Welcome. I write fiction and narrative / journalistic nonfiction. My stories, essays, and columns have appeared in many magazines and journals. And I've published two collections of short stories, Gravity and Cruel Stars. My third collection, Living the Dream, is in search of a publisher.
My other website is: The Writing Expedition.
Some of my favorite magazine op-eds can be found here: Pressfolios
This newsletter is mostly dedicated to writing about politics and media, travel essays, creative non-fiction, discussions about books and movies, the MFA experience, publishing, and work I’ve already placed in magazines. But I might write anything.
Most of the current content is free; though, old posts get automatically paywalled by Substack. Subscribing is merely a way to tip me for this work or dig into my archives here. I do post drafts of stories and chapters (often before they go out to magazines) as exclusive content. And, in the coming months, I plan to start a podcast here where I read poems and stories and sometimes comment about the things I’ve written or may soon write.
Note: if you really want to read something here and it’s paywalled, click on The Writing Expedition link above and it will be there. If you can’t find it, drop me a message here and I will link it to you. I want people to read what I write.
I write every day and publish all over the internet as well as in physical magazines and journals. If you like my writing, you can follow here to stay current with everything I do.
Michael
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