Michael’s Books & Stories
Novels:
Perishables (Withrow #1)
Tooth & Nail (Withrow #2)
Short Stories:
“The Several Monsters of Sainte-Sara-La-Noire” (available 9/15)
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Withrow is a sarcastic vampire at a dinner party with his nosy neighbors. Jennifer is a genius in a dead-end job.
When the dead rise all around them are they more in danger with those they think they know or out in the streets with a zombie around every corner?
“I love that this collection is written with an ear towards reality, and towards storytelling that is honest, hilarious, and snarky–all at the same time.”
“If Chuck Wendig and Douglas Adams ever had a bastard love child, it might write Perishables.”
“If you’re a fan of Douglas Adams, Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, etc, you’ll probably love this book.”
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The price of immortality is watching your own life end.
Withrow Surrett, the most sarcastic vampire for a country mile, makes an annual Appalachian pilgrimage to keep tabs on nocturnal colleagues and his last living friend from mortal days. What should be a quiet week among familiar faces quickly fills with undead rednecks, folk magic, murder, a rookie detective and Withrow’s own psychotic cousin who insists on trying to help.
As he chases the phantoms of conspiracy and paranoia across moonlit forests, abandoned factories, shadowy back roads and seedy bars – all the quiet little places humans fear to tread – Withrow also struggles with who he wants to be. Can a monster find a place among family and friends?
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It’s 1982 and Gene works retail in the love game: client services at “Til Death Do Us Part” computerized dating service, a place where clients know how they’re going to die and hope to find someone else before it happens. Like any number of shopping mall jobs of its time, it’s mostly a mix of boredom and politeness punctuated by flashes of genuine empathy. Not anymore. Gene’s days are about to get a lot more interesting.
“Complications” is a short story inspired by the Machine of Death concept created by Ryan North. The concept is used with permission.