give tips about what writers should know re: the cover design process when working with a press. @sistahscifi.bsky.social
youtu.be/yLBpjksxG3E
youtu.be/yLBpjksxG3E
What Makes a Cover Work? Insights from My Book’s Designer: Interview with Authan Chen
YouTube video by The Creative Tickle® with Michele Tracy Berger
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July 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
So loved interviewing artist & illustrator Authan Chen. He created the amazing cover for my short story collection-Doll Seed. We give tips about what writers should know re: the cover design process when working with a press. @sistahscifi.bsky.social
youtu.be/yLBpjksxG3E
youtu.be/yLBpjksxG3E
Celebrating a win—a finished, readable draft of a writing craft book that I’ve been working off and on since 2022. I promised myself I’d finish it in June. Working with a writing buddy, for accountability, since April helped. As a creative person it’s important to keep promises to yourself.
July 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Celebrating a win—a finished, readable draft of a writing craft book that I’ve been working off and on since 2022. I promised myself I’d finish it in June. Working with a writing buddy, for accountability, since April helped. As a creative person it’s important to keep promises to yourself.
Settling into my first solo writing retreat at a local hotel. Playing solitaire to ease in as Maya Angelou used to do on her retreats. A candle and a few room sprays to make it cozy. What do you bring when you go on a retreat? #writers
#writerslife
#writerslife
June 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Settling into my first solo writing retreat at a local hotel. Playing solitaire to ease in as Maya Angelou used to do on her retreats. A candle and a few room sprays to make it cozy. What do you bring when you go on a retreat? #writers
#writerslife
#writerslife
I haven’t had the opportunity to do many local Cleveland events so am thrilled about this one on Sat! I’ll be signing books from 11am-12pm. Love Indie Bookstore Day celebrations! #blackbooksky #blackauthors #blacksky #horror #specfiction @sistahscifi.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I haven’t had the opportunity to do many local Cleveland events so am thrilled about this one on Sat! I’ll be signing books from 11am-12pm. Love Indie Bookstore Day celebrations! #blackbooksky #blackauthors #blacksky #horror #specfiction @sistahscifi.bsky.social
I'm so excited for this conversation about speculative fiction and the contemporary moment in NOLA! Today-4pm at Octavia Books.
Feminist Futurism vs Project 2025: A Speculative Salon
An evening of storytelling, resistance, and radical imagination!
#blacksky #blackauthors
Feminist Futurism vs Project 2025: A Speculative Salon
An evening of storytelling, resistance, and radical imagination!
#blacksky #blackauthors
April 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I'm so excited for this conversation about speculative fiction and the contemporary moment in NOLA! Today-4pm at Octavia Books.
Feminist Futurism vs Project 2025: A Speculative Salon
An evening of storytelling, resistance, and radical imagination!
#blacksky #blackauthors
Feminist Futurism vs Project 2025: A Speculative Salon
An evening of storytelling, resistance, and radical imagination!
#blacksky #blackauthors
This WONDERFUL! Congrats @clarenceahaynes.bsky.social
Can’t wait to read!
Can’t wait to read!
Clarence A. Haynes - Author, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
@clarenceahaynes.bsky.social
· Apr 11
To share, just got my first trade review for The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery, also my first trade review ever as a solo novelist. From Publishers Weekly, full review at www.publishersweekly.com/9781538768518 ✨Surreal. Beyond thankful.✨🌺🌻 Novel on sale June 17, preorder wherever books are sold.
April 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
This WONDERFUL! Congrats @clarenceahaynes.bsky.social
Can’t wait to read!
Can’t wait to read!
I'm so excited to be in conversation with author Chin-Sun Lee about speculative fiction and the contemporary moment in the great city of New Orleans! Next Saturday!
Feminist Futurism Vs Project 2025: A Speculative Salon
An evening of storytelling, resistance, and radical imagination!
Feminist Futurism Vs Project 2025: A Speculative Salon
An evening of storytelling, resistance, and radical imagination!
April 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'm so excited to be in conversation with author Chin-Sun Lee about speculative fiction and the contemporary moment in the great city of New Orleans! Next Saturday!
Feminist Futurism Vs Project 2025: A Speculative Salon
An evening of storytelling, resistance, and radical imagination!
Feminist Futurism Vs Project 2025: A Speculative Salon
An evening of storytelling, resistance, and radical imagination!
I absolutely loved being part of this discussion! The crowd, the vibe, and the panelists together made it feel so special and healing.
Clarence A. Haynes - Author, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery
@clarenceahaynes.bsky.social
· Apr 2
Scenes from Black Utopias literary panel in downtown LA, hosted by @sistahscifi.bsky.social & Eclectuals, moderated by @meryahcology.bsky.social w/ authors @micheletracyberger.bsky.social @justinkey.bsky.social & yours truly✨️🌺✨️🌻
April 6, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I absolutely loved being part of this discussion! The crowd, the vibe, and the panelists together made it feel so special and healing.
So excited about attending AWP in LA this week.
I’m thrilled that the panel I proposed was accepted & that
I’m with a stellar group of authors! I love demystifying the submission process!
#writers #writinglife
I hope to see you there if you're attending!
I’m thrilled that the panel I proposed was accepted & that
I’m with a stellar group of authors! I love demystifying the submission process!
#writers #writinglife
I hope to see you there if you're attending!
March 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
So excited about attending AWP in LA this week.
I’m thrilled that the panel I proposed was accepted & that
I’m with a stellar group of authors! I love demystifying the submission process!
#writers #writinglife
I hope to see you there if you're attending!
I’m thrilled that the panel I proposed was accepted & that
I’m with a stellar group of authors! I love demystifying the submission process!
#writers #writinglife
I hope to see you there if you're attending!
So much fun to interview Tamika Thompson & hear her wisdom about submitting one’s work…hint: it’s about research, research, research! #horror #writerslife
@tamikathompson.bsky.social
@tamikathompson.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
So much fun to interview Tamika Thompson & hear her wisdom about submitting one’s work…hint: it’s about research, research, research! #horror #writerslife
@tamikathompson.bsky.social
@tamikathompson.bsky.social
This book hit all of my sweet spots:
-Set in the 1920s in Washington DC
-features many historic Black intellectuals and writers
-a creative envisioning of the spirit world
-immersive story telling
-Great female friendships and strong heroine
#fantasy
-Set in the 1920s in Washington DC
-features many historic Black intellectuals and writers
-a creative envisioning of the spirit world
-immersive story telling
-Great female friendships and strong heroine
#fantasy
February 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
This book hit all of my sweet spots:
-Set in the 1920s in Washington DC
-features many historic Black intellectuals and writers
-a creative envisioning of the spirit world
-immersive story telling
-Great female friendships and strong heroine
#fantasy
-Set in the 1920s in Washington DC
-features many historic Black intellectuals and writers
-a creative envisioning of the spirit world
-immersive story telling
-Great female friendships and strong heroine
#fantasy
Looking forward to being in North Carolina and in conversation with Marjorie Hudson, friend and writing mentor, at Flyleaf Books about Doll Seed. Feb 11 at 5:30!
flyleafbooks.com/event/berger...
flyleafbooks.com/event/berger...
Michele Tracy Berger presents DOLL SEED, with Marjorie Hudson
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January 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Looking forward to being in North Carolina and in conversation with Marjorie Hudson, friend and writing mentor, at Flyleaf Books about Doll Seed. Feb 11 at 5:30!
flyleafbooks.com/event/berger...
flyleafbooks.com/event/berger...
Woot woot! I’m looking forward to digging into the core questions that the Shadows and Light conference poses: What is the relationship between Black #Horror and Black Healing? What are the stakes for readers and writers?
@sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social
@sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social
Michele Tracy Berger will be at Shadows and Light is Sunday! www.eventbrite.com/e/shadows-an...
@micheletracyberger.bsky.social @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social
@micheletracyberger.bsky.social @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social
January 17, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Woot woot! I’m looking forward to digging into the core questions that the Shadows and Light conference poses: What is the relationship between Black #Horror and Black Healing? What are the stakes for readers and writers?
@sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social
@sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social
Can’t wait to hear the incredible @tananarivedue.bsky.social at Shadows and Light on 1/19! Come join us for what will be a series of stellar conversations.
Tananarive Due at Shadows and Light!
eventbrite.com/e/shadows-and-…
#SistahScififi
@tananarivedue.bsky.social
@itsladarrion.bsky.social @k8dee16.bsky.social @micheletracyberger.bsky.social @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social @simonbooks.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
eventbrite.com/e/shadows-and-…
#SistahScififi
@tananarivedue.bsky.social
@itsladarrion.bsky.social @k8dee16.bsky.social @micheletracyberger.bsky.social @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social @simonbooks.bsky.social @sagapressbooks.bsky.social
January 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Can’t wait to hear the incredible @tananarivedue.bsky.social at Shadows and Light on 1/19! Come join us for what will be a series of stellar conversations.
@lisaeckstein.com Oh, I’m so honored. I hope you enjoy it!
I loved being a guest on @ouropinions.bsky.social
Such great questions and convo about the role of experiments in my work and sci-fi.
I loved being a guest on @ouropinions.bsky.social
Such great questions and convo about the role of experiments in my work and sci-fi.
#FridayReads Just started the story collection Doll Seed by @micheletracyberger.bsky.social, which I bought after hearing the author on @ouropinions.bsky.social! 💙📚🪐
January 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
@lisaeckstein.com Oh, I’m so honored. I hope you enjoy it!
I loved being a guest on @ouropinions.bsky.social
Such great questions and convo about the role of experiments in my work and sci-fi.
I loved being a guest on @ouropinions.bsky.social
Such great questions and convo about the role of experiments in my work and sci-fi.
Absolutely thrilled to be panelist at this conference which will explore the relationship between Black Horror and Black Healing! A rich convo for writers & readers. Come join us at the San Francisco Public Library!
#Blackhorror
#Blackhorror
Shadows and Light on Sunday 01.19.25
Learn more: www.eventbrite.com/e/shadows-an...
@tananarivedue.bsky.social @k8dee16.bsky.social
@simonandschuster.bsky.social @citylightsbooks.bsky.social @harperperennial.bsky.social
@harpercollins.bsky.social
Learn more: www.eventbrite.com/e/shadows-an...
@tananarivedue.bsky.social @k8dee16.bsky.social
@simonandschuster.bsky.social @citylightsbooks.bsky.social @harperperennial.bsky.social
@harpercollins.bsky.social
January 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Absolutely thrilled to be panelist at this conference which will explore the relationship between Black Horror and Black Healing! A rich convo for writers & readers. Come join us at the San Francisco Public Library!
#Blackhorror
#Blackhorror
Still buzzing from Claire Dederer’s stellar talk “Monsters Among Us” at the Cleveland Museum of Art w/the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities. We puzzled together over ‘What do we do with great art made by bad people?’ Short answer: see the art & add a lot of context
@clairedederer.bsky.social
@clairedederer.bsky.social
December 15, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Still buzzing from Claire Dederer’s stellar talk “Monsters Among Us” at the Cleveland Museum of Art w/the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities. We puzzled together over ‘What do we do with great art made by bad people?’ Short answer: see the art & add a lot of context
@clairedederer.bsky.social
@clairedederer.bsky.social