My debut novel AND THE TRAIN KEPT MOVING is now available from @RunWildBooks and wherever you buy books. linktr.ee/michaelkiggins he/him
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Hey, y'all! The newest issue of Ghost Parachute is out, and I have a story in it along with some really great writers. I hope you'll check out "Your Five-Step Guide to Being a Pallbearer."
The May 2026 issue is here! ghostparachute.com/issue/may…
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Jun 15
Apparently, the ebook of my nearly three-year-old debut novel AND THE TRAIN KEPT MOVING is selling for only 99¢ on Amazon. If you’d like to read a really gay and really gritty thriller set in the early-2000s Memphis, you should check it out.
amazon.com/Train-Kept-Moving…
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According to the fitting room mirrors in three different stores, I have apparently never, ever, ever worked out, not even this morning’s eight-mile run. Why are mirrors I’m used to kinder to my body dysmorphia?
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Saw Backrooms this morning. Spoilers below.
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Overall, the atmosphere was tense and creepy, and the set designs were well done. However, the plot felt disjointed, the pacing was slow for the most part, but then the third act was quite rushed.
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Michael Kiggins retweeted
May 19
More like Grantavirus, amiright?
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I’m halfway through grading four batches of final papers, and I’m really, really feeling this.
ALT Despicable Me’s Gru going through a flip chart whose pages read, “I’m tired,” then “It’s been a long week,” then “It’s Tuesday,” at which point Gru stares at the page, confused.
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Michael Kiggins retweeted
Read "Your Five-Step Guide to Being a Pallbearer" written by @MikeKiggins and illustrated by @BrooksiesBooks. tinyurl.com/r3jenam9
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Hey, y'all! The newest issue of Ghost Parachute is out, and I have a story in it along with some really great writers. I hope you'll check out "Your Five-Step Guide to Being a Pallbearer."
The May 2026 issue is here! ghostparachute.com/issue/may…
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Here's the direct link to my story: ghostparachute.com/issue/may…
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Apr 25
What's the quickest something you've submitted to a journal has been rejected? Mine happened just now. It took five minutes. Man, if only I could run a mile that fast.
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Apr 23
I’ve been teaching at the college-level for a little over two decades. Today, I experienced a first when a student snapped their fingers at me several times to get my attention instead of, you know, saying my name or raising a hand. And y’all, I just…
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Michael Kiggins retweeted
Asking God, in a public prayer, to help a political leader make wise decisions, care for the poor, seek peace, foster harmony, and try to include all those who feel excluded? Yes. Comparing a political leader, in a public prayer, to the sinless Son of God during Holy Week? No.
Apr 1
Paula White compares Trump to Jesus during event with faith leaders: "You were betrayed and arrested and falsely accused. It's a familiar pattern that our Lord and Savior showed us. Because of His resurrection, you rose up."
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Of course her husband’s kink was cross dressing. Do you think it was safe for him to do pup play?!
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I literally cackled
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Michael Kiggins retweeted
I'm chuffed to bits to have a wee one in @paragraphplanet 😊 The @TrashCatLit micro issue inspired me so much to try and write smol. I like it!
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“I take my daughter’s first heartbreak” by JP Relph @RelphJp is today’s 75-word #story on Paragraph Planet paragraphplanet.com #writing #amwriting
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Mar 28
Check out my new story, “By the Nose,” at @litgarage01.
Mar 26
He thought it was just a strange hookup.
A motel room. A couple. A good time. Then things got…weeird.
And now? He can’t shake what followed him home.
Desire, delusion, and something that doesn’t blink.
New fiction from @mikekiggins at the Garage:
literarygarage.com/by-the-no…
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Mar 26
Literary Garage has just published a story of mine. This is a short one, so give it a read.
literarygarage.com/by-the-no…
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Feb 17
A week tops before @megynkelly goes from”wtf” to “this isn’t going far enough.”
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wtf is this
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Michael Kiggins retweeted
Jan 26
Much love to Alex Pretti and Renee Good—but remember—ICE has killed 9 people in 2026. You know the names of the 2 white people they've killed.
ICE has also killed a Black man named Keith Porter, a Cambodian named Parady La, and five Latinos named Heber Sanchaz Domínguez, Victor Manuel Diaz, Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz, Luis Gustavo Nunez Caceres, and Geraldo Lunas Campos.
ICE is on pace to kill more than 100 people this year. Abolish ICE. Impeach Noem. Prosecute those who committed these crimes.
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