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

I did hesitate to follow you back due to that odd message, but if you promise you are not a bot like me...I mean if you are a human like me with a heart and blood vessels and everything, then I shall follow back.

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

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.

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

Don't even think about stealing the stories I wrote back in high school. Because, they're really bad. Just awful grammar and plot structure. Your amazing mind reading capabilities would be wasted.

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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.

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

Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Those are exciting new enhancements that disable all the features you used to use.

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

I feel like I should at least put an ending on it, before I share it, even if I hate it. Then maybe you'll have an example of what not to do and can help me from there. :)

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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

I'm trying my best to just not deal with them at all. They had a chance to vote against a dystopian world and they were like...nah. Nothing will move them to act until they get personally hit by ongoing events.

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

Update: I haven't finished any of these.

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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.

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.

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

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 · 27/11/2024

Isn't Elon that dude who broke immigration law and talks to Putin?

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Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I went a submissions spree and got 6 submissions out for short stores and 2 queries to agents for a novel. Results so far - 1 rejection. Past time for a response for 1 short story. - 90 days no response from agents. So... yeah. Writing. Submit more! Punish them for their foolish denial!

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

Sounds like you need another project to get to an even 8.

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 · 25/11/2024

Can you make one of the couple secretly a spy, alien, witness in protection, vampire, ghost, time traveler, a god, or cosmic entity?

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 · 23/11/2024

If they talk at a normal volume, then it's obviously time to swell the music to a rock concert level.

Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I've barely been on this site and already blocked one troll. Overall though, Blue Sky is a better environment. I think some folks just want to cause trouble but they are not particularly good at it.

Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

If you used sentences with subjects, verbs, and occasional punctuation, no matter how bad your story is, I assure you the editors have seen worse.

Michael D. Burnside @michaeldburnside.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

If someone praises what I'm doing, but I feel I'm doing terrible, then their praise doesn't count.

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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.

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 · 09/11/2024

I have the same goal. I've also been trying to think of ways to make writing a less lonely endeavor. I think we are going to need communities more than ever. However, this is up against my natural tendency to avoid people...

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

We could write one. "How the Vampire Selene Saved Christmas."

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

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