Michael on Youtube
A channel highlighting some of his creative work
Let Me Be Your Angel
Everyone faces challenges. But we often feel like we’re fighting alone. That doesn’t have to be the case. We can be the army to support those in need. We can help them defeat those motivated by cruelty, violence, and greed. Our neighbors—near and far—shouldn’t have to go it alone. We can be their partner in the fight. So let’s light their candle and bring love into the light.
Dealbreaker
Has a person in your life done something so outrageous that you have to end all contact? Are you sad about it but angry too? Do you feel like a volcano ready to explode? Do you think of that person now like poison? Have you given up on finding a way back to a healthy relationship?
This is a music video to accompany the song Dealbreaker/Gamechanger.
Collapsing Into Zimbabwe
Collapsing Into Zimbabwe. What happens when Art meets Blood through poetry? A trailer for a short story.
There Are No Kangaroos in Egypt
There Are No Kangaroos in Egypt: Detained abroad. “Am I A Fool?” Short story.
Chad? What is Chad? Somebody or Something?
Is Chad a man on TV? Is Chad something that gets left behind? Is Chad a place to visit?
Peace Corps or Not? An Even Life…
Charlene is thinking about the Peace Corps. Her family is worried.
Africa Colors A Destiny
A 10-minute slide show on the Peace Corps website about Michael’s service in Chad.
Photo Gallery
Official Author Photo (headshot) 2014.
Michael on the beach in Cape May, NJ in 1995, wearing a hat from Afghanistan.
Michael with fellow Peace Corps Volunteers Sheryl and Marie-Therese in Chad 1978. A typical Chadian pose where not everyone looks into the camera.
Michael with President Bill Clinton at the G-7 Summit in Halifax, Canada in 1995.
Michael in 4th grade in Philadelphia.
Michael's late sister, Rita, and his college roommate Don in 2012 in Philadelphia.
Feeling like he needed to find the music again in his life, Michael acquired a new accordion in 2021. He learned to play as a child because his mother said, "Somebody has to make music for us at weddings and funerals."
Michael, 3 years after completing the radiation treatments in 2024. Doctors tell him the cancer is "not visible" in the latest scans, however, they are careful not to say that that means the cancer is gone.
Michael, after completing 33 targeted radiation treatments for cancer of the tongue and lymph nodes in 2021.
Michael in author photoshoot 2014.
At Florida library in 2023 doing research for more writing.
Michael in Morocco during his assignment in Casablanca as Economic Officer at the American Consulate in 1988.
On temporary duty at the American Embassy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), processing immigrant visas in 1985.