What's happened

4.17.18: The Strange and True Tale of Horace Wells, Surgeon Dentist, Michael's debut novel, now available for pre-order on Amazon.

3.6.18: "I told Melania after we saw Titanic, I would have breast-stroked through the North Atlantic to rescue Kate Winslett. Absolutely." Humor at Scoundrel Time!

2.23.18: What skills transfer from the news page to the novel? Check out this discussion at the Sundress Blog featuring five novelists who started as reporters, including Michael.

 2.14.18: Joshua Hall, one of the young men featured in House of Good Hope, ultimately became a high school teacher, then entered politics. He has announced his candidacy for re-election to the Connecticut House of Delegates, representing a section of Hartford.

2.13.18: Subscribers to some editions of AARP: The Magazine will find in the February issue Michael's short feature about Angloville, a Polish company that matches English-speakers with Poles for a week of conversation at a Polish resort – lodging and food provided. Bardzo dobrze!

1.25.18: New work at The Southern Review

1.19.18: Sheri's story about A-Bomb art appears in the Washington Post

At a recent reading for recipients of Ruby Artist Project Grants, Bird in Hand coffee shop and bookstore in Bmore

Reviewing proof pages for the new novel.

What's happening

MAY
5.9.18: Publication date for The Strange and True Tale of Horace Wells, Surgeon Dentist

5.10.18: Launch reading for The Strange and True Tale, at the Ivy Bookshop, 6080 Falls Road, Baltimore, 7 p.m.

5.12.18: "History and its Mysteries," a talk presented for the Maryland Writers Association, Carroll County Branch, Finksburg Library 2265 Old Westminster, Pike, Finksburg, MD, 21048. 1-3 p.m.

June
6.1.18-6.3.18: River Teeth Nonfiction Conference, Ashland University, Ashland, Ohio. Conference canceled.

July
7.28.18: "Just a Humbug": Horace Wells, Leadership, and Discovery – a lunchtime talk for the 2018 Pennsylvania Dental Association Leadership Conference, Heritage Hills Golf Resort, York, PA.

September
9.13.18: Enoch Pratt Library's Writers LIVE, 6:30 p.m., Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 415 Park Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21201. With Paul Goldberg, author of The Chateau  

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