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Michael G. O'Connell

@mocando.bsky.social

Author/Illustrator from the Sunshine State. πŸ–€πŸ‘» Southern Gothic/Horror Now available chapbooks & other goodies. https://linktr.ee/mocando In Tales to Terrify, Dracula Beyond Stoker, WAS, Raven Review, Mystery Trib. & more 🚫DMs unless you already know me.

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THE DEATH POEM OF SENSEI OTORO by Jonathan Maberry Jonathan Maberry's spell-binding story about an aging samurai in a zombie-infested, feudal Japan!

Check out THE DEATH POEM OF SENSEI OTORO by Jonathan Maberry by Christopher Sequeira on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/770...

26.02.2026 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

E for England.
A for America.

26.02.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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60 Minutes Australia on Instagram: "In a 60 Minutes interview last year, best-selling author David Baldacci warned about how the current AI boom is catastrophic for writers, authors and creative peopl... 21K likes, 792 comments - 60minutes9 on February 16, 2026: "In a 60 Minutes interview last year, best-selling author David Baldacci warned about how the current AI boom is catastrophic for writers, au...

No AI generated slop. Pay the artist. Pay the writer. Pay the actors. Stop giving money to those BILLIONAIRES who want to replace you.
www.instagram.com/reel/DU1pM5f...

26.02.2026 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

memories are short. reminder of this crushing statement from (one) woman:

"I dropped my dream of being a comic artist shortly after and fell into a depression while I tried to figure out how I could have my future still be art related. I’ve hardly read a comic since.”

www.tcj.com/the-2020-rep...

23.02.2026 19:28 β€” πŸ‘ 490    πŸ” 297    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7

Just when you think that Clarence Thomas hit the bottom and couldn’t be any more depraved or corrupt, he proves us wrong. Time and again. The man (and his wife) should be public ally pilloried, and I am not talking verbally abused. What a COMPLETE disgrace.

26.02.2026 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I floundered my freedom. For what?

26.02.2026 03:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
11”x14” canvas with acrylic markers Curious Cat Bane Painting

11”x14” canvas with acrylic markers Curious Cat Bane Painting

Curious Cat Bane

23.02.2026 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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NO KINGS Jacksonville March & Rally! Β· No Kings **We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** Join us for the largest mass action in Jacksonville history! We're marching from Friendship Fountain across the Ma...

I'm attending No Kings's event, β€œNO KINGS Jacksonville March & Rally!” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

22.02.2026 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey Canadian SFF authors eligibility lists for the 2025 Aurora Awards is closing tonight at 11:59 pm EST. You have to log in to check the full eligibility list. My short story was there but under pending. @csffa.bsky.social

21.02.2026 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I can’t happen fast enough.

21.02.2026 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you see this, post a monster.

This is a panel from my latest project. It’s a comic collaboration with author Michael J. P. Whitmer for Black Cat Comics in Jacksonville. #illustration #comics #monster

21.02.2026 04:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He has no manhood and I am not referring to anything physical. It’s purely a power thing for him. It’s what bullies do. Attack the perceived weaker, rape, make fun of people. He is an infantile pathetic, very small person.

20.02.2026 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One can dream.

20.02.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s #FridayReads time! I’m wrapping up a few pages for the Black Cat Comics anthology. It’s a collab with Florida author, Michael J. P. Whitmer. The story is his. I’m mostly just providing visuals.

20.02.2026 19:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you haven’t treated yourself yet, it’s time to kcufnu that. It’s a good one!

20.02.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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#WIPSnips #FirstLight #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity

19.02.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For the past three days, they have been telling me that my order has been expedited and would be sent via FedEx that day. Definitely not as serious your brother’s meds, but high blood pressure and significant and constant pain has been fun.

18.02.2026 00:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

#BoycottOpenAI
#BoycottChTGPT
#BoycottAmazon
#BoycottMicrosoft
#BoycottApple
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#BoycottMetaFacebookInstagram
#BoycottNetflix
#BoycottGoogle
#BoycottParamount+
#BoycottUber
#BoycottPalantir
#BoycottLinkedIn
#BoycottDell

14.02.2026 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ask it should be. Planatir appointed JD Vance. (Is that still his name?) And IMO will be removing Trump soon to put him in the White House. Billionaires like Thiel are the reason we need to get money out of politics.

16.02.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Defense Secretary is taking aim at such bastions of radical wokedom as ... Wake Forest? Florida Institute of Technology? William and Mary?!?

www.cnn.com/2026/02/13/p...

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GUYS!! I can’t believe it, but my story tied for 1st place in the Uncanny Reader Poll! I’ve never gotten 1st place in anything, nevermind for something I’ve written, nevermind alongside such insanely good writers. Thank you so much to all the readers! πŸ™πŸ»

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Is he auctioning it off or taking it to the Oval Office for lunch?

16.02.2026 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Reviews of John Rutherford John Rutherford has a 5% approval rating from 20 constituents.

πŸ‘Ž for John Rutherford from Jacksonville, FL (5% of 20 votes)

29.01.2025 11:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ron DeSantis gerrymandered these Districts ⬇️

Florida Republicans John Rutherford and Aaron Bean are β€œTea Party Nihilists.”

John Rutherford is β€œlong in the tooth,” while Bean is a β€œPutt-Putt Golf Manager.”

#Jacksonville Republicans
Don’t support β€œThe Navy”

19.12.2024 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I posted this to someone who claimed #GOP was cutting down on Medicare fraud.

Sad about Rutherford. I know he has at least one daughter. Must be a coward at heart.

#GOP has lost the ability to distinguish between right and wrong. They should all be ashamed of themselves.

26.12.2025 04:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do a quick search for CenterWell. You'lll see.

16.02.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When Humana puts a gun to your head and tells you that you have to pay more, and often MUCH more, if you don't use CenterWell Pharmacy, the one they own, IMO you can expect crap service and more scammy cons.

The service is HORRIFIC. You'll die before they fill an Rx.

16.02.2026 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Ronald Reagan.

16.02.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sadly, I have learned my lessons with the ineptness and inability to perform even simple tasks effortlessly with Humana and their online pharmacy, CenterWell. It’s almost as though they either don’t want to fill your prescriptions or they don’t want customers. My doctor’s office agrees.

11.02.2025 07:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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