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Michael Merriam

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February 19, 1965 in Flint, Michigan, The United States

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http://www.michaelmerriam.net/

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Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Short Stories

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November 2008

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Michael Merriam was born in Flint, Michigan, in 1965. He spent most of his life in west-central Oklahoma and north Texas before moving to Minnesota in 1999.

Like most writers, Michael has done a variety of odd jobs over the years: actor, poet, late night disc jockey, short order cook, bassist in a rock-a-billy band, and booking agent for a puppet troupe. Michael is legally blind due to (retinitis pigmentosa) .

Michael is an Assistant Organizer and Convention Liaison for the Minnesota Speculative Fiction Writers, as well as a member of The Outer Alliance, Science Fiction Poetry Association, SteamPunk Artists and Writers Guild, and is a former member of the Online Writing Workshop.

Michael lives in Hopkins, Minnesota with his wife and an ordain...more

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Sky-Tinted Waters ToC #7 - Trespassers by Cynthia Booth and Roy C. Booth

Cynthia and Roy Booth are two MinnSpec’s most active members, both deeply involved in the group on the discussion board, at conventions, and at readings. The Booths are both clear-eyed about the business end of writing and highly talent on the artistic end of writing, which is the not-so-secret to their success.

“Trespassers” is dark Gothic horror in a modern Native American setting, not an easy... read more »

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Books by Michael Merriam

Average rating: 4.11 · 61 ratings · 22 reviews · 8 distinct works

	Should We Drown in Feathered Sleep 3.94 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Last Car to Annwn Station 4.06 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2011 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Horror at Cold Springs 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Shimmers and Shadows 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Northern Lights: 20 MinnSpec Tales 3.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Coffee For Your Body, Flames For Your Soul 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	Bards and Sages Quarterly: July 2010 by Kurt Bachard, A.J. Brown, O.J. Cade 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	My rating:
	FlagShip - April 2011 by Larry Hodges, Jeffery Scott Sims, Koos Kombuis 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	My rating:

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