Steve MC
@stevemc2.bsky.social
Writer, hiker. Friend of each an’ ev’ry underdog soldier in the night. (banner photo by Alyn Wallace)
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Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
Here's a short story with some great dark humor about where we're headed
One of the first rules of professional writing I learned was “Never give away anything for free.” But I’m old enough to break the rules if the spirit moves me. This is a tiny little brand-new science fiction story, which I hope might make you laugh…or not, depending on the mood you’re in.
Homage to Pandora
A Tiny Little Short Story
open.substack.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Here's a short story with some great dark humor about where we're headed
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“Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, born on this day in 1890
Dwight D. Eisenhower, born on this day in 1890
October 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
“Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, born on this day in 1890
Dwight D. Eisenhower, born on this day in 1890
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My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.
Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books
A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.
www.pilsencommunitybooks.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.
Diane Keaton - always one of a kind
October 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Diane Keaton - always one of a kind
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"Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it's because it is hard.”
William Zinsser, born on this day in 1922
William Zinsser, born on this day in 1922
October 7, 2025 at 10:05 AM
"Writing is hard work. A clear sentence is no accident. Very few sentences come out right the first time, or even the third time. Remember this in moments of despair. If you find that writing is hard, it's because it is hard.”
William Zinsser, born on this day in 1922
William Zinsser, born on this day in 1922
Jane Goodall was one of the most saintly people. Calm, curious, wise, a great sense of humor, and a tremendous heart. Always advocating for those without voices, always guiding us towards a better way to be.
October 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Jane Goodall was one of the most saintly people. Calm, curious, wise, a great sense of humor, and a tremendous heart. Always advocating for those without voices, always guiding us towards a better way to be.
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"I have been younger in October
than in all the months of spring."
W. S. Merwin
than in all the months of spring."
W. S. Merwin
October 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM
"I have been younger in October
than in all the months of spring."
W. S. Merwin
than in all the months of spring."
W. S. Merwin
I was going to sign up for Disney to watch the second season of Andor, but heck if I'm going to give money to a corporation in league with an authoritarian regime and then sit back on my ass and watch a story about people actually rebelling against one.
#Disney #Kimmel #WhatWouldAndorDo
#Disney #Kimmel #WhatWouldAndorDo
September 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I was going to sign up for Disney to watch the second season of Andor, but heck if I'm going to give money to a corporation in league with an authoritarian regime and then sit back on my ass and watch a story about people actually rebelling against one.
#Disney #Kimmel #WhatWouldAndorDo
#Disney #Kimmel #WhatWouldAndorDo
I love to see favorite authors crossing out whole passages and jotting in new ones. Here's the last chapter of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
August 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I love to see favorite authors crossing out whole passages and jotting in new ones. Here's the last chapter of Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
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“Whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves, and wiser people are full of doubts”
George Bernard Shaw, born on this day in 1856
George Bernard Shaw, born on this day in 1856
July 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“Whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so sure of themselves, and wiser people are full of doubts”
George Bernard Shaw, born on this day in 1856
George Bernard Shaw, born on this day in 1856
Come to witness spring's new hope,
born of leaves decaying.
- The Moody Blues
born of leaves decaying.
- The Moody Blues
April 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Come to witness spring's new hope,
born of leaves decaying.
- The Moody Blues
born of leaves decaying.
- The Moody Blues
If you're curious about Gene Hackman's novels, here's a great interview in which he's very humble and gives good advice. #writingcommunity
www.writersbone.com/interviewsar...
www.writersbone.com/interviewsar...
Novel Pursuit: Oscar-Winning Actor Gene Hackman On His New Thriller and Why He Became An Author — Writer's Bone
Legendary actor Gene Hackman brings his character development talents to the written page with his latest novel Pursuit.
www.writersbone.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
If you're curious about Gene Hackman's novels, here's a great interview in which he's very humble and gives good advice. #writingcommunity
www.writersbone.com/interviewsar...
www.writersbone.com/interviewsar...
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"If a writer is so cautious that he never writes anything that cannot be criticized, he will never be able to write anything that can be read. If you want to help other people you have got to make up your mind to write things that some men will condemn."
Thomas Merton born on this day in 1915
Thomas Merton born on this day in 1915
January 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
"If a writer is so cautious that he never writes anything that cannot be criticized, he will never be able to write anything that can be read. If you want to help other people you have got to make up your mind to write things that some men will condemn."
Thomas Merton born on this day in 1915
Thomas Merton born on this day in 1915
Mt Katahdin has released a statement: Mt Denali and I stand as sentinels at each side of this continent, and when the first tribes reached us, they honored us with names. For 10,000 yrs these names have sounded through our forests, and they will be spoken still when Trump Tower has crumbled to dust.
January 26, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Mt Katahdin has released a statement: Mt Denali and I stand as sentinels at each side of this continent, and when the first tribes reached us, they honored us with names. For 10,000 yrs these names have sounded through our forests, and they will be spoken still when Trump Tower has crumbled to dust.
I’m reading one of Stephen King’s favorite novels, The Hair of Harold Roux by Thomas Williams. It was written in 1974, but this sounds like it was written today.
January 24, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I’m reading one of Stephen King’s favorite novels, The Hair of Harold Roux by Thomas Williams. It was written in 1974, but this sounds like it was written today.
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With the passing of Garth Hudson, 87, there are no more surviving members of The Band. Thanks for all the great music, fellas. Rest in peace, Garth.
January 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
With the passing of Garth Hudson, 87, there are no more surviving members of The Band. Thanks for all the great music, fellas. Rest in peace, Garth.
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Sleep tight, wild things.
January 19, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Sleep tight, wild things.
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I promise you, once you free yourself from the notion that other writers are your competition and start viewing them as your fellow weirdos who share similar special interests as you, your life in publishing will become so much easier.
January 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I promise you, once you free yourself from the notion that other writers are your competition and start viewing them as your fellow weirdos who share similar special interests as you, your life in publishing will become so much easier.
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Currently reading Cyrano de Bergerac's "States and Empires of the Moon." In it he writes about all the stars as other suns, each with its own planets, scattered through an infinite universe.
And this was in 1650, just 4 decades after the invention of the telescope. 🧪🔭
And this was in 1650, just 4 decades after the invention of the telescope. 🧪🔭
December 27, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Currently reading Cyrano de Bergerac's "States and Empires of the Moon." In it he writes about all the stars as other suns, each with its own planets, scattered through an infinite universe.
And this was in 1650, just 4 decades after the invention of the telescope. 🧪🔭
And this was in 1650, just 4 decades after the invention of the telescope. 🧪🔭
From my village to yours, here's wishing you all the best of holidays, with plenty of good music, books, and friends.
December 25, 2024 at 2:15 AM
From my village to yours, here's wishing you all the best of holidays, with plenty of good music, books, and friends.