Author, speaker, tarot instructor, game designer, magical thinker, satirist. Copy editor @The Baltimore Banner. Opinions 💯 mine. http://theartofmagicalliving.com and http://michaelmhughes.com.https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtsdspdrts2mMy great-grandfather’s railroad pocket watch. Still ticking!24 Aug 2026 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtsdspdrts2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtrsbayrpk27Hear hear! [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Aug 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrsbayrpk27https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtkch24j2c2sJust when you think they’ve hit peak evil, you realize how wrong you were. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 22:32 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkch24j2c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtkajl4pus2sI can barely handle Facebook as it is, but I stay on it because of certain friends and a few groups. But the constant slop infecting everything there, especially groups, may be the final straw.20 Aug 2026 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtkajl4pus2shttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtjiknp6v22s [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjiknp6v22shttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtgwkavlzc2f [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgwkavlzc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtdbtkriwc26JFC, some writers I know are *defending* generative AI on Fecebook [sic] and my last shred of faith in humanity might have just gone up in a wispy puff of smoke.18 Aug 2026 03:33 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdbtkriwc26https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtcvllxkzs2vWhen I was a kid, I thought the future would be cool and fun, not stupid and depressing.17 Aug 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcvllxkzs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtcupbf52c2vAHEM. Yes, quoting my own post, because … can you argue against this? 👇🏼 [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcupbf52c2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtcqxt7nq226Solid evidence that H.P. Lovecraft invented a time machine. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcqxt7nq226https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtcmjd422s2v@exaltedfuneral.bsky.social are y’all open for submissions?17 Aug 2026 21:11 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcmjd422s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtc2b3ndoc23Yeah, this is a very important question. What do you say, @washingtonpost.com? [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtc2b3ndoc23https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtbzldyupk23Sweet, the Geico cavemen are finally getting a feature film! [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbzldyupk23https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtbraukuz22vI am looking for an indie TTRPG publisher for my incredibly fun and ridiculously silly “Rockers & Rollers” party/roleplaying game, where you form the rock band of your dreams. Quickstart rules are here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/536130/rockers-rollers-roleplaying-party-game-quickstart-rules17 Aug 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbraukuz22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mtaocku4nk23The fact that Six Feet Under's series finale is missing from this list makes me imagine that none of The Atlantic's writers or editors watched it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Aug 2026 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtaocku4nk23https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mt5feqoj5s2vHahahahahahahahahaha! What a loser! [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5feqoj5s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mt34p73b5225@radiofreetom.bsky.social wait, a story about perfect TV finales that doesn't mention the best series finale of all — Six Feet Under? Nothing has ever equaled its scope, scale, and emotional punch. I demand its inclusion! 😁14 Aug 2026 21:40 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt34p73b5225https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mt2hauaxh22mJust spitballing here, but if a powerful politician was under the control of a foreign enemy, could he be doing a better job of destroying a country?14 Aug 2026 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2hauaxh22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3msxrm52o7c27What's next, cattle prods? [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxrm52o7c27https://bsky.app/profile/michaelmhughes.bsky.social/post/3mswqqqoqcs2uECLIPSE 🌞🌝 No. 194115 Mlle. Lenormand Wahrsagekarten Cartomancy Deck Jeu du destin13 Aug 2026 03:55 +0000at://did:plc:ft7deizkihyp2ebddvd2nd75/app.bsky.feed.post/3mswqqqoqcs2u