@mkilman
Anthropology meets dark fantasy and dystopian sci-fi. Stories about resistance, survival, and building better worlds. What we imagine matters.
Join my Substack for stories, essays, and worldbuilding (The best way to follow my work)
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I write speculative fiction and essays that use anthropology to explore how people and societies can transform toward more just, cooperative futures. Subscribe for original short stories, cultural essays, and insights from my writing and podcasting. Click to read Loridian's Laboratory, by Michael Kilman, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
Start Here: A free dark fantasy horror short story Eye of the Wood (ebook and audio)
Start Here: A free dark fantasy horror short story Eye of the Wood (ebook and audio)
Welcome! If you’re new to my work, this page is a good place to begin. I write speculative fiction that explores power, survival, memory, and resistance. I try to make all of my stories beat in the…
My newest novel Shades & Shapes in the Dark (Dark fantasy horror)
My newest novel Shades & Shapes in the Dark (Dark fantasy horror)
Shades & Shapes in the Dark by Michael Kilman
Listen free: A scif-fi audiobook (On Arrival on YouTube)
Listen free: A scif-fi audiobook (On Arrival on YouTube)
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
Start the dystopian sci-fi saga: The Chronicles of the Great Migration
Start the dystopian sci-fi saga: The Chronicles of the Great Migration
Visit Amazon's Chronicles of the Great Migration Page and shop for all Chronicles of the Great Migration books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Chronicles of the Great Migration
🧠 Anthropology & Worldbuilding
Buy the Book: Build Better Worlds: An Intro to Anthropology for Game Designers, Fictional Writers, and Filmmakers
Buy the Book: Build Better Worlds: An Intro to Anthropology for Game Designers, Fictional Writers, and Filmmakers
Build Better Worlds by Michael Kilman, Kyra Wellstrom
Watch my TED Talk on storytelling, culture, and imagination
Watch my TED Talk on storytelling, culture, and imagination
Michael Kilman discusses how our imagination can change the world through better storytelling and why understanding diversity is so important to solving our ...
🎥 Videos & Conversations
Resistance Reads Podcast (Youtube)
Resistance Reads Podcast (Youtube)
Resistance Reads is a podcast where we dig into the stories that challenge power, expose injustice, and spark critical thinking. Each episode explores books through the lenses of anti-fascism, democracy, labor rights, dystopian fiction, and political resistance. We break down classic and contemporary works, from speculative fiction and sci-fi to political satire and banned books, to understand how storytelling shapes culture, community, and collective action. Whether you’re here for deep dives into literature, critiques of power, progressive analysis, or conversations that connect art to real-world movements, this channel is your hub for thoughtful, radical, and engaging content.
Anthropology in 10 or Less
Anthropology in 10 or Less
Hosted by Michael Kilman, the show explores various topics across the four fields of anthropology in less than ten minutes. Check out our Patreon Page and He...
🌍 Community
Ask an Anthropologist | Worldbuilding for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writers
Ask an Anthropologist | Worldbuilding for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writers
What makes a fictional society feel real? In Ask an Anthropologist, anthropologist and science fiction author Michael Kilman answers live questions from writ...
The Writer's Lab: Free Writing and Worldbuilding Resources
The Writer's Lab: Free Writing and Worldbuilding Resources
Want to write better stories and build imerserive fictional worlds? This page is an archive of my best essays, writing tips, and resources for worldbuilding. Here you can find all the essays on wri…
Check out my website LoridiansLaboratory.com
Check out my website LoridiansLaboratory.com
Anthropology, Storytelling, and Cultural Transformation by Michael Kilman
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