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Michael Backus

@mjbackus.bsky.social

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Writer (a novel, The Vanishing Point; a memoir, The Heart is Meat: An 80s Memoir, coming out in May 2025 on Headpress/Oil on Water press out of England), teacher of writing (Gotham Writer's Workshop), film nut, book lover, NBA fan.

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Michael Backus @mjbackus.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews... My book is out in bookstores on May 1. Here's a quote from the review:

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Michael Backus @mjbackus.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Outside Left is a magazine that pushes books they like; they liked my memoir, out on May 1. Got to love the line, "raciest paciest creative non-fiction." Thanks to Lamontpaul. outsideleft.com/main.php?upd...

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Michael Backus @mjbackus.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

I've written a lot of short film reviews over the years and being new to Blue Sky, I thought I'd post a few screen shots as a way of hooking into whatever film culture there is here. This is a quick take on two Gary Cooper films, one at the beginning and one at the end of his career.

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Michael Backus @mjbackus.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Polydactyl cat always find the heating pad, especially in cool weather, but she doesn't like it too hot. Setting #2 seems just right.

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Michael Backus @mjbackus.bsky.social · 01/10/2024

www.southwestwriters.com/author-updat... Here's a link to an interview with me; it's about my memoir of working and living in NYC in the early 80s and is available now directly from the publisher. On May 1, 2025, it will have a wide release to bookstores and sites like Amazon and BN.

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Michael Backus @mjbackus.bsky.social · 26/09/2024

My memoir about working in the meatpacking district in NYC in the early 1980s will be in bookstores and online on May 1, 2025, but you can order it directly from the publisher (Oil on Water press) here: oilonwaterpress.com/product/the-...

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