#twistedPresents
Fulfilled most of the #twistedPresents Kickstarter today, except for the hardcover dropships.

Discussed OpenZFS fragmentation in #openzfsmastery.

An hour of tai chi this evening.

I'll take it.
November 7, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The #TwistedPresents Kickstarter is basically complete. All but two rewards are en route.

Thank for your help, everyone! You should have your chunk of heartwarmingly loathsome holiday before the Fat Man hits the skies.
November 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Got the "All the Novels and Collections" and "The Full Michael" updated on my bookstore for #TwistedPresents and #tormentedByTeledildonics.

My art skills are marginal, but I am pleased with how the image for TFM came out. Even if the kids won't get it.

www.tiltedwindmillpress.com/product/the-...
The Full Michael, 2026 October – Tilted Windmill Press
www.tiltedwindmillpress.com
October 29, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Hey Patronizers on Patreon and #TwistedPresents Kickstarter backers! The epub is available for you to download.

Direct Patronizers: as soon as I have PHP updated, I'll post links to your copy.
October 21, 2026 at 5:43 PM
The #twistedPresents #kickstarter backer survey is out! If you were kind enough to support this book, please fill it out so I can send your rewards.
October 6, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Thirty minutes until the #TwistedPresents #Kickstarter closes! If you've ever done Christmas wrong, this book is for you.

Backers get three books and a previously unpublished short story.

mwl.io/ks
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
mwl.io
October 4, 2026 at 1:29 AM
The #TwistedPresents #kickstarter ends TONIGHT. If you've been thinking you'll back it later, there is no later.

mwl.io/ks

Another $178 and all backers will get THREE books!

Unsure? Read a sample story at mwl.io/archives/24991
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
mwl.io
October 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
27 hours until I can shut up about my new book!

#TwistedPresents is Christmas stories, but not the usual kind. Disaster in Santa's coal mine. Ghosts of folks who aren't dead. Plus, you know, shopping and finals and a bit of murder.

I'd appreciate your support.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
www.kickstarter.com
October 2, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Not sure if you'd like #twistedPresents? Try a story at mwl.io/archives/24991
from Twisted Presents: The Last Hour of Hogswatch – Michael W Lucas
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October 2, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Look. We both know you're doing social media at work. That's what you do. You'll take the weekend off.

Which means today is your last day to back #twistedPresents. Grab it now, or lament missing your chance when you come back Monday.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
www.kickstarter.com
October 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
"That inexplicable lump of coal on Christmas morning would declare that you hadn’t fooled Mister Jolly and he was there to call you on your bullshit."

39 hours to go on the #TwistedPresents Kickstarter!

If your holidays have bite, this book is for you.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
www.kickstarter.com
October 2, 2026 at 10:55 AM
I was so excited about ZZC's new book that I forgot to shill mine! 😳 Oops.

I have a collection of Christmas stories on Kickstarter! You can read one of them at mwl.io/archives/24991. If you like it, please consider throwing me a few bucks for #TwistedPresents.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...
from Twisted Presents: The Last Hour of Hogswatch – Michael W Lucas
mwl.io
October 1, 2026 at 8:18 PM
"Physical pain blocks emotional. If you use enough of it."

Four days left on the #TwistedPresents #Kickstarter! #Christmas stories for folks who loathe Christmas.

Backers get two books and a bonus story. Next stretch goal, there'll be a third book!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
www.kickstarter.com
September 29, 2026 at 2:03 PM
My Christmas story collection #TwistedPresents is now on Kickstarter! Backers get two books and a short story.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...

Unsure? There's a sample story at mwl.io/archives/24991
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
www.kickstarter.com
September 29, 2026 at 12:08 AM
“I promise I’m not a crook. My crimes are all legal.”

My Christmas story collection #TwistedPresents is live on #Kickstarter! Backers get two books and a bonus unpublished story.

I'd appreciate your support.

mwl.io/ks
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
mwl.io
September 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The #TwistedPresents #Kickstarter broke another stretch goal! All backers get my book of Christmas tales, another story, and another whole bonus book.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...

It's passing "I can publish the book" and reaching "a good deal for backers," which is always cool.
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
www.kickstarter.com
September 27, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Not sure if you'd like #TwistedPresents? Read a story at mwl.io/archives/24991
September 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM
"The only right we have is the right to die. Anything else we claw out of the world."

My Christmas collection #TwistedPresents is live on Kickstarter. Stories of fantasy, crime, and fantastic crime. I'd appreciate your support.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
www.kickstarter.com
September 27, 2026 at 1:02 PM
"I’m not going to gun down Santa Claus in front of God and all these kids. Just in front of God."

My collection of Christmas stories is now on Kickstarter at mwl.io/ks ! There's a sample at mwl.io/archives/24991 #twistedPresents

I'd appreciate your support.
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
mwl.io
September 26, 2026 at 6:34 PM
"If you need to use BIOS booting with ZFSBootMenu, check the project documentation. I'm not going through it because I live in 2026." #openzfsmastery #nonotryagain

I should probably put a link to the book sponsor page, but promoting #twistedPresents has devoured my promo spoons.
September 26, 2026 at 2:39 PM
What kind of #Christmas stories are in the #TwistedPresents collection on #Kickstarter right now? Well, here's an elf who works in Santa's coal mine.

I'd appreciate your support in bringing this to the world.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...
September 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
My #Christmas short story collection #TwistedPresents is on Kickstarter. Backers get the book and a bonus short story not available anywhere else. Next stretch goal, you get an entire extra book!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
www.kickstarter.com
September 25, 2026 at 12:56 PM
My Christmas collection #TwistedPresents is on #Kickstarter. I'd like your support, so here's one of the stories as a taste.

mwl.io/archives/24991

If you like it, please consider backing the collection.
from Twisted Presents: The Last Hour of Hogswatch – Michael W Lucas
mwl.io
September 24, 2026 at 7:29 PM
"We stand out like caroling at an orgy. Or an orgy at caroling, either way."

#TwistedPresents is on Kickstarter! Eight bent #Christmas tales of crime and fantasy. I'd appreciate your support.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mwl...
Twisted Presents
Some folks love Christmas. These tales are for the rest of us. Ghosts and guns! Santa's coal mine! Final exams! Shopping! Plus an orc!
www.kickstarter.com
September 24, 2026 at 11:20 AM
My collection of #Christmas stories #TwistedPresents is live on #Kickstarter right now.

Here's one of them: "The Last Hour of Hogswatch."

mwl.io/archives/24991

If you like it, please consider backing!

(reposts appreciated.)
from Twisted Presents: The Last Hour of Hogswatch – Michael W Lucas
mwl.io
September 23, 2026 at 10:11 PM