Michael C. Bailey - Indie Author, Stage Combat Guy
@mbaileywriter.bsky.social
Independent author (superhero, fantasy, urban fantasy), stage combat director/instructor in the central MA area. Native Cape Codder. Shares a bed with one wife, two dogs, and three cats. He/him/his.
https://innsmouthlook.com
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innsmouthlook.com
Pinning this for folks who might be interested in my writing:
WEBSITE: innsmouthlook.com
AMAZON AUTHOR CENTRAL: www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/a...
You can order print editions through the website. I'll happily sign them, too!
WEBSITE: innsmouthlook.com
AMAZON AUTHOR CENTRAL: www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/a...
You can order print editions through the website. I'll happily sign them, too!
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I’d still be a writer. Just more secure, able to take more chances rather than make safer choices.
Not that I didn’t take a lot of chances anyway. But being able to study more, to learn alongside the practice of writing, would be good too.
Not that I didn’t take a lot of chances anyway. But being able to study more, to learn alongside the practice of writing, would be good too.
Honest question: If everyone got Universal Basic Income, no strings attached, what would YOU do with it?
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
Re-post with your quote or drop your take below.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I’d still be a writer. Just more secure, able to take more chances rather than make safer choices.
Not that I didn’t take a lot of chances anyway. But being able to study more, to learn alongside the practice of writing, would be good too.
Not that I didn’t take a lot of chances anyway. But being able to study more, to learn alongside the practice of writing, would be good too.
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Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Remember when Amazon held a sale during Independent Bookstore Day in an effort to undercut indie bookstores?
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
We didn’t forget. Support local bookstores during Small Business Saturday and beyond.
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Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They create jobs, spark innovation, and are vital to our daily lives. Last year, Small Business Saturday drove $22 billion in spending nationwide. Get out today and support the local entrepreneurs who keep our communities strong.
November 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They create jobs, spark innovation, and are vital to our daily lives. Last year, Small Business Saturday drove $22 billion in spending nationwide. Get out today and support the local entrepreneurs who keep our communities strong.
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Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
Post your favorite "Lord of the Rings" character. Wrong answers only.
November 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Post your favorite "Lord of the Rings" character. Wrong answers only.
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When you go to college, you’re no longer the best at whatever it is you do
You’re now surrounded by tons of people from all over the world who are as good and mostly better
You can compete, excel, grow, shrink or quit
I think many of the people in power now were broken by that
You’re now surrounded by tons of people from all over the world who are as good and mostly better
You can compete, excel, grow, shrink or quit
I think many of the people in power now were broken by that
November 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
When you go to college, you’re no longer the best at whatever it is you do
You’re now surrounded by tons of people from all over the world who are as good and mostly better
You can compete, excel, grow, shrink or quit
I think many of the people in power now were broken by that
You’re now surrounded by tons of people from all over the world who are as good and mostly better
You can compete, excel, grow, shrink or quit
I think many of the people in power now were broken by that
It's hard to feel bad for anyone who got played by Target, which showed its whole ass this year and made it very clear they were not a good company.
Would love to ask the folks who lined up before dawn at Target for a swag bag “filled” with goodies and walked out with a reusable grocery bag and a pack of Uno cards, “how does it feel to get played?”
I honestly do not know why anyone is still loyal to that store. This is hilarious though 😂
I honestly do not know why anyone is still loyal to that store. This is hilarious though 😂
November 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
It's hard to feel bad for anyone who got played by Target, which showed its whole ass this year and made it very clear they were not a good company.
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The Doctor is right and correct
Always love to see great talent using their platform for unabashed good.
'F*** Off And Let People Be': David Tennant Doubles Down On Support For Trans People
"People are trying to create division... and it's so f***ing unnecessary."
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The Doctor is right and correct
The increasingly unreliable NYT runs a story based on sketchy sources originating from a Trump- and RFK-corrupted FDA, and we're supposed to take it as a big revelation of an unpleasant truth?
Quoth Jeff Goldblum: That is one big pile of shit.
Quoth Jeff Goldblum: That is one big pile of shit.
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The increasingly unreliable NYT runs a story based on sketchy sources originating from a Trump- and RFK-corrupted FDA, and we're supposed to take it as a big revelation of an unpleasant truth?
Quoth Jeff Goldblum: That is one big pile of shit.
Quoth Jeff Goldblum: That is one big pile of shit.
And the award for douchiest, bro-iest introduction to a #novel goes to this guy. I guess he earns points for putting it out there right up front that he's a macho prick.
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
And the award for douchiest, bro-iest introduction to a #novel goes to this guy. I guess he earns points for putting it out there right up front that he's a macho prick.
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Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
November 26, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Reminder: you don't have to engage with AI as an instructor. You can talk about AI--even build AI literacy, if you want to call it that--and still not engage directly with a brutal, unethical, ecologically disastrous bundle of technologies. Regardless of institutional pressure, you can refuse.
Perfect.
These posters for the South Korean stage production of Macbeth are the greatest thing ever? #art
November 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Perfect.
Veronica was intimidated by the challenge of painting our void cat Ingrid, but I think it came out great -- and Ingrid's "Okay, fine, paint me, whatever" expression is pretty spot-on for her.
Finished this #watercolor painting of Ingrid Vantablack von Zoomy Cat today. Here is the finished piece, among with a few progress pics. #art #catsofbluesky
November 29, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Veronica was intimidated by the challenge of painting our void cat Ingrid, but I think it came out great -- and Ingrid's "Okay, fine, paint me, whatever" expression is pretty spot-on for her.
Speaking as an FD, and I say this in all seriousness: NEVER use a live blade. Stage safe blades only. This actor is a giant fucking imbecile and a responsible fight director never would have allowed this to happen.
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Experience: I was stabbed in the back with a real knife while performing Julius Caesar
Our student theatre group had the bright idea of using actual knives on stage for authenticity. The blade missed my aorta by about a centimetre
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Speaking as an FD, and I say this in all seriousness: NEVER use a live blade. Stage safe blades only. This actor is a giant fucking imbecile and a responsible fight director never would have allowed this to happen.
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"The Art of K-Pop Demon Hunters" artbook (physical) is coming in 2026.
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
"The Art of K-Pop Demon Hunters" artbook (physical) is coming in 2026.
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
In the meantime, here's the free digital version.
>> theartofkpopdemonhunters.com
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I've never understood the argument that being LGBTQ+ is a choice, because:
1. It very obviously isn't
2. Even if it was, so what?
1. It very obviously isn't
2. Even if it was, so what?
November 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I've never understood the argument that being LGBTQ+ is a choice, because:
1. It very obviously isn't
2. Even if it was, so what?
1. It very obviously isn't
2. Even if it was, so what?
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Support your local bookstore and other independent bookstores you love!
Book Moon is working on buying their building so they can stay bookselling for a long time to come in Easthampton, MA, USA.
Book Moon is working on buying their building so they can stay bookselling for a long time to come in Easthampton, MA, USA.
November 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Support your local bookstore and other independent bookstores you love!
Book Moon is working on buying their building so they can stay bookselling for a long time to come in Easthampton, MA, USA.
Book Moon is working on buying their building so they can stay bookselling for a long time to come in Easthampton, MA, USA.
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
Tradition says, if the guy breaks the engagement, the woman keeps the ring as compensation. Maybe the only good thing to come out of DeBeers' whole engagement ring grift.
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend because they couldn’t have bank accounts back then.
My girl isn’t vain. My girl is financially savvy.
My girl isn’t vain. My girl is financially savvy.
a woman in a pink dress and pink gloves is standing in front of a group of men
Alt: a woman in a pink dress and pink gloves is standing in front of a group of men
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tradition says, if the guy breaks the engagement, the woman keeps the ring as compensation. Maybe the only good thing to come out of DeBeers' whole engagement ring grift.
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Keep in mind that white American males shot and killed countless Americans including many children, and no one ever did a thing but protect their right to do it again.
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Keep in mind that white American males shot and killed countless Americans including many children, and no one ever did a thing but protect their right to do it again.
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You used to be able to look up news, watch videos, find a recipe, buy a book, and now it's all tainted.
Worse, it's the stolen output of real people slapped in a blender, fermented and then sprayed into our faces.
And even when you say no, stop, they force open your mouth and spray more filth in.
Worse, it's the stolen output of real people slapped in a blender, fermented and then sprayed into our faces.
And even when you say no, stop, they force open your mouth and spray more filth in.
Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
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November 28, 2025 at 11:55 AM
You used to be able to look up news, watch videos, find a recipe, buy a book, and now it's all tainted.
Worse, it's the stolen output of real people slapped in a blender, fermented and then sprayed into our faces.
And even when you say no, stop, they force open your mouth and spray more filth in.
Worse, it's the stolen output of real people slapped in a blender, fermented and then sprayed into our faces.
And even when you say no, stop, they force open your mouth and spray more filth in.
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An author-signed book is one of the most affordable gifts you can give a friend or loved one.
The American Museum of Natural History shop stocks a dozen of my books, pre-signed by me. You’ll pay near-list price or a Black-Friday price, but proceeds go to the Museum.
shop.amnh.org/catalogsearc...
The American Museum of Natural History shop stocks a dozen of my books, pre-signed by me. You’ll pay near-list price or a Black-Friday price, but proceeds go to the Museum.
shop.amnh.org/catalogsearc...
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
An author-signed book is one of the most affordable gifts you can give a friend or loved one.
The American Museum of Natural History shop stocks a dozen of my books, pre-signed by me. You’ll pay near-list price or a Black-Friday price, but proceeds go to the Museum.
shop.amnh.org/catalogsearc...
The American Museum of Natural History shop stocks a dozen of my books, pre-signed by me. You’ll pay near-list price or a Black-Friday price, but proceeds go to the Museum.
shop.amnh.org/catalogsearc...
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Engagement is one of the things I like best about Bluesky, and I followed a lot of folks in the early days here because they were just plain fun and interesting to talk to.
One of the great things about early Bsky is that we promoted the idea of engagement. That is, instead of follow for follow, we followed those who conversed with us. Engagement leads to connection. So please, let’s not lose that! Engage, not just like—that’s why I follow folks, myself!
November 28, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Engagement is one of the things I like best about Bluesky, and I followed a lot of folks in the early days here because they were just plain fun and interesting to talk to.
Cats are smarter than a lot of people give them credit for.
To begin with today, happy 117th anniversary to this entirely reasonable cat
November 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Cats are smarter than a lot of people give them credit for.
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I wonder how much drinkable water and electricity was used for that question. A lot of folks don’t know that AI plows through a LOT of electricity and then water to cool down the servers. AI also pollutes our air. Read more about it all in this MIT paper: www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
www.technologyreview.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I wonder how much drinkable water and electricity was used for that question. A lot of folks don’t know that AI plows through a LOT of electricity and then water to cool down the servers. AI also pollutes our air. Read more about it all in this MIT paper: www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...