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Michael Kellichner

@mithalanis

Writer, poet, occasionally published. Debut novel - A Debt to the Dead - available from Elsewhen Press

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A Debt to the Dead

A new writing-focused podcast that looks at the first chapter of a book and then extrapolates what they think the rest of the story will be. They were kind enough to feature my novel as their first book discussion!

#podcast #writing #books #booksky #DebtToTheDead

open.spotify.com/show/1T2qLJx...

01.03.2026 03:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Morning snow on needles.

#photography #smallmoments #winter #snow #morning

02.02.2026 00:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Geese taking flight from a winter rice field.

#photography #smallmoments #landscape #geese #flight #winter #birds

16.01.2026 10:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"You've returned too late."
"Too late? For what?"
"There's nothing left to save."
"I'm not here for any of that," Anuhea said. "I'm just looking for a little old magic to repay a debt.

#DebtToTheDead #writing #booksky #books #reading #writingcommunity #fantasy #bookexcerpt

15.01.2026 06:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œI come seeking the aid of Anuhea the Many-Handed, as he was known in the human lands.โ€
โ€œWell, Anuhea you have found. But, alas, he who has only two hands. Not many."

#DebtToTheDead #writing #booksky #books #reading #writingcommunity #fantasy #bookexcerpt

06.01.2026 05:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, thank you, but I already have an artist on call that I work with when needed. But I will definitely keep you in mind if I need in the future :)

05.01.2026 11:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good question . . . I usually only have vague strokes for exactly how characters look. Just enough to get the idea and let the reader fill in the gaps. I suppose I have this for these two, Average Joe isn't meant to stand out in any real way.

05.01.2026 11:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just an average Joe coming home for the first time in a while and an old priest. You know - standard fare.

05.01.2026 11:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cosmic horror about something that washes out of the ocean and starts causing problems in a small seaside town.

05.01.2026 11:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Editing a short story, trying to shave a bit off of 8,000 words . . . end up with 10,000. I think I've done something wrong . . .

Gonna need a few more passes to trim this up, I suppose.

#writing #writinglife #amwriting #editing #doingitwrong

05.01.2026 05:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lights along the canal

#photography #smallmoments #nightlights #canal #winter

03.01.2026 23:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm delighted with how Sam Kerbel took a little thought I had that didn't fit anywhere and built so much around it. Definitely give it a read when you have a moment!

27.12.2025 14:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's amazing how much of a difference that momentum makes! May five in a row turn into ten!

25.12.2025 07:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"This is different," Astra said.
"You'd better hope it isn't."

#DebtToTheDead #writing #booksky #books #reading #writingcommunity #fantasy #bookexcerpt

20.12.2025 10:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Train coming in.

#photography #smallmoments #trains #subway #publictransit

16.12.2025 13:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's always a pleasure being part of @s2fjournal.bsky.social - I'm happy they're not tired of me sending them stuff yet ๐Ÿ˜†

Each issue is always full of good and interesting poems - definitely worth having a look!

14.12.2025 12:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bird in the blue light.

#photography #smallmoments #bird #powerlines #sky

10.12.2025 06:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Early morning fog over the canal.

#photography #smallmoments #canal #morning #Korea

06.12.2025 23:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Everyone will be trying to kill you the moment they see you."
"People have wanted to kill me before."
"An entire army?"
"No, not quite that many."

#DebtToTheDead #writing #booksky #books #reading #writingcommunity #fantasy #bookexcerpt

05.12.2025 11:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First snow this winter

#photography #smallmoments #snow #firstsnow

04.12.2025 11:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nice sunrise over the Han River to start the day.

#photography #smallmoments #hanriver #ํ•œ๊ฐ•

03.12.2025 22:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just seconding what others have said. Some people bring their own baggage to any and all interactions and aren't good at parsing their own experiences from tangentially related fiction. I wouldn't give this interaction any more worry.

21.11.2025 08:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Last flare of fall.

#photography #smallmoments #autumn #fall #JapaneseMaple #leaves

21.11.2025 08:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Out before dawn.

#photography #smallmoments #citystreet

20.11.2025 03:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Watchful magpie under a blue sky.

#photography #smallmoments #magpie #bluesky

06.11.2025 22:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's that time of year I start to get great sunrises over the Han River on my commute.

#photography #smallmoments #hanriver #sunrise

06.11.2025 06:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think I'm a bit weird in that the ending is usually the first thing that I discover about my stories. Most of my work is figuring out how everyone ended up there.

24.10.2025 14:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Same - some shorts come out more or less finished, but longer work always gets more discovered in the writing process for me.

24.10.2025 14:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm gonna need that goose to come by and motivate me soon . . .

24.10.2025 14:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! It feels like a pretty big one. Fingers crossed the next big steps are coming soon ~

24.10.2025 10:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0