Mike Cripps
@mikecripps.bsky.social
Short story writer & reader in Chicago
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Mike Cripps
@mikecripps.bsky.social
· Oct 13
Constance
It was an accident when I saw Mom cry for the first time. I was cutting class and snuck home during lunch—freshman year, each day a unique disaster; I had been slighted by some former best friend and ...
macabremagazine.com
Very grateful to Macabre Magazine for publishing “Constance” my short story. Read it here! macabremagazine.com/constance/
Very grateful to Macabre Magazine for publishing “Constance” my short story. Read it here! macabremagazine.com/constance/
Constance
It was an accident when I saw Mom cry for the first time. I was cutting class and snuck home during lunch—freshman year, each day a unique disaster; I had been slighted by some former best friend and ...
macabremagazine.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Very grateful to Macabre Magazine for publishing “Constance” my short story. Read it here! macabremagazine.com/constance/
Really energizing weekend at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social Story Board Festival! Great panels by so many amazing people, too many to tag and say thank you! But the things that will stick with me the most was @michaelzapata.bsky.social reminding us that we exist as literary citizens. I love that.
August 18, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Really energizing weekend at @storystudiochicago.bsky.social Story Board Festival! Great panels by so many amazing people, too many to tag and say thank you! But the things that will stick with me the most was @michaelzapata.bsky.social reminding us that we exist as literary citizens. I love that.
This book was so good! One of my 2024 reads which has stuck with me the most.
The winner of the NBCC Award for Fiction is “My Friends” by Hisham Matar! #NBCCAwards @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
This book was so good! One of my 2024 reads which has stuck with me the most.
Reposted by Mike Cripps
Hey, here's "Expert in a Dying Field" by The Beths, which is packed with vitamins and nutrients. open.spotify.com/track/1bPcxJ...
Expert In A Dying Field
The Beths · Expert In A Dying Field · Song · 2022
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January 31, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hey, here's "Expert in a Dying Field" by The Beths, which is packed with vitamins and nutrients. open.spotify.com/track/1bPcxJ...
Reposted by Mike Cripps
ZACH CHERRY APPRECIATION POST:
I love Zach Cherry
I love Zach Cherry
January 18, 2025 at 5:15 AM
ZACH CHERRY APPRECIATION POST:
I love Zach Cherry
I love Zach Cherry
Still thinking about a sandwich I ate twenty-two days ago
Still thinking about a sandwich I ate four days ago
December 20, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Still thinking about a sandwich I ate twenty-two days ago
If a company hosts an after work event on a Tuesday evening, they should morally and legally obligated to closing the office for the rest of the week. How can I be expected to work after having one (1) Pilsner with my coworkers last night?
December 11, 2024 at 2:09 PM
If a company hosts an after work event on a Tuesday evening, they should morally and legally obligated to closing the office for the rest of the week. How can I be expected to work after having one (1) Pilsner with my coworkers last night?
I think there should be more types of chowder. Feels like there’s a lot of untapped potential.
December 9, 2024 at 4:38 AM
I think there should be more types of chowder. Feels like there’s a lot of untapped potential.
Still thinking about a sandwich I ate four days ago
December 1, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Still thinking about a sandwich I ate four days ago