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
August 23, 2025
A Cruel Season at the Bus Stop
The poem you’re about to read is not a quiet reflection—it’s a flare shot into the night. It emerges from a moment when...
August 6, 2025
Between The Dry Dune and the Clustered Leaf
In the scarred cheeks of an African tribe, Flashing to the rhythms of a goatskin drum, Far from America, I learned to listen...
July 28, 2025
Even With Limited Energy, I Resist
Each of us follows a unique destiny, even as we know we will each wind up dead one day. Some people afflicted with...