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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I'm starting up a writing group on discord. If you want to write fiction, know how verbs work, and aren't mean let me know. #writing

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Trying to write more. If only I could stick to one project. I'm putting the sci-fi novel on hold while I try to get a quick sci fi short story done. Then I can get back to the sci-fi novel and then back to the fantasy novel. #amwriting but not very effectively.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

My short Sci Fi story, You Can Call Me Al, is now available in the latest issue of Baubles From Bones. ‪@bfbzine.bsky.social‬ www.baublesfrombones.com/latest-issue...

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

After too long a hiatus, I finally got back to working on my sci fi novel again. Maybe it's sci fi horror. It's about a haunted/cursed spaceship. #amwriting

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Why have all men's clothing and boots become "tactical?" I'm just running errands. I'm not on a night op through a sniper infested forest.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

#writingcommunity how do you feel about short story publishers that don't reply in the case of rejection? I personally avoid submitting to them.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Had to travel for work, and was a bit apprehensive with all the aircraft incidents as of late. It's still safer than travel by car though. And to emphasize that, my flight landed safely and then I was blocked from my shuttle bus by a car catching fire.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I would like to unsubscribe from the tornados. #Ohio

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

The bad: while I was testing a new notification system, a bunch of emails were dispatched to users who did not expect them. The good: The notification system works. The extra good: The notification emails did not contain US combat operation plans.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Got a few pages written in the latest sci-fi WIP. A steady stream of #scifi reading might keep me focused on it and prevent me from drifting back to the #fantasy WIP. No guarantees though.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I spend a lot of my day trying to assure #cats and #dogs that they do not need to get up just because I did.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Short story authors - What is the highest number of rejections one of your stories racked up before getting accepted? Mine is 19. #writingcommunity

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I'm stuck on my latest short story. It's blocking me from getting back to work on the two novels that won't sell. #writingcommunity

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

The level of confusion in the Federal Gov has reached absurd levels. Musk: "Respond to the email or be fired! Every dept head: "Don't respond to that!" Musk: "You better!"

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Automated doors don't always open for me, and I often get in arguments with them about whether I exist or not. I don't usually win these arguments.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Working on two novels at the same time is a bad idea, so I've started to write a short story to get my mind off it. #indecisive #amwriting #wip

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Sometimes people will do outrageous things to see if they have the power to get away with them, and Elon now realizes he does.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I can't decide between working on a #Scifi novel and a #fantasy one, so I'm working on both, which is a terrible idea if I want to get either finished this year. #amwriting

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Many of you have probably noticed that my efforts to get us back to the proper timeline have failed. I'm sorry. I will keep trying. In the meantime, stay safe, drink a comforting beverage, and try your best to be kind.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Hi to all my friends that are abandoning all other social media save this one. I'd visit in person, but there's snow everywhere.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

The weeks leading up to Christmas are always the worst. It's dark, cold, and work is always trying to cram last minute projects in and half the folks you need are gone and the rest wish they were.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I've racked up a few short story rejections and not had much motivation to resubmit. Maybe I'll just start fresh in the new year.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Long ago, my first attempt at a novel went off the rails, so now I write out all the setting details, character descriptions, and outline everything before I even start to write the actual novel. But maybe I'm overpreparing? #writingcommunity

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Anyone ever sneeze so many times in a row that you are literally out of breath by the time you stop?

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

My plan was to get some serious writing done during my time off. Reality has begun to set in. #writingcommunity

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I have 3 Chrome tabs open and Chrome is eating 1.3 gigs of memory. Chrome has become a bloated dead catfish. I'm almost tempted to start using Edge.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

I'd like to clear the air by saying, I am not in talks to join Spiderman 4. I expect this lack of communication to continue.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Matt Gaetz - Nomination - US Attorney General Qualification - Is familiar with the justice system having been threatened with prosecution for sex trafficking.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

I've been struggling with email confirmation with this site for days. I don't get the confirmation email or, by the time I do, it's expired.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Over on the site that shall not be named, I connected with a lot of fellow writers. I hope I can do the same here. I mostly write Sci Fi, Fantasy, and horror. Although, for some reason since last week, I've only been writing horror.

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

I'm not entirely sure I passed this site's bot test.

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