Spoken-Word

1963 Plymouth Station Wagon
Run Time: Approximately 5 Minutes

One performance as part of Story SlamMN!
Kieran’s Irish Pub, Minneapolis, MN. 12/3/2012.

All Our Love, The Future
Run Time: Approximately 5 Minutes

One performance as part of The Not So Silent Planet: A Speculative Fiction Storytelling Show
Kieran’s Irish Pub, Minneapolis, MN. 5/16/17.

Cats: The Evil
Run Time: Approximately 5 Minutes

One performance as part of Story SlamMN!
Kieran’s Irish Pub, Minneapolis, MN. 10/2/2012.

Coffee for Your Body, Flames for Your Soul
Run Time: Approximately 12 Minutes

One performance as part of StoryFest Minnesota
The Waldorf School, Minneapolis, MN. 4/13/2013.

Darkly Through the Light Waters: Twin Cities Tales
Run Time: Approximately 45 Minutes

Five performances as part of Minnesota Fringe Festival.
The Playwrights’ Center
Minneapolis, MN. 08/04/2011 through 08/14/2011.

Ghosts of the Places You Live
Run Time: Approximately 5 Minutes

One performance in the CONvergence Literary Lounge,
Bloomington, MN. 7/4/2015.

One performance as part of CoreCon 5
Moorehead, MN. 5/4/2013.

Ghost on Hennepin
Run Time: Approximately 4 Minutes

One performance as part of Word Brew 2016
Minneapolis, MN. 11/20/16.

One performance as part of Rockstar Storytellers
MarsCon, Bloomington, MN. 3/8/14.

One performance as part of CoreCon 5
Moorehead, MN. 5/4/2013

One performance as part of StoryFest Minnesota
The Waldorf School, Minneapolis, MN. 4/13/2013.

One performance on KFAI Radio 90.3 FM as part of FreshWords
Minneapolis, MN. 2/7/2013.

One performance as part of The NorthStar Storytelling League Story Slam
Open Book, Minneapolis, MN. 11/26/2011.

(IN)VISIBLE
Run Time: Approximately 25 Minutes

One performance as part of Tellabration! 2011
Open Book, Minneapolis, MN. 11/26/2011.

Invisible People
Run Time: Approximately 25 Minutes

Five performances as part of Minnesota Fringe Festival.
The Minneapolis Theatre Garage
Minneapolis, MN. 07/31/2014 through 08/10/ 2014.

Lost
Run Time: Approximately 5 Minutes

One performance as part of Story SlamMN! Semi-Finals.
Kieran’s Irish Pub, Minneapolis, MN. 7/2/2013.

Mari Lwyd
Run Time: Approximately 8 Minutes

One performance as part of Not-So-Silent Planet
Minneapolis, MN. 12/17/2019.

Nazeem and the Lost Keys
Run Time: Approximately 7 Minutes

One performance as part of Paganicon
St, Louis Park, MN. 3/28/2011.

No Longer Home
Run Time: Approximately 3 Minutes

One performance as part of The Not So Silent Planet: A Speculative Fiction Storytelling Show
Kieran’s Irish Pub, Minneapolis, MN. 3/19/19.

Now Arriving on Track 12
Run Time: Approximately 10 Minutes

One performance as part of The Not So Silent Planet: A Speculative Fiction Storytelling Show
Kieran’s Irish Pub, Minneapolis, MN. 6/21/16.

The Bear
Run Time: Approximately 5 Minutes

One performance as part of Paganicon
St. Louis Park, MN. 3/15/14.

The Fifth Nazgul
Run Time: Approximately 12 Minutes

One performance as part of Rockstar Storytellers: CONvergence with The Rockstars
Harmonic Convergence, Bloomington, MN. 7/3/15.

One performance as part of Rockstar Storytellers: An Unexpected Journey with the Rockstars: Stories Inspired by JRR Tolkien
Phoenix Theatre
Minneapolis, MN. 11/23/2014.

The Most Wonderful Time
Run Time: Approximately 7 Minutes

One performance as part of The Not So Silent Planet: A Speculative Fiction Storytelling Show
Kieran’s Irish Pub, Minneapolis, MN. 11/20/18.

The Sixth Son
Run Time: Approximately 5 Minutes

One performance as part of Story SlamMN! Grand Slam.
Kieran’s Irish Pub, Minneapolis, MN. 7/16/2013.

One performance on KFAI Radio 90.3 FM as part of FreshWords
Minneapolis, MN. 5/2/2013.

Unsafe at Any Speed
Run Time: Approximately 50 Minutes

Five performances as part of Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Bryant-Lake Bowl Theatre
Minneapolis, MN. 08/04/2016 through 08/14/2016.

Unsafe at Any Speed (Excerpt)
Run Time: Approximately 15 Minutes

One performance as part of American Underground PodCast
Club Jaeger. Minneapolis, MN. 5/28/2016.

The Way of the Cane
Run Time: Approximately 10 Minutes

One performance as part of CaberABLE as part of Patrick’s Cabaret
JSW Tek Box Theatre, Minneapolis, MN. 11/5/2016.

Where’s George?
Run Time: Approximately 5 Minutes

One performance as part of StoryFest Minnesota
The Waldorf School, Minneapolis, MN. 4/13/2013.

One performance on KFAI Radio 90.3 FM as part of FreshWords
Minneapolis, MN. 2/14/2013.

One performance as part of Story SlamMN!
Kieran’s Irish Pub, Minneapolis, MN. 9/5/2012.

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To hear and see Michael perform, check out this video of his Story Slam MN semi-final piece “Lost.”
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Michael recorded stories for the KFAI radio series FreshWords You can listen to them at the links below. You will get the entire morning show (the stories are 5 minutes or so mixed in).

“Ghost on Hennepin” is introduced and starts at 01:09:44.

“Where’s George” is introduced and starts at 01:13:51.
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Ghost on Hennepin This is Michael’s runner-up performance at the 2011 Tellebration! Story Slam. The audio can be dicey at times because he moves around the stage quite a bit, which meant straying from the microphone. On stage that wasn’t a problem; Michael can project his voice out to the audience. In a recording, it’s a little more problematic.

Also, true story.