Michael Strickland
@stricklandia.bsky.social
Award-winning author, Writers of the Future winner, recent creative writing MA graduate. I write about speculative fiction and the writing craft in my free newsletter: https://stricklandia.substack.com
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To my fellow veterans on Veterans Day, thanks for your service! 🇺🇸
To my fellow veterans on Veterans Day, thanks for your service! 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Want to read my latest publication, an anecdote from my Navy boot camp experience? Subscribe for free to my newsletter: stricklandia.substack.com
To my fellow veterans on Veterans Day, thanks for your service! 🇺🇸
To my fellow veterans on Veterans Day, thanks for your service! 🇺🇸
"Trick or Treat," my very first short story, was published 35 years ago. But its theme involving gun violence and a Halloween prank gone wrong unfortunately still resonates today.
stricklandia.substack.com/p/old-public...
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October 31, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"Trick or Treat," my very first short story, was published 35 years ago. But its theme involving gun violence and a Halloween prank gone wrong unfortunately still resonates today.
stricklandia.substack.com/p/old-public...
stricklandia.substack.com/p/old-public...
I was an interview guest yesterday on "The Author's Quill" radio show with fellow Writers of the Future winner @kathleen-powell.bsky.social !
www.youtube.com/live/zuxTHuT...
www.youtube.com/live/zuxTHuT...
September 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I was an interview guest yesterday on "The Author's Quill" radio show with fellow Writers of the Future winner @kathleen-powell.bsky.social !
www.youtube.com/live/zuxTHuT...
www.youtube.com/live/zuxTHuT...
June 4, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Even the head of the Catholic Church is no match for the Antichrist. RIP Francis
April 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Even the head of the Catholic Church is no match for the Antichrist. RIP Francis
I originally bought this T-shirt as a gag because I'm a UX writer in my day job (someone who writes messages for apps). But this morning, I realized it's a perfect metaphor for the current state of our US political system.
April 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I originally bought this T-shirt as a gag because I'm a UX writer in my day job (someone who writes messages for apps). But this morning, I realized it's a perfect metaphor for the current state of our US political system.
Current feels
February 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Current feels
