Michael Davis’ Writing Expedition Newsletter

Well, of course, it's Dracula.

Notes on a French love letter to a Wallachian prince.

May 9 • Michael Davis

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April 2026

Talismans of Goodness

Why having a day job and dying in obscurity might not be a bad thing.

Apr 19 • Michael Davis

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What We Talk About When We Talk About Beginning Fiction Writing

Long, long ago in a writing program far, far away, an idiot and his idiot story were dragged into the red-hot torture seat, the one with the spikes…

Apr 15 • Michael Davis

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February 2026

Talent Actually Is Enough

. . . if you can calm down.

Feb 14 • Michael Davis

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On Control

A conversation with myself.

Feb 13 • Michael Davis

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January 2026

Blender

Something’s wrong with this blender.

Jan 25 • Michael Davis

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Law

Charles Bukowski

Jan 10 • Michael Davis

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December 2025

Probatum Est: Let Emotion Be Your Guide

Fiction writing depends on feeling, not technique.

Dec 31, 2025 • Michael Davis

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November 2025

All Tomorrow's Parties

There’s a cockroach in my kitchen.

Nov 9, 2025 • Michael Davis

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Disappearing Act

Like many college kids, I was in a hurry to get my piece of paper.

Nov 6, 2025 • Michael Davis

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Blue Nights

In certain latitudes there comes a span of time approaching and following the summer solstice, some weeks in all, when the twilights turn long and blue.

Nov 6, 2025 • Michael Davis

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October 2025

καπνός μαντεία

That’s the thing with bucket lists.

Oct 12, 2025 • Michael Davis

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