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Michael Wegener

@michaelwegener.bsky.social

Writer of prime crime (and other) fiction. Former chemist (if there is such a thing) breaking bad on the page.

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Good reminder - ordered it as an import to Germany months ago (through German amazon), but for some reason it just won't ship. Same with Coyote Songs. Never had that before. Gotta look for a different source. Have been looking forward to these!

27.10.2025 09:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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SNAFU Contagion SNAFU Contagion [Maberry, Jonathan, Brown, Geoff, Spedding, Amanda J] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. SNAFU Contagion

The paperback is up for pre-order now. I went ahead and ordered one. Yes, I get comps, but it's fun to get one the day it hits because I'm a goofball.

www.amazon.com/SNAFU-Contag...

23.10.2025 22:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SNAFU: CONTAGTION AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT – JOSH REYNOLDS It’s SNAFU: Contagion Author Spotlight again, and this time we’re bringing you a name you probably recognise (we’re actually bringing the whole person, not just the name… I mean, it’s not like we’v…

It's SNAFU: Contagion Author Spotlight time! And this time we're dragging Josh Reynolds to Cohesion Press' stage. (He's mostly willing, methinks...)
@jmreynolds.bsky.social
amandajspedding.com/2025/10/21/s...

21.10.2025 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Two AWOL Marines travel the Highway of Death through Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, only to discover that the hell of war is a cozy evening by the fire compared to the different kind of hell awaiting them in the desert, risen from the depths below...

Two AWOL Marines travel the Highway of Death through Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, only to discover that the hell of war is a cozy evening by the fire compared to the different kind of hell awaiting them in the desert, risen from the depths below...

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Out now as ebook and audiobook (paperback coming later this month) from cohesionpress.com - SNAFU: Contagion, an anthology packed with great stories of military action and horror, including one of my own, "Black Hell Rising."

a.co/d/dmsyLIV

#shortstories #horror #horrorstories #booksky

10.10.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, @ajspedding.bsky.social.

19.10.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My two novellas against a starry background: THE NIGHT LIBRARY OF STERNENDACH: A VAMPIRE OPERA IN VERSE, and THE GLASS GARDEN. The first has batwings, fangs, and a book on the cover. The other has white letters on a kaleidoscope image.

My two novellas against a starry background: THE NIGHT LIBRARY OF STERNENDACH: A VAMPIRE OPERA IN VERSE, and THE GLASS GARDEN. The first has batwings, fangs, and a book on the cover. The other has white letters on a kaleidoscope image.

Now is a great time to read either of my novellas.

And I'd like to ask folks who have, if they get a moment, to drop a review in the usual places. It would mean a lot to me.

17.10.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let's do this! #FridayReads Darcroft Island came out this Tuesday. Queer horror in the 50s, what could go wrong?
darkgodspress.com/books/

17.10.2025 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
What The Dead Can Do book cover with the words, "A multilevel nightmare" β€”Johnny Compton, and then more description: A young child's fate is at stake in a deadly battle between his deceased parents in this profoundly gripping and original psychological thriller. Plus Buy Now

What The Dead Can Do book cover with the words, "A multilevel nightmare" β€”Johnny Compton, and then more description: A young child's fate is at stake in a deadly battle between his deceased parents in this profoundly gripping and original psychological thriller. Plus Buy Now

Thanks @gabino.bsky.social β€” if you haven't already, friends, consider picking up a copy of WHAT THE DEAD CAN DO at your local Barnes & Noble this weekend. I'd really like to get my next book published, and based on how fucked up it is so far, you won't be sorry that you help me get it published! 😱

17.10.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A grizzly elk stares from the blackness of the cover of Kurt Phillips’ The Hand of the Archer.

A grizzly elk stares from the blackness of the cover of Kurt Phillips’ The Hand of the Archer.

Thanks, Gabino!
I’m currently busy with short stories but dig this:
William, a wildlife biologist battling inner demons, faces terrifying flashbacks and a violent entity after a DMT session goes wrong, forcing him into a life-or-death confrontation in Colorado’s wilderness.
a.co/d/1FN2itN

17.10.2025 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks, Gabino! OUT NEXT TUES: Proud as hell to share a ToC with this talented lineup of authors. Some of your colleagues at @ucrlowresmfa.bsky.social in this lineup too! Order your copy today: bit.ly/4drzg5P #bams2025

17.10.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Another story, my Prohibition-era gangster horror mash-up "Black Well Crossing," is set in the same universe, and also out now in the Starlite Pulp Review #6. If you loved Sinners, you should check this out.

starlitepulp.com
a.co/d/6gDnSmW

#fridayreads #crimefiction #horror #horrorstories

17.10.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks Gabino!
Out now as ebook and audiobook (paperback coming later this month) from cohesionpress.com - SNAFU: Contagion, an anthology packed with truly "sick" stories of military action and horror, including one of my own, "Black Hell Rising."

a.co/d/dmsyLIV

#fridayreads

17.10.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Still sick and just landed in Florida, but it’s #FridayReads time! Let’s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here’s a perfect read for the season: darkness, magic, ghosts, violence, a floating cow head, and monsters. πŸ‘»
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

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The title of that story alone is absolutely brilliant.

14.10.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Shadow of Your Former Self A Shadow of Your Former Self [Grech, Amy, Buddha, Alien] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A Shadow of Your Former Self

www.amazon.com/Shadow-Your-...

10.10.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mad Days: Stories and Curses is the perfect reading for Halloween. A terrifying collection of tales and illustrations, available on Amazon and Bookshop, ebook is only $1.99!

Amazon
bit.ly/4lZImtq

Bookshop
bit.ly/41USpIQ

10.10.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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It’s #FridayReads time! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. I bring you the perfect read for Latine Heritage Month AND spooky season! Monsters from the deep, dark magic, revenge, friendship, a bloodthirsty spirit, and 45% off! Get some.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

10.10.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 82    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 6
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Thanks Gabino!
Out now as ebook and audiobook (paperback coming later this month) from cohesionpress.com - SNAFU: Contagion, an anthology packed with truly "sick" stories of military action and horror, including one of my own, "Black Hell Rising."
Had a ton of fun with this one.

a.co/d/dmsyLIV

10.10.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking at this administration, that might be the hardest insult ever! πŸ˜…

10.10.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That's fantastic!

10.10.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're #1! @jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @ajspedding.bsky.social Josh Reynolds

09.10.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Two AWOL Marines travel the Highway of Death through Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, only to discover that the hell of war is a cozy evening by the fire compared to the different kind of hell awaiting them in the desert, risen from the depths below...

Two AWOL Marines travel the Highway of Death through Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War, only to discover that the hell of war is a cozy evening by the fire compared to the different kind of hell awaiting them in the desert, risen from the depths below...

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Out now as ebook and audiobook (paperback coming later this month) from cohesionpress.com - SNAFU: Contagion, an anthology packed with great stories of military action and horror, including one of my own, "Black Hell Rising."

a.co/d/dmsyLIV

#shortstories #horror #horrorstories #booksky

10.10.2025 12:34 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Guess that's the Texas "elite". Something tells me these guys weren't hand-picked by Hegseth...

08.10.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agree. They owe me as well and have yet to answer my emails. They said back in April that they would get back to us in June w/ an accounting. Never did. Do they owe much in royalties from Stealing Paradise? Likely not, but it’s the principle that matters. Always pay your authors. Pretty simple.

07.10.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€” Down & Out Books

Sad to hear Down & Out Books is closing shop. Bad day for #crimefiction. Great publisher, my brief and limited experience with them as a writer is something I'll always remember fondly. Hope to meet these guys again in some other capacities. Thanks and good luck to everyone!

downandoutbooks.com

07.10.2025 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love this. Superbly done. Please send this far and wide. @donwinslow.bsky.social

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TODAY: Some say the world will end in fire. Some say flood. 15 short stories from some of the best crime fiction writers today. Guest-edited by Anthony winning author @curtisippolito.bsky.social Listen to Jordan Harper and order your copy today: bit.ly/4nOVXoK

30.09.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 6

That's almost too much talent for one photo right there... 🫣

21.09.2025 17:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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