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YOU, HUMAN: Vol. 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

All contracts are signed, so I can formally announce the final Table of Contents for YOU, HUMAN: Vol. 2, as well as the updated cover. Out of the millions of words received (all novelettes), here’s the line-up and structure of the anthology: “Three Laws of Humanity” poetry by Linda D. Addison Poetry illustrations by Orion Zangara Fiction illustrations by L.A. Spooner 00. “Introduction” by Maxwell…

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UPDATES ON PROJECTS

Limited posts mean busy, busy, busy, but below are a few updates on various projects. SILENT NIGHTMARES: Haunting Stories to Be Told on the Longest Night of the Year (edited by Chuck Palahniuk & Michael Bailey) Chuck Palahniuk and I are planning to release our anthology through one of the biggest publishers in the world. More news on this soon. Out of 2,138  submissions, we have narrowed down…

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CHIRAL MAD 5 - $0.99 BookBub, and other volumes discounted

Chiral Mad 5 is currently a BookBub selection. Snag this eBook now through the end of January 5th for only $0.99 in the US and UK, and discounted in Australia, and Canada. All other volumes of Chiral Mad are also discounted, so if you still need to catch up on the award-winning series, or need to fill in some gaps, now is the time! CHIRAL MAD 5 is the fifth and final volume in the Chiral…

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DIVIDE BY ZERO

While working on LONG DIVISION: Stories of Social Decay, Societal Collapse, and Bad Manners (co-edited with Doug Murano and now available now from Bad Hand Books), I wrote a 10-part poem in the empty spaces while working on the interior design. It’s not in there now, of course, but you can read it below: DIVIDE BY ZERO by Michael Bailey Prologue The clock was never kind, its hands carving…

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FUMPTRUCK - PRE-ORDER NOW!

FUMPTRUCK is now available for pre-order in trade paperback and eBook on Amazon. Will the paperback arrive in time for the holidays? We hope so. If not, it will definitely arrive by Inauguration Day, but the eBook launches on 12/24 and can be downloaded and read sooner. The official release days are as follows (pending any hiccups): December 17, 2024: Trade paperback. December 24, 2024:…

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FUMPTRUCK - FINAL TABLE OF CONTENTS

FUMPTRUCK is an anthology for and about the worst (and what will turn out to be the 2nd worst) President of the United States of America. This interesting collection of various works will be edited by Anonymous and published by Written Backwards, perhaps as early as this December. Submissions loosely opened post-election and closed at the end of November, and now, after only a month, we have a…

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SILENT NIGHTMARES - OPEN FOR SUBMISSIONS!

Silent Nightmares is now open for submissions through the end of the year. This anthology of dark holiday horrors will be co-edited by Chuck Palahniuk and Michael Bailey, who will be eagerly sifting the slush for Haunting Stories to Be Told on the Longest Night of the Year. Cover artwork by Ben Baldwin. If you want to play along, send a submission using the guidelines below between 12:01 a.m.…

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FUMPTRUCK - OPEN SUBMISSION CALL

FUMPTRUCK is open for submissions. This is an anthology for and about the worst (and what will turn out to be the 2nd worst) President of the United States of America, to be edited by Anonymous. Submissions loosely opened post-election and already the book is close to half-full, but there is still time to be a part of this project. Send anything to 47@nettirw.com. As you can tell by the tentative…

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YOU, HUMAN - $1.99 BookBub

You, Human is currently a BookBub selection. Snag the eBook now through November 1st for only $1.99 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. Volume 2 will arrive in 2025, so this is a great opportunity to catch up on the first volume.

You, Human is currently a BookBub selection. Snag the eBook now through November 1st for only $1.99 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. Volume 2 will arrive in 2025, so this is a great opportunity to catch up on the first volume. Bram Stoker Award-winning editor Michael Bailey brings you a genre-bending anthology of dark science fiction and poetry, with fiction illustrated beautifully…

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SILENT NIGHTMARES - OPEN SUBMISSION CALL

Silent Nightmares will be open for submissions for the month of December, 2024. This anthology of dark holiday horrors will be co-edited by Chuck Palahniuk and Michael Bailey, who will be eagerly sifting the slush.

Silent Nightmares will be open for submissions for the month of December, 2024. This anthology of dark holiday horrors will be co-edited by Chuck Palahniuk and Michael Bailey, who will be eagerly sifting the slush for Haunting Stories to Be Told on the Longest Night of the Year. Cover artwork by Ben Baldwin. If you want to play along, send a submission using the guidelines below between 12:01…

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YOU, HUMAN - OPEN SUBMISSION CALL FOR VOL. 2: NOVELETTES

Written Backwards is open to submissions for You, Human, Vol. 2 for the month of September, 2024. Basically, send a submission using the guidelines below between 12:01 a.m. on September 1st (your time zone) through midnight on September 30th. Any submissions sent before or after that window will go unread and will not be considered. YOU, HUMAN The first volume of You, Human (2016) won the…

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QUALIA NOUS, VOL. 2 - $1.99 BookBub, and VOL. 1 discounted for a limited time

QUALIA NOUS, VOL. 2 is currently a BookBub selection. Snag this eBook now through June 21st for only $1.99 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada.

Qualia Nous, Vol. 2 is currently a BookBub selection. Snag this eBook now through June 21st for only $1.99 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. Qualia Nous, Vol. 2 is an anthology of dark science fiction and fantasy edited by Michael Bailey and featuring artwork throughout by Pat R. Steiner. This second volume of the award-winning Qualia Nous series contains short stories, novelettes, and…

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ADAM'S LADDER - $0.99 BookBub, and all volumes of CHIRAL MAD still discounted

ADAM'S LADDER is currently a BookBub selection. Snag this eBook now through June 3rd for only $0.99 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. Also overlapping this campaign is a discount on all volumes of CHIRAL MAD, which ends May 31st

Adam’s Ladder is currently a BookBub selection. Snag this eBook now through June 3rd for only $0.99 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. Also overlapping this campaign is a discount on all volumes of Chiral Mad, which ends May 31st: Adam’s Ladder is an anthology of dark science fiction. The future of humankind as an ever-changing organism is a subject of much debate. Where is our evolutionary…

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CHIRAL MAD 3 - $0.99 BookBub, and other volumes discounted

CHIRAL MAD 3 is currently a BookBub selection. Snag this eBook now through the end of May for only $0.99 in the US and UK, and discounted in Australia, and Canada. All other volumes of CHIRAL MAD are also discounted.

Chiral Mad 3 is currently a BookBub selection. Snag this eBook now through the end of May for only $0.99 in the US and UK, and discounted in Australia, and Canada. All other volumes of Chiral Mad are also discounted. Chiral Mad 3 was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an anthology, along with two of its contributions in their respective categories: “A Rift in…

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AUDIO BOOKS

The following titles by Michael Bailey are now available as audiobooks through Audible, and soon through iTunes.

The following titles by Michael Bailey are now available as audiobooks through Audible, and soon through iTunes. HANGTOWN, based on a true story, is a historical western about the hangings in a placer mining town that once went by that moniker, one of the first established diggings during the chaos of the Gold Rush. Set in 1848 to 1850, the unlawful were punished and hanged swiftly for crimes of…

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PALINDROME HANNAH - $0.99 BookBub / Audiobook

Palindrome Hannah is currently a BookBub selection. Snag this eBook now through the end of April 3rd for only $0.99 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. Also available as an audiobook. Enter a cruel palindrome world: a symmetric place where disturbing situations displace the common; where good acts transmute to evil ones; where windows and mirrors are interchangeable. Within, characters…

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THE LIBRARY OF THE DEAD - $0.99 BookBub

The Library of the Dead is currently a BookBub selection. Snag this eBook now through the end of March 3rd for only $0.99 in the US, UK, Australia, and Canada. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in an Anthology and illustrated throughout by gak, The Library of the Dead is an anthology of literary fiction inspired by Chapel of the Chimes, a crematory and columbarium founded…