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Michelle Kubitz (you can call me Shelley)

@shelkubitz.bsky.social

Things to know: Ally. You can call me Shelley. I drink coffee. Lots of it. โ˜• And I write too. ๐Ÿ–Š And take a lot of pictures of food. ๐Ÿช๐Ÿž๐ŸŒฎ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŸ

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Thank you, Mr. President.

12.11.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
12.11.2025 01:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Proud of this guy.

01.11.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Submissions close on Nov. 1st! submissions.shotgunhoney.com/publication/...

27.10.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good lordt.

24.10.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Once more, with feeling. Available wherever books are sold.
@todgoldberg.bsky.social @johnbosworth.bsky.social @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social @marythor.bsky.social 2/2

20.10.2025 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For the evening crowd:

16.10.2025 00:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Fantastic letter by Jake.

12.10.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
BAMS '25: Meet Meagan Lucas Part 1 of the 'Best American' Interview Series

Catch up on the BAMS '25 series from Cold Caller Magazine: coldcallermag.substack.com/p/bams-25-me...

09.10.2025 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Y'all... the #audiobook for book three is OUT. Take a listen! Get yer copy today!

www.audible.com/pd/B0FT8Z6MK...

#booksky #mysterybook

30.09.2025 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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While we were on with @darkwaterspodcast.bsky.social, you all rocketed this baby up to #7. Thank you!

01.10.2025 01:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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@writelarrywrite.lawrenceallanwrites.com and I are excited for Oct. 1. Submissions open for DAYDREAM BELIEVER. More info here: shotgunhoney.com/submissions/...

01.10.2025 01:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Excited about this!

23.09.2025 02:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Speculative Detective Agency A Curious Collection of Mysterious Cases

I just backed The Speculative Detective Agency on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/for...

14.09.2025 20:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey, the ebook of House of Bone and Rain is only $3.99 for a limited time wherever you buy ebooks! A Stoker, Locus, and Goodreads finalist. Glowing reviews in the NYT and NPR. Friendship, grief, magic, vengeance, and monsters.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0CP...

bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

01.09.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 84    ๐Ÿ” 35    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Lawrence Allan & Michelle Kubitz are teaming up to curate DAYDREAM BELIEVER, crime stories inspired by the songs of The Monkees & will benefit the American Library Association.
Submissions (3-5k) for this anthology will open on Oct. 1 and close on Nov. 1.

Publishing next fall from Shotgun Honey!

01.09.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Giveaway time!
Enter for the chance to WIN a copy of โœจTHE MYTH MAKERโœจ by @aliedh.bsky.social from
Red Carpet Crash! Giveaway ends July 25.

loom.ly/kDtxy1g

21.07.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned โ€“ again โ€“ in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

11.07.2025 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37266    ๐Ÿ” 13496    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1243    ๐Ÿ“Œ 766

But did you sing "Shoop?"

20.06.2025 16:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover art for WHATEVER KILLS THE PAINโ€”a collection of crime fiction stories by C.W. Blackwellโ€”with an illustration of a young manโ€™s profile and a large burning match in the foreground.

Cover art for WHATEVER KILLS THE PAINโ€”a collection of crime fiction stories by C.W. Blackwellโ€”with an illustration of a young manโ€™s profile and a large burning match in the foreground.

Desperation. Dead ends. Pathos. Blood.

WHATEVER KILLS THE PAIN hits shelves in 30 days!

19.06.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
FERAL
AND
HYSTERICAL
MOTHER HORROR'S ULTIMATE
READING GUIDE TO DARK AND DISTURBING
FICTION BY WOMEN

FERAL AND HYSTERICAL MOTHER HORROR'S ULTIMATE READING GUIDE TO DARK AND DISTURBING FICTION BY WOMEN

My book drops in 2 months!
โ€œThis is an essential, long-overdue guide, and a wonderful read.โ€ -Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Buffalo Hunter Hunter @sgj.bsky.social
Bookshop: bookshop.org/a/7576/97988...
Barnes: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/feral-and-...

16.06.2025 18:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 152    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Chicago folks! Join us for the launch of TRICKS OF FORTUNE on 7/1 at About Time Bookstore in Libertyville! I'll be chatting with @jamesdfhannah.bsky.social, so get ready for a good time. Space is limited, so please register below:

www.eventbrite.com/e/tricks-of-...

16.06.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Same. And at this point it's a running joke between my husband and I, so chances are slim it will happen. ๐Ÿคฃ

15.06.2025 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A watched coffee pot doesn't brew any faster, but you're damn right I'm gonna try. โ˜•๏ธ

15.06.2025 11:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Part of my moral compass. Especially the "fighting N*zis" part.

12.06.2025 02:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Before he died, David Lynch told me he understood how my 1990s preteen Midwestern mind worked. Ergo ...

05.06.2025 01:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Damn. ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

04.06.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Proud to be part of this group. Proud to be part of #teamjake

04.06.2025 01:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

02.06.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1442    ๐Ÿ” 208    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 66    ๐Ÿ“Œ 31

Winner. ๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†

31.05.2025 03:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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