Mike Jung

@mikejungwroteabook

OH FFS, do I have to Okay fine, FINE, I'm a children's writer and artistttnnnggghhhh that still feels so weird to say, I'm also Korean American and autistic and a messy emotional glob who constantly gets sentimental on main, you've been warned

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Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 6d

I made this beholder for a costume party…eleven years ago? Twelve? And it sat on the floor of my apartment ever since, but now that I’ve moved into a new place I finally hung it up on the wall as I always intended to do. Looks pretty good up there, I think

An approximately 3-foot high sculpture of the D&D monster the beholder with green skin, six small yellow eyes, one large yellow eye, and long white fangs, hanging on the walls in a corner of my living room

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 7d

I used to have the classic Jung family peanut-shaped head, but now I realize it's always been more like a kidney bean. Anyways, I've gotten very little sleep this week and I'm working on my book, which will definitely produce optimum results #AmWriting #AmNotSleeping

Selfie of me gazing blankly into the distance

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 8d

Twelve hours after coming home this cat’s back on his bullshit

Loki the Maine Coon looking up at a door to the outside world where he clearly wants to go, again

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 9d

Update: LOKI CAME HOME!!! He’s got burrs all over his belly, but he’s otherwise fine, and just had a long drink of water and a big meal. We’re so relieved, and I can’t possibly say thank you to everyone for your advice, encouragement, and good wishes; it really helped keep our spirits up. ❤️❤️❤️

Loki the Maine Coon lying on a Persian rug and being petted on the head

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 9d

This is Loki, our Maine Coon and the cat of our hearts, and he went missing today. We have no idea how he got out, but he’s an elder, indoor cat, the whole region’s in an intense heat wave, and we’re really scared. I doubt I have any followers here in Martinez, CA, but if so, help? It’s SO hot

A Maine Coon cat lying on top of a messenger bag and assorted other items

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 11d

Mood

Closeup of Felix the tuxedo cat’s face and paws as he sleeps on the couch next to me

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 12d

This trash panda and his cohort of anarchists broke into a storage bin, ate all the peanuts and sunflower seeds we put in our birdfeeders, left the shells everywhere, and tore apart an unused brick of coconut coir, but I can’t bring myself to be upset about it because look, so cute, I love them

Pic taken through a window screen of a raccoon crouched outside the back door of our house, clearly engaged in some type of skulduggery

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 12d

Been thinking things over and wonder if I've taken this whole longevity thing too far

Screenshot of Edward sucking vampire blood out of Bella's wrist in the movie TWILIGHT

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 14d

I swear I’m not making a fanged, creepy stuffed monster to give to Nina - not yet, anyway - but I found this at Reuse for Arts & Crafts in Berkeley and how could I pass it up, it’s perfect for me

My grubby hand holding a rolled-up piece of light green fleece with blue polka dots with a band of masking tape around it that says “2 yrs $6.99”

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 20d

Yes yes, I'm writing a novel, but sometimes I need to make a piece of art with no professional or monetary goals, just because I feel like it. It's creative self-care, dammit

Unfinished robot-looking sculpture with a square "head" covered with Gorila tape and a round hollow in the middle of it, two "legs" made of twisted up wires of assorted colors and shapes and three loose metal rings at ankle height, and two "feet" of upright cardboard tubes filled with glue and rice, two round wooden disks as for soles, and a variety of flattened, upside-down bottlecaps along their tops, with assorted art projects, supplies, and other debris in the background

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 21d

I was happily invited to write about advice for young writers for Avi's Summer Blog Series 2026. I talked about loneliness, my story in BOUNDLESS: 17 STORIES STARRING DISABLED KIDS, disregarding the haters, and my affinity for old-school DC teen hero Matter-Eater Lad. avi-writer.com/blog/2026/07...

Infographic with the text "Avi Summer Blog Series 2026 / 'What advice can you give so I can become a writer?' / This week: Mike Jung" with a picture of me and "avi-writer.com" beneath the picture of me

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· 23d

It's so nice to have a good hair day, I literally woke up looking like this

Selfie with my hair literally standing straight up

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Jun 30

A colleague took this photo of me at a recent mandatory workplace fun event, because we still get to have good things

Deeply unflattering pic of me holding a piece of bread in both hands and opening my mouth very wide, tongue slightly protruding, to take a bite

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Jun 8

Next year on January 31 I'm going to test for 2nd degree black belt at @aikiartscenter.bsky.social, which is the perfect reason to revisit this, the most flattering post-aikido selfie I've ever taken

An extremely sweaty, post-aikido selfie of your friend Mike with my hair standing more or less on end and sticking out in all directions like a clump of tall grass in a violent windstorm

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Jun 1

Post a poster you used to have in your room, apartment, or house

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Apr 23

The Mandolorian and Grogu (2026)

Francisco Goya's 1823 painting "Saturn Devouring His Son"

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Apr 15

Post a pic of yourself as a doctor

Still image of Bill Bixby as Dr. David Banner in the 1970s TV show "The Incredible Hulk"

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Mar 27

I'm writing a book, dammit, and I'm in danger of hurling myself bodily into a research wormhole, never to return. Typical. Somebody remind me to, you know, not do that #AmWriting

Illustration of a wormhole, essentially a translucent, blue and white funnel with a wide mouth that flares out into a grid and a narrow stem against an outer space background of black with white stars

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Mar 14

This?

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Feb 26

"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.

Squid Game guards, wearing black masks with white geometric shapes on them, hot pink jumpsuits, and carrying submachine guns

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Feb 11

Post trees you photographed

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Feb 4

Me too.

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Jan 30

There’ll be a small cluster of these furry rainbow flower thingies at the end of each branch of Steven’s tree, but you know, doing a little proof-of-concept here #MonsterPictureBook

An approximately 2.5 foot tall tree sculpture with white pebbled-looking bark, 7 large twisty lower branches with circular flowers (decorated with assorted smaller round faux-leaves of assorted colors and textures) at the ends, a dozen or so twisty horizontal branches with brown, papery faux-wood tips, and my hand holding a flower made of a sewn-up spiral of rainbow fleece with fake white fur wrapped around it

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Jan 22

Ok I think these will be kinda sorta flowers on Steven’s tree instead of decorations on his bed. I think. Maaaaaybe #MonsterPictureBook

Sewn-together rolls of rainbow fleece, one about an inch in diameter in my hand with a corona of fake white fur sewn around it, a bigger one maybe 4” across on a fake marble tabletop with a band of unattached white fur wrapped partly around it, and a ziplock bag with more tools of assorted sizes in it

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Jan 21

Earnestly cheerful album cover. Also, fuck ICE

Closeup of my face, tilted sideways, over Bandit the cat’s face, not tilted, against a blue background

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Jan 13

I’m making these for the headboard of Steven’s bed, but they’d also look good on the branches of his tree, and I should be able to prioritize either finishing the older sculpture or sticking with the original plan for the newer sculpture, right? *sigh* Making books is hard #MonsterPictureBook

A cluster of squat cylinders made of rainbow-colored cotton fleece strips rolled tightly together and stitched into place, ranging in height from .5-1 inches and in width from 1-3 inches

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Jan 12

I’m writing text for STEVEN and it feels exactly like being inside one of these things. Picture books are hard #MonsterPictureBook

Picture of the Iron Maiden in the torture chamber at the Castello di Amoroso winery in Napa, CA

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Dec 1

When the love of your life has a cat who also loves you and you also love him #CatsOfBluesky

Side view of me looking down at Felix the cat while petting him, and him looking back up at me

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Nov 26

Our album cover

A close up of Bandit the cat's face, with the top half of my head visible from between his ears

Mike Jung@mikejungwroteabook· Nov 23

Well, he gave her a dimestore watch And a ring made from a spoon Everyone's looking for someone to blame When you share my bed, you share my name Well, go ahead and call the cops You don't meet nice girls in coffee shops