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Thorn Michaels

The Bathtub and Mr. Debbits

Horror/fiction/speculative

During the residency, I wrote the short horror story, "The Bathtub and Mr. Debbits," polished the first 5k from my novel in progress to prepare it for contest submission, "The Only Bookseller in Montevigiliano," (fiction), and continued work on my short story, "Rules and Regulations for the Labyrinth" (speculative fiction).

Residency

#1 Bridal Suite

Mar 16, 2026 – Mar 20, 2026

I alternated writing time in the Lodge with walks on the beach and visiting the town. With the rest of the writers in my cohort (there were nine of us from the Seattle chapter of Shut Up and Write), we did writing sprints, discussed our works in progress, did writing exercises, and culminated the week with a reading of…