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Yeah, so Minnesota Fringe Festival Lottery. That’s a thing that happened. And my ping-pong ball was selected. I’m in the Fringe this year, and I got in the good way, with lots of time to prepare. Yesterday I managed to carve out some writing time, so I was beginning the brainstorming process for my Fringe… Continue reading “Storytelling is how we deal with loss.”

I swear that one of these days I will start using my poor neglected blog for something other than convention and publishing announcements. But today is not that day. I will be attending MarsCon on March 4th-6th. MarsCon is a fun mid-sized general SF convention held in Bloomington, MN. This convention draws the a good… Continue reading Marscon Schedule

Despite the single digit temps, I went out today and wrote, getting away from the house for a time. I didn’t pay much attention to how long “Ghosts Of The Place You Live” is becoming, just allowed myself to write whatever the story needs to be complete. When I got home, though, I found the… Continue reading Two Novels, It Seems

I needed to run errands today in the Miracle Mile area of St. Louis Park (UPS Store, Wells Fargo, Half-Priced Books, Trader Joe’s) so I wanted to stop somewhere in the area and write. The Caribou down there is a postage stamp that is always full. Dunn Bros and Village Coffee are both long closed.… Continue reading Cults of Coffee and Apple

I generally don’t do New Years resolutions, but I do like to set a few goals for myself every year. To that end–and to help keep me accountable–I’ve made the following Goals For 2016, only one of which I do not have complete control over. 1. Finish the novel “Ghosts Of The Places You Live”… Continue reading Writing Goals for 2016

I have sold my End of the World YA story “Twenty-One” to Cast of Wonders. Once the podcast goes live, I will provide a link. It’s been a long time since I’ve sold a short story and I am ridiculously pleased.

I will be reading at DreamHaven Books as part of the Speculative Reading Series. The reading will run from 6:30-7:45 p.m.with a Q &A session and a brief reception/autographing. By 8:00 p.m. We will adjourn somewhere with food and drinks for general hanging out. October 28th, 2015. I expect to read a little something from Whispers… Continue reading DreamHaven Reading on October 28th

For the first time ever I will be attending Arcana. Arcana is a long-running horror convention that bills itself as “a convention of the dark fantastic.” Arcana is held annually in late September or early October in St. Paul, Minnesota. The presentation of the Minnesota Fantasy Award is a key feature of each year’s convention.… Continue reading Arcana Bound!

Welcome to my new home on the internet! After years of being at michaelmerriam.net, I was finally able to secure and move over here to michaelmerriam.com! There is still work to do, as you can see by how plain things are right at the moment, but all the information you would ever need about me… Continue reading Welcome!

Geeks vs Sportsball: Why the adversarial relationship between geeks and sports? After all the mocking geeks have endured, why is okay to mock someone else’s interests? Why are some sports–like derby–okay but other not? A panel for fans, geeks, athletes, and geeky athletes. Panelists: Ozgur Sahin, Brian Salisbury, Michael Merriam, Sherry L.M. Merriam, MA, LPC,… Continue reading Michael’s CONvergence Schedule