Michael is a husband, father, and high school English teacher. And at the base of his being, beneath the flint that sparks his life, is the soul of a writer.
Michael grew up in Brooklyn, NY where he created memories with his family and enjoyed the city to its fullest. After building a family of his own, he made the difficult decision to leave the city and move to Texas.
Michael’s love for sci-fi, Biggie Smalls, and his family is large and he dreams of being a best selling author one day.
“…The minute I could start reading, I was reading fiction. The minute I could start writing, I was writing stories. I honestly can't tell you why. Maybe it was just my way of making sense of the world. A lot of creatives were born sensitive, were born with that exposed nerve to the world. I think we're just naturally drawn towards trying to make sense of the world…”
“…I was in the military. 20 years old, I joined the military. I got to see the world. I got to go to different countries, different parts of the U.S. I think breaking those borders while I was younger helped expose me to other parts of other ways of living, other places where you can call home. I think maybe in the back of my head, there was always a part of me that felt that maybe New York isn't forever…”
“…These neighborhoods are expanding. People are moving. The future of cities changes. I would like to think it's a lot more, I don't know, I can't think of a utopian vision right now. But I definitely have hope for humanity. I think cities will become this melting pot that produces some of the best ideas that we can come up with for our societies…”
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