Bradley Michael

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Web developer and short fiction writer. You can follow me on other platforms below. Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/@bycconnections Personal Blog: https://bradmichaelwriter.com/ Substack: https://substack.com/@shortandsweetfiction

My dog, Chance, is standing on the beach, with the waves crashing behind him in the distance.
The TWSBI ECO RG pen resting on its box that has the logo, brand name, and the saying, “Inspired by writing” on it. On top of the TWSBI box is also two LAMY converters with the red twist handle. Next to the pen and its box is an unopened ink box from iroshizuku, with the shade of green as its name “chiku-rin” lies on the top of the box. It’s a 50ml ink box, and is produced by PILOT.
An eye crossed out icon with the text “Show more replies” next to it.
A dark brown journal with a tan strap keeping it shut is sitting on top of my white desk. On top of my journal is my LAMY Al-Star fountain pen, in a blue color casing.
My dog, Chance, is standing next to his gifts, lying on the floor, that came from the gift bag with a “Big 10” sign. The gifts on the floor were five stuffed, flat toys, as animals, along with a box of toothbrushes, and treats for him. There’s a wood-burner behind him (we don’t use it), with a stack of booklets on a bookshelf.
SpongeBob is holding a piece of paper with the word "The" beautifully written on it.
The projector scene in Stephen King’s IT: Chapter 1 (2017), where Pennywise, The Dancing Clown, comes out of the projector screen, razor-sharp teeth baring, and scares one of the kids in this jump scare.
iPhone screenshot of the lock screen, where you see the two buttons to either turn on the flashlight or turn on the camera. On the screen is a notification from the Xbox app. Title: “Mobile Test Message” Message: “This is a dummy message sent via braze, please capture a screenshot once you receive it. This should take you to the recently added gallery.” This notification has been sent 9 times (and counting, since this photo). You can faintly see my dog, a chihuahua, as the wallpaper.
My dog, Chance, a chihuahua jack russell mix, is lying in his grey bed, with a wool grey sheet covering most of his body. We can only see his head and one of his paws sticking out of the covers.
It is a four-panel image from the near-ending scene from the movie, The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies. Each panel shows Bilbo Baggins (played by Martin Freeman) in the center of the scene, with Balin (played by Ken Stott) in the background. Each image, Bilbo is speaking and below is what he says in each panel. First panel: “If you are ever passing Bag End, uh…” Second panel: “tea is at 4.” Third panel: “You are welcome anytime.” Fourth panel: “Don’t bother knocking.”
Screenshot of the BlueSky iOS app with the new draft feature. The top half of the screen is the screen you see when creating a post. The “Cancel” button (formatted as a hyperlink) on the top left, and the “Post” button (formatted as a blue pill button) on the top right. To the left of post is now a new hyperlink-style button labeled “Draft,” the newly added feature. Underneath the top bar of buttons to push is my profile picture: Me sitting, arms crossed in front as they’re resting on a table. To the right of my profile picture is the lightly faded text: “What’s Up?” With the open blank space for me to type it out. On the bottom half of the screen, is the list of drafts (I slid it halfway down, so show both the post screen, and draft screen) with the hyperlink button labeled “Back” and in the center is labeled “Draft.” Underneath that header is the list of drafts. I only have one, and it has the text “Test draft” with the three dot button to the right side. I’m assuming to be able to edit or delete the draft. Otherwise, cool feature!
On a blueish green square place is a slice of cheesecake with strawberries and blueberries. Lying next to it is a fork to eat the cheesecake.
A light blue journal with a little red lobster in the center, covered in plastic, as I haven’t taken it out of the packaging yet. Leans into my computer monitor, with the LAMY Safari fountain pen, leaning in front of the journal.
My dog lying on the bed, facing the camera, where we see maybe 66% as the remaining 34% is burning in the blankets under him.
Matthew Mcconaughey smoking a cigarette, looking somewhat down with eyes wide open.
Patrick Star from SpongeBob is sitting on the ground, a board nailed to his head as he holds a hammer. Lying around him are a few hardware tools and some wood.
My dog lying on top of a blanket that had dog paw prints, bones, and misc dog words written on it.
A loaf of chocolate chip banana bread and a slice of it all lying on top of a blue cutting board with the bread knife next to it. In the back of the picture is a fruit stand holding bananas.
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Me holding a green Nintendo 64 controller in front of the TV that has the start screen for Donkey Kong 64. Text in the screen reads: DK TV Donkey Kong 64 Press Start 1999 Nintendo Game by Rare
Chance is standing behind a wooden sign on the bottom that has the letters “DOGD” written on it.
Teary-eyed Scarlett Johansson from the movie, Marriage Story.
My dog, Chance, stares down the icy trail, surrounded by trees and open fields.
A bottle of kon-peki ink sitting next to its box on my counter. The bottle reads: kon-peki iroshizuku 50mil Produced by PILOT The box has the same writing, except it’s missing kon-peki.
Two journals, with pens lying on top, sit on my desk. A red coffee mug sits next to them, and a motivational block saying “Just breathe” behind them. On top of that motivational block is a paper sign that has the letter “K” written on it in crayon. The one pen is a LAMY Al-Star in a dark blue, matching the journal’s color underneath, while the other pen is a standard black rollerball pen, on top of a green/brown leather style journal with a strap to keep it shut. This is also my work-from-home desk, so there’s some computer wires around the background.
A collection of folding tray tables in a rustic gray color. This is the product image on Walmart. Link to product itself: https://www.walmart.com/ip/935994180?sid=23a1840e-8e61-4dec-b3f2-b8acfeb5485a
A character in Family Guy, spraying the word “PHONY” in yellow paint, on Peter Griffin’s red car. The character turns his head back looking in disgust with the spray can in hand. This character earlier in the episode of Family Guy, called Peter a phony, because he thought Peter was playing the electric piano well, when it was in fact Peter playing a pre-loaded tune the piano had loaded.
A blue flag with the text below reading “Marked Safe from playing against Jonathan Taylor in Fantasy.” Bottom corner is the watermark MemeStudio.com, which is where I created this.
A dark view of a windy trail, with some lighting from the flashlight I was holding. Trees surround the pathway, with leaves to the side.
Sitting on my desk is a blue journal closed, with a LAMY Al-star fountain pen sitting on top of it. Also on the desk is a left-handed Field Notes journal, a knitted pot with a smiley face and a sunflower on top. The smiling pot is holding a sign saying, “Thank you for helping me GROW.” There is a gray block that has white writing on it. The two sides that you can only see have the sayings, “Keep calm” and “Just breathe”. On top of that, is a letter “K” written in crayon on a piece of paper.
My dog, Chance, is lying in his bed, with a U-shaped pillow under his head. The upper part of his body is out from under the blankets, while the rest is covered. Making him look like a human sleeping in their bed.
A view from down the trail on a sunny day. A bridge is up ahead, where you cross over to continue your walk.
Four different Paper App games, by Gladden Design, are sitting on top of a placemat. In order left to right: Golf, Labyrinth, Galaxy, and Dungeon. On top of Galaxy is a dice pencil, where the top part of the pencil are dots from one to six, mimicking a d6 die.
Chance is lying on the back yard grass, looking out at our dry creek. Sunbathing in the warm final day of September, before he can’t enjoy it out here anymore.
My dog is doing what he loves best: staring at other drivers in neighboring lanes.