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Michael W|Warren Lucas

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Author of too many books. Sysadmin. Pet rats, martial arts, gelato. Punch white supremacists and TERFs. https://mwl.io. Not the gay porn star.

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Title Index – Michael W Lucas

Not quite πŸ˜‰ mwl.io/book-index

07.03.2026 02:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazon prime iirc!

It's good

06.03.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Next Great Iconic Private Eye! Travis McGee Meets Matthew Scudder

Thanks to wonderful support of friends and fans, we're within a whisker of the PAIN TRAIN #Kickstarter becoming fully funded. Get a discounted copy before the actual release of this riveting private eye novel. (Think Travis McGee meets Matthew Scudder.) ks.hendricksonwriter.com
#mystery #suspense

06.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Goddamnit #Debian, stop changing my network interface names when I change unrelated hardware. #sysadmin

06.03.2026 17:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

oh, I said from the beginning this was stupid.

But when the bidders say it's stupid? That's *solid*.

06.03.2026 16:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

they're teenagers. Better they find Crowley than LaVey.

06.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

cute pet black rat with a white spot on his forehead, in a hammock, looking bewildered

cute pet black rat with a white spot on his forehead, in a hammock, looking bewildered

Quercy is starting to realize how huge and complicated the world is, and how tiny he is.

I've hidden the books on cosmology until he's had some time to adjust. #petRats #rats

06.03.2026 15:21 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Fleurette et Pilote dans un tunnel de leur cage. Pilote a les mains qui attrapent les barreaux de la cage.

Fleurette et Pilote dans un tunnel de leur cage. Pilote a les mains qui attrapent les barreaux de la cage.

I call this tube "the subway". The subway is very busy in the morning while they wait for "the bus" aka the transport carrier.
-Mama Jo

06.03.2026 07:45 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Vengeance has always worked for me.

06.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of bid: Oh FFS this is stupid. US$150 anyway

Screenshot of bid: Oh FFS this is stupid. US$150 anyway

The "Stupidest Action Lucas Has Ever Done" is now up to $550? WOW.

Bid now, get bragging rights, support Minnesota anti-ICE efforts and/or Kansas trans folks.

mwl.io/archives/24580

It's not me calling it stupid, it's the bidders.

06.03.2026 14:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A quarter century ago today, I signed my first pro book contract.

I was first published 34 years ago.

What the hell is WRONG with me?

(no, don't answer that. I have the list my last therapist gave me.) #writing

06.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I also sing when I do laundry!

"I made a god out of blood, not superiority..."

06.03.2026 13:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know how to explain this but Casablanca is a movie for adults.

There are lots of movies built on an element of fantasy about being young or brave or defying the odds.

Casablanca is not that. Everyone in that movie has back pain and they have all just accepted it.

06.03.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 297 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Experts have long discussions full of caveats that experts mostly agree upon, although we quibble around the edges. We distill them down into pithy statements: "show don't tell," "tools not policy," and so on.

These pithy statements aren't rules.

They are pointers to the great big discussion.

06.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Guy Ritchie did a Young Sherlock Holmes series?

06.03.2026 00:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Anyways.

05.03.2026 11:54 πŸ‘ 23500 πŸ” 8992 πŸ’¬ 68 πŸ“Œ 192

cute pet rat looking mournfully out of a portable cage

cute pet rat looking mournfully out of a portable cage

Cashel needs a refill on his Old Dude Pain Meds, so it's vet time!

This is what betrayal looks like. #petRats #rats

05.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't know what autistic comrade needs to hear this, but you know that feeling you get when you're forced to play nice with that coworker you can't fucking stand?

You can make an NT person who favors indirect communication feel the exact same way by naming what they're not saying out loud.

05.03.2026 12:59 πŸ‘ 51 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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113: Destroying Performance from OpenZFS Mastery

This week's #60SecondsOfWIP is out! "Destroying Performance"

mwl.io/archives/24587 or wherever you get your podcasts from.

05.03.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Kansas or Minneapolis Fundraiser – Michael W Lucas

The stupidest charity auction I have ever run is at $250. The only plus side? Winner supports either Kansas trans folks or MN folks affected by ICE, their choice. Or both!

mwl.io/archives/24580

Only a few days left to get bragging rights for April Fools', I'd love to see this go over $250.

05.03.2026 12:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote β€œBecause you can’t go through it” & won the free trip.

05.03.2026 03:24 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, and your essay on "why you want to go around the world" will fit in a skeet, so do tell.

05.03.2026 03:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I am begging Jews in America to understand that in the Christian dominionist mind, after they start Armageddon, we’re next on the list to go or convert in order for the 2nd coming to happen. They will not confine their batshit cray to overseas war crimes.

05.03.2026 02:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Dojo o'clock!

04.03.2026 22:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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An Interpretation of Moles Moles. Seriously? Yes. Mostly seriously. Chemists, Zoologists, Dermatologists, Government Agencies, and Mexican Food. Over a dozen modern authors ...

@mwl.io

made Oaxacan Mole Colorado today over rice and thought of you.

Inside joke explained here: blazewardpresents.com?mbdb_book=an...

seriously, go read his easy, step-by-step instructions.

04.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mosquito Bucket Challenge - Homegrown National Park Natural mosquito control: The Mosquito Bucket Challenge is a safe, affordable way to control mosquitoes without harming kids, pets, or pollinators.

Instead of spraying for mosquitos this summer, try the Mosquito Murder Bucket!

It's cheaper than paying a company and doesn't kill all of the beneficial insects in the area.

#garden #gardening

03.03.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 346 πŸ” 195 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 12

thread

04.03.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Cute pet rat stretching out of his hammock to lick a spoon of ice cream laced with ratty ibuprofen

Cute pet rat stretching out of his hammock to lick a spoon of ice cream laced with ratty ibuprofen

Cashel is getting old, and needs a bit of Happy Rat to ease his morning aches.

Of course he doesn't want to leave the hammock while he's achy, so I need to hold the spoon up for him. #petRats #rats

04.03.2026 15:53 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Scam call asking if I want a new publisher. πŸ™„

That's not how this works. That's not how ANY OF THIS WORKS. #writing

04.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

uhm.........

04.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0