Michael Shaw, Author
@mvshaw.bsky.social
Writer-ish. Mystery, horror, supernatural, fantasy, and science fiction. Proud recipient of the Leon B. Burstein/MWA-NY Scholarship for Mystery Writing. Member: Sisters in Crime, Horror Writers Association, Pitman Writers' Guild. www.MichaelShawAuthor.com.
Join me in the @nycmidnight.bsky.social Flash Fiction Challenge on May 30th! Learn more at nycmidnight.com/ffc
The Flash Fiction Challenge — nycmidnight
The Flash Fiction Challenge is an annual creative writing competition that challenges writers around the world to create short stories based on genre, location, and object assignments in 48 hours.
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May 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Haven't had much time or energy to write lately, but I managed 1,500 words tonight in a new short story tentatively called "The Man Who Never Was."
It's loosely inspired by a true story that I recently learned about. I'm taking many liberties and adding in my own twists and having fun writing it.
It's loosely inspired by a true story that I recently learned about. I'm taking many liberties and adding in my own twists and having fun writing it.
March 24, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Haven't had much time or energy to write lately, but I managed 1,500 words tonight in a new short story tentatively called "The Man Who Never Was."
It's loosely inspired by a true story that I recently learned about. I'm taking many liberties and adding in my own twists and having fun writing it.
It's loosely inspired by a true story that I recently learned about. I'm taking many liberties and adding in my own twists and having fun writing it.
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Welcome to the official BlueSky account of the Pitman, NJ democrats! We're glad you're here!
March 21, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Welcome to the official BlueSky account of the Pitman, NJ democrats! We're glad you're here!
The boys are staying in the 80s, screening the 1989 baseball nostalgia classic Field of Dreams. They’re all huge baseball fans, but it’s Paul’s first viewing. Join us as we work through an Iowa cornfield and maybe some Phillies-related trauma.
shows.acast.com/mindthegap/e...
shows.acast.com/mindthegap/e...
Episode Two: Field of Dreams | Mind the Gap
If You Film It, Paul Will Watch. Eventually.
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February 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
The boys are staying in the 80s, screening the 1989 baseball nostalgia classic Field of Dreams. They’re all huge baseball fans, but it’s Paul’s first viewing. Join us as we work through an Iowa cornfield and maybe some Phillies-related trauma.
shows.acast.com/mindthegap/e...
shows.acast.com/mindthegap/e...
Expecting any day now that Trump will announce the United States is annexing Odessa to make it the Riviera of the Black Sea.
February 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Expecting any day now that Trump will announce the United States is annexing Odessa to make it the Riviera of the Black Sea.
I've already suggested to my wife that she begin the process of changing her name back to her maiden name. I'll be damned if anybody takes away her right to vote because of an outdated and stupid patriarchal tradition of taking a husband's last name after marriage. Over my dead body, Trump.
February 13, 2025 at 10:16 PM
I've already suggested to my wife that she begin the process of changing her name back to her maiden name. I'll be damned if anybody takes away her right to vote because of an outdated and stupid patriarchal tradition of taking a husband's last name after marriage. Over my dead body, Trump.
Do. Not. Comply. Join the resistance. We don't have cookies, but we're working on it.
February 13, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Do. Not. Comply. Join the resistance. We don't have cookies, but we're working on it.
Google, I know I just wrote and you haven't had a chance to reply about the whole misnaming the Gulf of Mexico thing, but it's also come to my attention that you've removed: Black History, Women's History, Pride, Indigenous Peoples, and other culturally significant months?
February 11, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Google, I know I just wrote and you haven't had a chance to reply about the whole misnaming the Gulf of Mexico thing, but it's also come to my attention that you've removed: Black History, Women's History, Pride, Indigenous Peoples, and other culturally significant months?
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Trump claimed that DOGE has uncovered billions in “fraud, waste, and abuse.” However, no evidence has been provided, and all public fraud claims from both Elon Musk and Trump have been debunked as false.
February 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Trump claimed that DOGE has uncovered billions in “fraud, waste, and abuse.” However, no evidence has been provided, and all public fraud claims from both Elon Musk and Trump have been debunked as false.
Dear Google, the President of the United States can't rename the Gulf of Mexico. He does not have that authority and neither do you. Stop caving into the whims of a tyrant madman and change my Google Map back immediately.
February 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Dear Google, the President of the United States can't rename the Gulf of Mexico. He does not have that authority and neither do you. Stop caving into the whims of a tyrant madman and change my Google Map back immediately.
“Elon Musk. You know, you can take the boy out of apartheid but you can’t take apartheid out of the boy. He’s out here doing Nazi salutes." -AOC.
February 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
“Elon Musk. You know, you can take the boy out of apartheid but you can’t take apartheid out of the boy. He’s out here doing Nazi salutes." -AOC.
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Since CDC websites and datasets are being taken down by the Administration…
The ENTIRE archive of ALL CDC datasets uploaded BEFORE January 28th, 2025 can be found here: archive.org/details/2025...
Since CDC websites and datasets are being taken down by the Administration…
The ENTIRE archive of ALL CDC datasets uploaded BEFORE January 28th, 2025 can be found here: archive.org/details/2025...
February 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Since CDC websites and datasets are being taken down by the Administration…
The ENTIRE archive of ALL CDC datasets uploaded BEFORE January 28th, 2025 can be found here: archive.org/details/2025...
Since CDC websites and datasets are being taken down by the Administration…
The ENTIRE archive of ALL CDC datasets uploaded BEFORE January 28th, 2025 can be found here: archive.org/details/2025...
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I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
FAA Chief Quit on Jan. 20 After Elon Musk Told Him to Resign
Michael Whitaker had only been in the role for a year but the SpaceX chief accused him of “harassment.”
www.thedailybeast.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
I missed this entirely:
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
The FAA Administrator criticized Space X’s safety record and threatened fines.
Musk demanded he resign.
He did.
On January 20th.
www.thedailybeast.com/faa-chief-mi...
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➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
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When I was 25 I was sad I had not written The Great American Novel. At 55, I realize there's no Great American Novel, there are merely the stories I'm the best person to tell. Don't worry about how others see greatness. Work on being the best version of who you are and what you can do in the world.
people over 30 quote this with some life advice for the rest of us?
January 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
When I was 25 I was sad I had not written The Great American Novel. At 55, I realize there's no Great American Novel, there are merely the stories I'm the best person to tell. Don't worry about how others see greatness. Work on being the best version of who you are and what you can do in the world.
Pitman Writers' Guild's first anthology, Time Corridor: Whisper Project, is available! My story, "Play It Again," is a time-looping mystery with a protagonist who is really good at dying. Every time he does, he finds himself back on the same bar stool where he started. Get your copy: bit.ly/4aUrXCF
Time Corridor: Whisper Project
Time Corridor: Whisper Project [DeBrosse, Tiffany S., Oravic, D.W., DeBrosse, T.S., Marshall, J.D., Rentzel, Jenna, Shaw, Michael, James, Jason R., Tiger-Williams, Jacquelyn, Knauss, Kara, Shaw, Michael] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Time Corridor: Whisper Project
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January 30, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Pitman Writers' Guild's first anthology, Time Corridor: Whisper Project, is available! My story, "Play It Again," is a time-looping mystery with a protagonist who is really good at dying. Every time he does, he finds himself back on the same bar stool where he started. Get your copy: bit.ly/4aUrXCF
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Got my first ever tattoo the other day. At first, I was pretty upset about the spelling mistake. But the more I thought about it, the more it occurred to me that it's really perfect.
January 23, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Got my first ever tattoo the other day. At first, I was pretty upset about the spelling mistake. But the more I thought about it, the more it occurred to me that it's really perfect.
Tell me how you can possibly claim to #BacktheBlue and also support Donald Trump and the January 6 insurrectionists who openly assaulted police officers while rampaging the Capitol?
January 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Tell me how you can possibly claim to #BacktheBlue and also support Donald Trump and the January 6 insurrectionists who openly assaulted police officers while rampaging the Capitol?
Donald Trump has pardoned approximately 1,500 rioters who sacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and commuted an additional 6 sentences, calling those who tried to violently overthrow the government "hostages." As he's done since January 6, he's branding traitors and seditionists as patriots.
January 21, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Donald Trump has pardoned approximately 1,500 rioters who sacked the Capitol on January 6, 2021 and commuted an additional 6 sentences, calling those who tried to violently overthrow the government "hostages." As he's done since January 6, he's branding traitors and seditionists as patriots.
I haven't been able to write at all so far in 2025, but that changed a little bit today. I did some editing/ new writing on a short story for an anthology that should release later this year. Still not finished, but I made some progress!
January 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I haven't been able to write at all so far in 2025, but that changed a little bit today. I did some editing/ new writing on a short story for an anthology that should release later this year. Still not finished, but I made some progress!
I'm excited to announce my new URL is live. Check out: www.stories-to-die-for.com. it's just a redirect to www.michaelshawauthor.com but will help me develop my brand a bit.
December 27, 2024 at 12:52 PM
I'm excited to announce my new URL is live. Check out: www.stories-to-die-for.com. it's just a redirect to www.michaelshawauthor.com but will help me develop my brand a bit.
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holy shiiiiit, this list is fucking bonkers good
(and as always thanks to @emilyhughes.bsky.social for being horror's mighty avatar and also if you have not checked out her HORROR FOR WEENIES book, you gotta get on that ASAFP)
(and as always thanks to @emilyhughes.bsky.social for being horror's mighty avatar and also if you have not checked out her HORROR FOR WEENIES book, you gotta get on that ASAFP)
GOOD MORNING the 2025 horror list is LIVE! repost to destroy a TBR: readjumpscares.com/2025s-new-ho...
2025’s New Horror Books
All the new horror books coming in 2025, featuring an array of slashers, ghosts, vampires, cults, monsters both human and otherwise, and all manner of nebulous eldritch terrors.
readjumpscares.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:29 PM
holy shiiiiit, this list is fucking bonkers good
(and as always thanks to @emilyhughes.bsky.social for being horror's mighty avatar and also if you have not checked out her HORROR FOR WEENIES book, you gotta get on that ASAFP)
(and as always thanks to @emilyhughes.bsky.social for being horror's mighty avatar and also if you have not checked out her HORROR FOR WEENIES book, you gotta get on that ASAFP)
What's your writing ritual? When and where do you write? Do you set a specific time aside during the day, write whenever you get a chance, or a combination of both? I want to prioritize my writing but life so often gets in the way. What works for you?
December 10, 2024 at 11:29 AM
What's your writing ritual? When and where do you write? Do you set a specific time aside during the day, write whenever you get a chance, or a combination of both? I want to prioritize my writing but life so often gets in the way. What works for you?
Happy Small Business Saturday! I'd love for you to consider purchasing one of the TWO books I've contributed to this year. These anthologies make great gifts for the short story lover in your life!
Death Knell VI at: bookshop.org/p/books/deat...
Time Corridor: Whisper Project at: a.co/d/esNEcMZ
Death Knell VI at: bookshop.org/p/books/deat...
Time Corridor: Whisper Project at: a.co/d/esNEcMZ
November 30, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Happy Small Business Saturday! I'd love for you to consider purchasing one of the TWO books I've contributed to this year. These anthologies make great gifts for the short story lover in your life!
Death Knell VI at: bookshop.org/p/books/deat...
Time Corridor: Whisper Project at: a.co/d/esNEcMZ
Death Knell VI at: bookshop.org/p/books/deat...
Time Corridor: Whisper Project at: a.co/d/esNEcMZ