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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The really cool part of being an artist is after spending months on a giant, stupid project, you get to start another equally giant, equally stupid project.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Had this cartoon tucked away in my last sketchbook.

Cave people in a cave looking at cave paintings, person says 'And I can't even draw a straight line'

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

My sister flew into St Louis for a wedding this weekend, my brother took his family to Disneyworld. I feel sorry for my sister, but my brother brought that shit upon himself.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Last night's author talk just makes me feel guilty for not having the time to read Veiled Prophet immediately!

Devin Thomas O'Shea discusses his book Veiled Prophet

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Drastically cut routes and frequency, increase rates, do this shit. Kansas City, world class city.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Sometimes, its really best to not meet your neighbors.

Free little library in the neighborhood, filled with a bunch of books titled, "World's Scariest Prisons"

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Reminds me of my old project of writing three satirical comics about the gentrification of East Austin that even made the pages of the AV Guide in the Onion.

Covers of the Really White Vigilante comic books

Back cover of the comic book Really White Vigilante spoofing comic ads with hipster prizes

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Some days you have to stop working and just go to a ballgame.

Royals stadium on a blue sky, white cloud day.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

My 10 year old niece requested a painting of a sea turtle for her room, so I did this for her:

Oil painting of a sea turtle for a 10 year old's room.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Im pretty sure Bill Callahan could sing a Waffle House menu and make it sound good live.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Im just going to pretend the guy standing alone at the foot of the stage with Nicolas Cage's mustache and mullet from Raising Arizona, wearing sunglasses and a very generic looking KC hat actually is Nicolas Cage.

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Scott Spratt @scottspratt.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Disney made the movie Frozen so when you googled "Walt Disney frozen", it would show results for the movie instead of the urban legend that Walt Disney cryogenically froze his head

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Old Fashioned Bologna Salad @bolognasalad.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Ideal relationship dynamic

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Some stuff in progress, throwing in a bunch of heavy symbols and looking at some Munch and listening to 80s Bowie

Oil paintings in progress, mostly of war/apocalyptic scenes with women surveying the destruction left for all

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Every once in a while good things arrive! Thanks @tacobellquarterly.org ! The book looks fantastic! I needed a break from the dismal unfinished shit on my easel!

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Eize Basa @eizebasa.baby · 29/01/2026

This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.

A photo that appears to have a "gettyimages" watermark but the watermark is actually painted directly on the bridge.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

The copy of Bad Company I gave my sister and brother in law this morning already has dog earred corners! Thanks @greenwell.bsky.social !

Brother on law can't put down Megan Greenwell's Bad Company early afternoon, Christmas day.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

The end of The Graduate always gets me.

Sculpted busts of Jesus and Mary at the Royal Musuem in Antwerp.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Probably my last from Luxembourg, I'll reflect and write all about it on the train to Ghent tomorrow.

Bridge with arches in back, lights reflected on a wet road in foreground

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Difficult to parse what exactly is going on here.

O'tacos storefront, the Original French tacos

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Im not saying go crazy, buy a spur of the moment ticket to Europe and end up in Luxembourg, but there are worse things that can happen to you.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Had a brief layover in Cologne today so I stopped by the Cathedral outside the station. They wouldn't let me in because I was carrying too much baggage. Not a good sign for my afterlife.

Koln Cathedral with a man and dog for scale

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

In Europe, everything always seems sane and reasonable and weird and fun but then shit like this happens:

French Toast with ham, cheese, tomato, and honey mustard dressing.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The biggest difference between showing someone your art in Europe vs America is that nobody ever asks how much it costs in Europe.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Saw John Davidsen's painting 'Twister' yesterday in Copenhagen. Time isn't holding up, time isn't after us. Here comes the twister. It was painted in 1964.

1964- 'Twister' by John Davidsen, Danish, oil & pencil in cardboard (3 of 8)

c1984, David Byrne practicing dance steps for the Stop Making Sense tour

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Ever wonder where Danish dinosaurs come from?

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Its been a miserable year so I just booked a two week trip to Copenhagen in a few weeks and I'll see what I can get up to there.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

KC: It's not too late to get to Lawrence for this!

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

The food choices at Kansas City's bus station make the old airport seem like a Michelin star restaurant.

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Daniel A. Hoyt @danhoyt.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Hey, #LFK, get Friday night's Rock and Roll Reading on your calendar: 6 p.m. at the Replay. @bradleymckellip.bsky.social will blow our minds on guitar, and @rmccarthyjames.bsky.social, among 10 others, will share stories and poems of rock and roll for three minutes or less.

Flyer for the Rock and Roll Reading on Friday, 9/12. at 6 p.m. at the Replay Lounge. The flyer features a steer skull.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

I was invited to take part in this event and tonight I'm starting to write a wild story about one of the most influential bands of my life: Denver's Foreskin 500.

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

I will never understand or fully trust anybody who is a 'Lake Person'

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The sky was so smoky from the wildfire smoke it made everything feel out of focus. The moon also was a wild ball of orange at night.

Lake Winnipesaukee after dark, hazy due to wildfire smoke

Lake Winnipesaukee at dawn, hay sky due to wildfire smoke

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Michael Schliefke @schliefke.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Wore a jacket and experienced 58 degrees last night

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