Michael Reed
@m-reed-author.bsky.social
🌈married 60 y/o carpenter, furniture builder, writer—debut author. New to BlueSky.
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Michael Reed
@m-reed-author.bsky.social
· Jun 12
Quills & Chills Podcast on Instagram: "As part of this year's Pride Series, I'm revisiting my conversation with Michael Reed, author of Desperate Measures.
We talk Appalachian folklore, survival, ide...
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We talk Appalachian folkl...
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I’m honored to be included in this year’s Quills and Chills pride series! www.instagram.com/p/DZfz2QFmXg...
Draft 5 of my new novel is out with 10 trusted beta-readers! Always a little nerve-wracking hitting that send button and releasing my baby for the first time.
July 24, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Draft 5 of my new novel is out with 10 trusted beta-readers! Always a little nerve-wracking hitting that send button and releasing my baby for the first time.
I’m honored to be included in this year’s pride series! youtu.be/XqpQdk_xPuI
DESPERATE MEASURES with Michael Reed
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June 12, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I’m honored to be included in this year’s pride series! youtu.be/XqpQdk_xPuI
I’m honored to be included in this year’s Quills and Chills pride series! www.instagram.com/p/DZfz2QFmXg...
Quills & Chills Podcast on Instagram: "As part of this year's Pride Series, I'm revisiting my conversation with Michael Reed, author of Desperate Measures.
We talk Appalachian folklore, survival, ide...
2 likes, 0 comments - quillsandchills on June 12, 2026: "As part of this year's Pride Series, I'm revisiting my conversation with Michael Reed, author of Desperate Measures.
We talk Appalachian folkl...
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June 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I’m honored to be included in this year’s Quills and Chills pride series! www.instagram.com/p/DZfz2QFmXg...
I have re-entered the query trenches. Please, wish me luck.
May 28, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I have re-entered the query trenches. Please, wish me luck.
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February 20, 2026 at 4:14 PM
This is the man the republicans call a domestic terrorist.
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 PM
This is the man the republicans call a domestic terrorist.
Our pups are 6 months old today! They got a bit exuberant when Chuck first got down on the floor with them.
January 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Our pups are 6 months old today! They got a bit exuberant when Chuck first got down on the floor with them.
Finished the first draft of my new novel today!! 121,428 words - 442 pages. I’d hoped to finish before New Years, and I made it! (Barely)
December 31, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Finished the first draft of my new novel today!! 121,428 words - 442 pages. I’d hoped to finish before New Years, and I made it! (Barely)
December 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Almost done with the first draft!
December 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Almost done with the first draft!
Just watching them exist makes me happy.
December 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Just watching them exist makes me happy.
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“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
Puppy pics! They’re bigger every day!
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Puppy pics! They’re bigger every day!
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My first ever blog post was just added to my publisher’s website! Click the link below to read!
rattlinggoodyarns.com/success-even...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
My first ever blog post was just added to my publisher’s website! Click the link below to read!
rattlinggoodyarns.com/success-even...
rattlinggoodyarns.com/success-even...
My first ever blog post was just added to my publisher’s website! Click the link below to read!
rattlinggoodyarns.com/success-even...
rattlinggoodyarns.com/success-even...
November 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
My first ever blog post was just added to my publisher’s website! Click the link below to read!
rattlinggoodyarns.com/success-even...
rattlinggoodyarns.com/success-even...
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Well, shit — a killer new horror bookstore in NYC got flooded and damaged by hurricane remnants. Help is needed if you can. Please share!
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Donate to Support The Twisted Spine's Flood Recovery Efforts, organized by Lauren Komer
On Thursday, October 30th, the remnants of Hurricane Melissa hit NYC, … Lauren Komer needs your support for Support The Twisted Spine's Flood Recovery Efforts
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November 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Well, shit — a killer new horror bookstore in NYC got flooded and damaged by hurricane remnants. Help is needed if you can. Please share!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...
www.gofundme.com/f/support-th...
Looking for a queer-folklore-horror/thriller? Here it is!
Happy Halloween! My folklore-thriller, Desperate Measures, is now 20% the cover price in the U.S. and the UK! (Offer ends 1/15/26.)
Click the link below to order!
rattling.tiny.us/desperate-me...
Click the link below to order!
rattling.tiny.us/desperate-me...
October 31, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Looking for a queer-folklore-horror/thriller? Here it is!
Happy Halloween! My folklore-thriller, Desperate Measures, is now 20% the cover price in the U.S. and the UK! (Offer ends 1/15/26.)
Click the link below to order!
rattling.tiny.us/desperate-me...
Click the link below to order!
rattling.tiny.us/desperate-me...
October 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Happy Halloween! My folklore-thriller, Desperate Measures, is now 20% the cover price in the U.S. and the UK! (Offer ends 1/15/26.)
Click the link below to order!
rattling.tiny.us/desperate-me...
Click the link below to order!
rattling.tiny.us/desperate-me...
I’m interviewed by my publisher about my novel, Desperate Measures, and what goes into writing a horror story.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I’m interviewed by my publisher about my novel, Desperate Measures, and what goes into writing a horror story.
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I posted this yesterday, and today @nytimes.com runs THIS. Coincidence? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...
October 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I posted this yesterday, and today @nytimes.com runs THIS. Coincidence? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...
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Every day @stephenking.bsky.social proves he is a really good writer.
August 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Every day @stephenking.bsky.social proves he is a really good writer.
I’ll say goodnight with this wish. I hope everyone one of you, at some point in your life, experiences the joy of eliciting this expression from your best friend.
July 27, 2025 at 5:16 AM
I’ll say goodnight with this wish. I hope everyone one of you, at some point in your life, experiences the joy of eliciting this expression from your best friend.
💔 My heart is broken. We said goodbye to my best buddy, Cody today due to liver and kidney issues. He was my adorable constant companion for 12 1/2 years and every space in the house seems empty now.
July 26, 2025 at 9:44 PM
💔 My heart is broken. We said goodbye to my best buddy, Cody today due to liver and kidney issues. He was my adorable constant companion for 12 1/2 years and every space in the house seems empty now.
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If Victor LaValle, Alice Walker and Stephen King had a book baby, imagined by Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino, it would still pale in comparison to this exquisite piece of art!
SINNERS is an absolute masterpiece! Best movie of and for 2025! Watch this movie!
July 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
If Victor LaValle, Alice Walker and Stephen King had a book baby, imagined by Spike Lee and Quentin Tarantino, it would still pale in comparison to this exquisite piece of art!