Author Archives: Michael Merriam

I will tell you this thing: Everything Anthony Bourdain wrote and said about being a line cook is true and if you listened to him closely enough, you know that was where his heart was; on the line. Everything he … Continue reading →

Bangbang Apple Pie 911. What is your emergency? Bangbang apple pie. Bangbang they gotta die. Bangbang America. Bangbang shoot’em all. Black skin – brown skin – anything but white man skin and bangbang. Cops man, you gotta treat’em like a … Continue reading →

My latest reading at DreamHaven Books. We had just been in a motor vehicle accident and I probably should have been at urgent care, but the show must go on, right? I may sound a little addled, because concussion.

Honestly, who needs to remember words – like that stuff you drink at Christmas. You know, you put nutmeg on it. Sometimes bourbon Numbers are overrated. Sure, I have a date of birth a zip code a bar code. Somewhere. … Continue reading →

I will at Planetfest on Saturday the 17th for the 7pm showing. I am very pleased to have collaborated on one of the short plays with the fantastic Fox B. Barrett. Come out and see our radio play within a … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, February 7 MICHAEL MERRIAM reads from his fiction. Michael Merriam is an author, actor, poet, playwright, and professional storyteller. He has published three novels, two short story collections, four novellas, and over 90 pieces of short fiction and … Continue reading →

Hey Everyone! I will be selling and signing books this year at the Geek Partnership Society Holiday Emporium!The event is Saturday, December 9th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM at The Waterbury Building 1121 Jackson St NE, Ste 106, Minneapolis, … Continue reading →

This year at the Twin Cities Book Festival I shared table space with my friend Catherine Lundoff and her newest endeavor, Queen of Swords Press. Sharing space with Catherine was fun and I think Queen of Swords did pretty well … Continue reading →

Hey Everyone! I will be at the Twin Cities book Festival this Saturday. I will be selling and signing copies of my new weird west novella “Not Enough Midnights” and helping out at the Queen of Swords Press table. https://www.facebook.com/events/350476095404421/

When several families vanish under mysterious circumstances and the sheriff investigating is driven insane, disgraced ex-U.S. Marshal Jefferson Stottlemyre is called back into federal service by order the President of the United States. Now Stottlemyre, aided by his old friends … Continue reading →