Mike Chin

My new book, This Year’s Ghost, is officially out today! It was a 15-year journey to get to this day. I hope you’ll give it a look! bookshop.org/p/books/this-y…

On December 31, 1995, Bill Watterson published the final 'Calvin & Hobbes' comic strip. #CalvinandHobbes

Also. 2 nights of WrestleMania, complete with assorted wrestler meet and greets. Plenty of other good travels, good people, good music, good books. Onward to 2026. Happy new year wherever you are!

It may have been a rotten year on a global level, but, personally, I’ll always have a soft spot for 2025. In particular, it’s a year when 2 books dropped, complete with an AWP reading, my first proper book launch, signings, and a reading in Corvallis.

@DavidPStaggs Yeah, I think that’s what I’d settle on too.

@miketchin Gimme the sunglasses.

Catching up on the last episodes of End of an Era whilst rereading Bret Hart’s memoir and the most vexing choice occurred to me. Would you rather: a) be the kid to get the Hitman’s sunglasses at ringside or b) get the “22” hat?

Perhaps—just perhaps—the point(s) you choose to nitpick about #StrangerThings5vol2 say more about you than the show.

One last bit of creative non-fiction for 2025 out via Stickman Review. The piece reflects on the night a possible oil tycoon bought my family dinner, my late grandmother, visiting France, and a failed relationship from another lifetime. Full text online, link in the thread below.

@WWE 📝 John Cena Retires: 3 Things #WWE Got Right, and 3 Things They Got Wrong New feature by @miketchin looking at Cena's final year in hindsight. sescoops.com/article/john-c…

I’ve been tearing up watching Xmas movies since Turkey Day, and this weekend I watched both the first 2 eps of #EndofanEra and #JohnCena’s last match. By the time I finish #StrangerThings 5, Volume 3, I might just have too much pop culture emotional baggage to make it to 2026.

Cena was never my favorite, but he had a hell of a career. Glad he’s getting his proper send off. #SNME

I was in my 20s when John Cena became the guy, and he was never my favorite. But then I look back on: The 2006 Edge feud The 2008 Rumble return The 2011 Punk feud The 2013 Bryan feud The 2015 Owens feud The 2016 Styles feud The 2020 Firefly Fun House match with Wyatt… #SNME

There’s every chance we wont get what I think is right, but this is where I stand. #JohnCena #TheLastTimeIsNow #SNME sescoops.com/article/john-c…

@jonwaddy @misternagel Congrats man, love to see it.

What a fantastic book launch for TWWNROOS last night! Special thanks to @misternagel for driving all the way to Fort Worth and to James and Josie at Recluse Books for hosting. Extra special thanks to my kids for doing robot voices with the karaoke machine

People talking about how Taylor Swift’s bonuses make her a great person vs. how carefully curated the scene is for documentary purposes vs. understanding the bonuses as tax write-offs… What if I told you literally all of these things could simultaneously be true?

Did you know that the title story from This Year’s Ghost (@jacklegpress) was originally published with The Pinch out of the University of Memphis? I was delighted they afforded me some interview space to talk about the book, writing, and other miscellany. Link in the thread below

All right, because no asked, my #TaylorSwift top five: 1) All Too Well (I favor Sad Girl Autumn, but this pick encompasses all versions) 2) My Tears Ricochet 3) The Manuscript 4) Long Live 5) Dress

@QuinataDelgado Thanks so much, Francisco!

@miketchin What a story! Visited my old college for a reading just last month, and this articulates some of my own feelings returning to campus. Like inhabiting a dream.

I’m pleased to have some new flash fiction out in the world, “Summer Snow,” alongside some other great work in the new issue of Roadrunner Review. sites.msudenver.edu/roadrunnerrevi…