everyone should read Tessa's @fansplaining.bsky.social essay! It's so so so so good and gets deeply into the nitty-gritty of writing original fiction and IP fiction and fanfiction. You will love it.

Over on substack we're talking about SCARY PLACES aka "Setting the Scene for Maximum Thrills" aka the panel I was on last week. It was so fun and I hope you love hearing more about HUMBOLDT CUT which is still available for preorder at the linktree in my biooooo 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲

Bob the Drag Queen's book HARRIET TUBMAN: LIVE IN CONCERT is a piece of art that should put Bob in conversations with the MacArthur committee bc genius is the only word I can use to describe it. Speculative comedy and new black surrealism dont even begin to cover it. I loved it.

I started crying immediately after this bc life is so cool sometimes

people love HUMBOLDT CUT and so will you I'm at CALIBA Fall Fest today speaking on the horror/thriller panel so come by and say hi!

This week's newsletter I'm talking about music as a form of storytelling and why Jens Lekman's new album is the romcom you've been waiting for 💗

fair warning this week's newsletter is about how much the new jens lekman album fux

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I can get a good look at a t-bone steak by sticking my head up a bull's ass but I'd rather take another author's word for it

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Day 1 of catsitting slash turning my sister's baby cat into a HUNTR/X stan

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Didn't know I needed to see Lawrence from Insecure in a samurai sword showdown but every movie should have this from now on #FreakyTales

This is all I can think about whenever Oscar is onscreen #gildedage

Question for scientists: is this good?

This weekend's reading for Great Lakes WIP

convinced half the appeal of Strange New Worlds is the alluring fantasy of a supportive workplace with a caring and inspiring boss

The main thing I learned is that in order to write a book, you have to write a book and there's nothing that's going to prepare you for writing a book until you write a book so you should write a book

I wish I could photosynthesize i bet it feels good

Some personal good news 💙📚 #BookSky #TTRPG You can find my creation, THE FOREST, in the current issue of THE SKULL AND LAUREL from @tenebrouspress.bsky.social Grab it in digital or print formats!

A new thing to say whence getting hassled: "-Hey dude! Quit buggin' on my nuts!"

My short religious horror story "STIGM--" appears in the most recent SKULL & LAUREL #004 Linkin bio ⛪️

in which I gift you a spreadsheet template for novel writing substack.com/@allisonmick...

Bisexuality is real bc every time I think I'm out of the liking boys game they do something like make superman autistic and now I cant stop watching fancams of him.

the most boomer thing I do is despite it being one of my favorite movies, I cannot for the life of me remember the title and keep calling Turning Red "Finding Red"

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when it's my turn to pick the book for Book Club and everyone LOVES it

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The New York Tines piece about cigs being cool again is the thing that finally got me to quit. I only smoke cigs like 2 months out of the year but when the mouthpiece of neoliberalism is trying to convince me something is cool the little punk kid inside me is like FUCK YOU AND FUCK THAT

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confession time: my main goal for Humboldt Cut is to get a weed strain named after it.

As a Goth, I support Allison's absurdly hilarious timeline so much I let her use this picture of us at The Cure concert. As the adage goes, "So Goth we were born Black."

corporate wants you to find the difference between these two pictures. we're talking 'bout GOTHS over at allisonmickcomedy.substack.com

Interrogate who is telling you that creatives don't need collective bargaining because they're already SO RICH and lucky to be working in the arts at all. Fight for the continued existence of Unions so they'll be there to protect you when you're in a position to join.