Meet
Michael Varga
Author. Playwright. Actor. Diplomat.
My journey has crossed many borders and I have tried to be a storyteller wherever I am. From growing up in Philadelphia to a stint in the Peace Corps in Africa to various assignments as a Foreign Service Officer, I have always found aspects of other cultures that fascinate me. Often, that is what I am writing about. More recently, diagnosed with cancer, I have had to focus more narrowly on my health, but I continue to write and find new ways to share my story. There are short stories and essays here that you can read for free. Or, you can order my novel, Under Chad’s Spell, from Amazon. I am working on the sequel.
Photo: Michael in Hawaii on the Haleakala Volcano summit for sunrise in 2019.
Michael's Writing
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Most Recently Published
September 11, 2024
When You’re An Outlier
Often the word “outlier” is used in cancer treatment to describe a patient who beats the odds and lives longer than expected. Those...
September 3, 2024
The Bunny on Wilton Drive
A sculptor shares his Thunder Bunny. The Blueness of it hints of hidden graces. Pedestrians pass it daily, hardly looking, And to them,...
June 17, 2024
When A Government Totters
In the middle of an exam, my Chadian students suddenly stood up and fled my classroom. A minute before, they had seen through...