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Bradley Michael

@shortandsweetfiction.substack.com
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Web developer and short fiction writer. You can follow me on other platforms below. Mastodon: mastodon.social/@bycconnections Personal Blog: bradmichaelwriter.com Substack: substack.com/@shortandsweetfiction

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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 29/09/2026
After barking most of the day because of construction outside of our apartment, I’d say he deserve a well night’s rest! #dogs #dogsofbluesky
Chance laying on his paw print pillow and blanket on the couch.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 27/09/2026
I feel for those who have James Cook III on their Fantasy Football team.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 27/09/2026
Went on my work laptop to catch up on messages, to find that I made a slight boo-boo over a week ago. It’s mostly a Nothing Burger, but it’s slightly eating at me for Monday’s meeting I now have!
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 27/09/2026
A good haul at Peddler’s Village today. A new journal, a workbook to improve my handwriting (cause it stinks!), and a brand new fountain pen, the Faber-Castell Essentio in aluminum black. I’d like to say that I’m good for now, but I’ll be back, momentarily! #journaling #fountainpen
A book titled, “The Lost Art of Handwriting Workbook”, and the Leuchtturm 1917 are standing up on the wall. My new Faber-Castell fountain pen box is propped up in front of them, with the pen itself, opened and lying on the countertop. The small box of ink sits with the open-faced box with the fountain pen.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 20/09/2026
“Get on board or get left behind,” is one of my pet peeve phrases. It almost never happens; getting left behind. Brings me back to when people thought Stadia would replace consoles.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 17/09/2026
To those that are playing Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave on release day… #fireemblem #nintendo
A young boy, dressed up in a button down and salmon-colored pants, doesn’t look happy in the three pictures of him.

In each three pictures, a caption reads in order: “Congrats”, “Happy for you”, and “Nice.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 15/09/2026
You know what I miss? Playing the Trails of Cold Steel games. #videogames #jrpg
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 11/09/2026
I’m still recovering from what was supposed to be a long weekend, turned out to be a weekend spent recovering a crashing SQL Server. #sql #database
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 04/09/2026
Another journal completed (the one on the left), and I can’t wait to start writing in my next one! #journaling
Two journals propped up next to each other.

The journal on the left is a darker shade of green journal, with a leather belt strap keeping it shut, and two leather pieces on the right side of the corner.

The journal on the right is a lighter shade of green, and a complete solid color, with a silver hummingbird in the middle.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 30/08/2026
I’m at a family party on my wife’s side, with my fingers covered in dried up ink, and no one asked about it! #fountainpen
The “They don’t know” meme, where two couples are dancing together, while the main character, wearing a party hat, is standing in the corner by their lonesome.

The text on the image says, “They don’t know, but I inked my fountain pen today.”
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 29/08/2026
I’m annoyed that none of the movie theaters around me had viewings for the movie, Buddy. Been looking forward to watching that one.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 28/08/2026
I’ve been waiting for this one to hit the Nintendo Music app! #FireEmblem
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 19/08/2026
Yeah…I haven’t started this yet, and the submission is open, now.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 13/08/2026
You know what came up on my feed, and I had forgotten all about it? The show, Steins;Gate. I need to watch that one again. #anime
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 05/08/2026
I have a 500-word story to write by the end of the month, and I should really get on that!
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 04/08/2026
If you want to know how life’s going, I decided to start posting on LinkedIn…
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 30/07/2026
Since I’m the only one in my home that likes fudge, I think it’s okay if I were to just take a big bite of it and leave it at that.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 28/07/2026
The adult version of Where’s Waldo is trying to find the best by date on baking supplies. I still can’t find it! #baking
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 27/07/2026
My first time at Tekko was a blast, and I hope to be back again next year! I picked up a LOTR-themed journal, my first solo RPG game, and acrylic characters from my favorite franchise, Fire Emblem, along with a Post-it, thanks to @daphnecomics.bsky.social! #solorpg #fireemblem
The cover of the solo RPG game, Don’t Play This Game. It gives you a dark layout, with what looks to be a monster looking through the screen.A Post-it not with the design of three rabbits, two white and one black, standing in front of a large moon as they’re enjoying tea and the sky (I hope I got that right).

Above the Post-it, is three of the main characters from the game, Fire Emblem: Three Houses. From left to right is Dimitri, Edelgard, and Claude.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 27/07/2026
🎶 These are a few of my favorite things! 🎶 #fountainpen #journaling #coffee
A Super Mario themed mug, with a little bit of coffee left, is above my open journal to an open page, with my fountain pen sitting in the middle of the crease. The cap to the pen is towards the right of the journal, resting on top of the table.

I took this picture hovering over, so we are looking down on it in the image.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 15/07/2026
I think after the third flat tire this Telluride has gotten, along with other cosmetic damages throughout the two years, I’m good on not getting another Kia.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 10/07/2026
I started following baseball a lot more than I have ever done in my life, and I never ceases to amaze me on how ravening the fans get when going after a home run ball in the stands.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 05/07/2026
Chance’s first day at the beach! Can confirm—he did not want to go near the water at all. #dogs #dogsofbluesky
My dog, Chance, is standing on the beach, with the waves crashing behind him in the distance.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 03/07/2026
It’s been many years since my last time at the beach, and I do what I do best…getting sunburnt.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 21/06/2026
New pen and ink day for me! This time around, I wanted to treat myself with a different brand (typically have LAMY pens), so I chose the TWSBI ECO RG, and looking forward to writing with this soon! #fountainpen
The TWSBI ECO RG pen resting on its box that has the logo, brand name, and the saying, “Inspired by writing” on it. On top of the TWSBI box is also two LAMY converters with the red twist handle. Next to the pen and its box is an unopened ink box from iroshizuku, with the shade of green as its name “chiku-rin” lies on the top of the box. It’s a 50ml ink box, and is produced by PILOT.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 18/06/2026
For those who may know: What would trigger users to be in the show more replies section? Yes, I use light mode during the daytime.
An eye crossed out icon with the text “Show more replies” next to it.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 16/06/2026
One of my local shopping centers (also named #1 shopping center in the US, by USA Today) now has a stationary store that sells fountain pens! Already told my wife that we need to go there. #fountainpen
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 12/06/2026
I’m impressed with the updates that come with every update the BlueSky app has on every release. Group chats seem nice to have!
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 08/06/2026
A little delay, but here's my first round of NYC Midnight's 100-word microfiction story that advanced me. #Writing #WritingCommunity
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Crucial Documents (100-Word Story)
When a spelling mistake on a crucial document was made, the president did all that he could to remediate it, but unfortunately, the error would not erase.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 01/06/2026
Apparently a big day for some NFL trades. My wife’s upset that the Eagles traded away Brown (even though we both knew it was inevitable).
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 29/05/2026
Vampire Survivors has been my go-to game as of lately.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 21/05/2026
I may be oblivious to it on other social media platforms, but I really like the Starter Pack feature here on BlueSky. I just wish that I could see more than two at a time.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 18/05/2026
Ever since I started taking anxiety medication, my attention to social media has been at an all time low.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 17/05/2026
Today, my wife wanted to give writing a 100-word story a try (based off the prompt I got for NYC Midnight), and I believe she had caught the bug on writing fiction! #writing #WritingCommunity
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 14/05/2026
Holy shit…I just advanced in the NYC Midnight 100-word contest! #writing #WritingCommunity
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 07/05/2026
I got way too excited this morning for my cup of coffee, because I finally got around to cleaning my Keurig, along with changing the source of water. And after all of that, it tasted the same…
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 30/04/2026
I just relived a memory when Netbooks were a thing in the computing world.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 29/04/2026
Probably not healthy for me, but I just twisted around in my chair and cracked my back so good!
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 28/04/2026
Forgot to mention that I got to start a new journal today! #journal #fountainpen
A dark brown journal with a tan strap keeping it shut is sitting on top of my white desk. On top of my journal is my LAMY Al-Star fountain pen, in a blue color casing.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 22/04/2026
Since I cut down my coffee intake last week, I’ve been tired all the time!
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 19/04/2026
It’s very soul-crushing when you talk about how good of a weekend you had, when it’s the end of Sunday, and you have to go back to work tomorrow.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 17/04/2026
I guess I made the mistake of opening my window last night and letting the pollen in…meh.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 11/04/2026
The turtles are back in town! #blog #writing #turtles
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The Turtles are Back in Town
The turtles have come back to the little town in Pennsylvania. I write about how excited I get whenever I see the turtles in the creek near my apartment, and how I like to snap a few photos of them.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 11/04/2026
Welp, it's tick season for my dog... Luckily, his fur is light enough so that I can see the little bastards.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 10/04/2026
Today was one of the first times that I journaled mad. My handwriting was atrocious, but I wrote away! #journaling
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 09/04/2026
I love that my wife’s TikTok is her posting about our dog, and she’s giving me the analytics of how her videos are doing.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 07/04/2026
I'm late to the party for most things, but Frieren is a great show!
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 06/04/2026
I should probably make a doctor’s appointment soon… Worried that my left ear might have some damage that if I don’t do something about it, it’ll be permanent.
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 05/04/2026
One of my favorite things about writing microfictions is that if the maximum word count is 500 words and my first draft is roughly 350 to 400 words, I can really expand on my story. #writing #WritingCommunity #Microfiction
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Bradley Michael @shortandsweetfiction.substack.com · 03/04/2026
It’s only 9 A.M., and I already want my wife and I to have a slice of her birthday cake!
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