Author: Michael Merriam

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 poetry. His debut novel, _Last Car to Annwn Station_, was named a Top Book in… Continue reading Michael Merriam Reading at DreamHaven Books

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, Minnesota 55413. I will have my full range of books for sale, including my latest… Continue reading GPS Holiday Emporium

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 both selling books and getting information into the hands of potential readers. I had a… Continue reading Thoughts On Twin Cities Book Festival

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 Deputy Marshal William Blenchy and Lady Priscilla Talbot of the British Secret Service Supernatural Division,… Continue reading Not Enough Midnights

You want to know: What am I doing to resist? I am disabled. I resist simply by existing. I am disabled and I am not whatever stereotype you want me to be. I am disabled and I will ask for the help I need, when I need it. Otherwise, I can do it myself, thank… Continue reading I Am Disabled and I Resist

Out of the Woods: A Tale of Red, the Wolf, and the Woodcutter by Michael Merriam Directed by Immanuel Elliott (Manny Elliott) Out of the Woods is a bisexual, polyamorous retelling of Little Red Riding Hood starring a queer grandma who may also be a magical witch. Come laugh along as Little Red tries to… Continue reading Out of the Woods: A Tale of Red, the Wolf, and the Woodcutter

We talk about memory. We talk about remembrance. In photographs survivors rush from the wreckage fleeing smoke flames death covered in the dust of destruction rags over mouths. Concrete, rebar, insulation, paint, drywall, fertilizer — You Vaporized. I breathe you in. I hold you inside, nestled in my lungs my blood my body, I carry… Continue reading Dust

I case you missed it, here is my reading from February 2017. Enjoy!

I will be a Featured Artist at Anime Detour 2017.. This means I will be out in the high-traffic area selling and signing books all weekend! I hope to see you there. The Featured Artist section is outside of the main Dealer’s hall on the second floor in front of the Bloomington room. I will… Continue reading Featured Artist at Anime Detour!