Michael Gardner
@mickyg.bsky.social
Writer of horror, fantasy and the weird.
Short stories appear in Writers of the Future Vol. 36, Bourbon Penn, Aurealis, Interzone Digital, Andromeda Spaceways, Metaphorosis.
Short stories appear in Writers of the Future Vol. 36, Bourbon Penn, Aurealis, Interzone Digital, Andromeda Spaceways, Metaphorosis.
Reposted by Michael Gardner
I know this is just the first step, but the validation, the gratification that comes from sticking it out all these years to get to this moment - it's huge. HUGE. Thank you to @jenazantian.bsky.social for believing in this book of my heart - I can't wait to see what comes next.
June 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I know this is just the first step, but the validation, the gratification that comes from sticking it out all these years to get to this moment - it's huge. HUGE. Thank you to @jenazantian.bsky.social for believing in this book of my heart - I can't wait to see what comes next.
Very excited to find out my short story, Changeling, has been selected as an Aurealis Awards finalist for the best Australian horror short story for 2024. aurealisawards.org/2025/04/15/2...
2024 Aurealis Awards Shortlist Announcement
Now in its 30th year, the 2024 Aurealis Awards, Australia’s premier speculative fiction award, attracted more than 830 entries across 15 categories, including 34 nominations in the tri-annual…
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April 19, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Very excited to find out my short story, Changeling, has been selected as an Aurealis Awards finalist for the best Australian horror short story for 2024. aurealisawards.org/2025/04/15/2...
Really pleased to see the shortest story I've ever written find a home at 100-Foot Crow! I love this little mag, and Victoria Brun was a pleasure to work with.
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100footcrow.com/process-cycl...
Process Cycle for the Med-Droid ZZX - 100-Foot Crow
By: Michael Gardner. 1. When assigned a human subject, sedate them, run medical diagnostics. Pay particular attention to organ damage, burns, complex breaks. 2. Create a comprehensive treatment plan. ...
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October 16, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Really pleased to see the shortest story I've ever written find a home at 100-Foot Crow! I love this little mag, and Victoria Brun was a pleasure to work with.
100footcrow.com/process-cycl...
100footcrow.com/process-cycl...
Reposted by Michael Gardner
New story! Colossus - Michael Gardner,
@mickyg.bsky.social
Alexi Vanderbilt lived in the upper right thigh of the Colossus.
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@mickyg.bsky.social
Alexi Vanderbilt lived in the upper right thigh of the Colossus.
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Colossus – Michael Gardner
Alexi Vanderbilt lived in the upper right thigh of the Colossus.
magazine.metaphorosis.com
July 5, 2024 at 2:49 PM
New story! Colossus - Michael Gardner,
@mickyg.bsky.social
Alexi Vanderbilt lived in the upper right thigh of the Colossus.
magazine.metaphorosis.com/story/scienc...
@mickyg.bsky.social
Alexi Vanderbilt lived in the upper right thigh of the Colossus.
magazine.metaphorosis.com/story/scienc...
February 2, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Reposted by Michael Gardner
“I’m always returning to Rapptown in my thoughts”
The King in Yella, by Kaaron Warren
Narrator: Petra Elliott
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Chelsea Davis
This story was first published in ‘Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign’ ed. by James Chambers
pseudopod.org/2023/08/25/p...
The King in Yella, by Kaaron Warren
Narrator: Petra Elliott
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Chelsea Davis
This story was first published in ‘Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign’ ed. by James Chambers
pseudopod.org/2023/08/25/p...
PseudoPod 880: The King in Yella
I’m always returning to Rapptown in my thoughts. Unbidden, unwanted, I’m taken back there. A hint of yellow. The smell of smoke. These things blind me to the present. I haven’t lived there for s...
pseudopod.org
August 25, 2023 at 7:01 PM
“I’m always returning to Rapptown in my thoughts”
The King in Yella, by Kaaron Warren
Narrator: Petra Elliott
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Chelsea Davis
This story was first published in ‘Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign’ ed. by James Chambers
pseudopod.org/2023/08/25/p...
The King in Yella, by Kaaron Warren
Narrator: Petra Elliott
Host: Alasdair Stuart
Audio: Chelsea Davis
This story was first published in ‘Under Twin Suns: Alternate Histories of the Yellow Sign’ ed. by James Chambers
pseudopod.org/2023/08/25/p...