Michael Stone
Michael Stone crafts stories of speculative and contemporary fiction. His work can be found in online publications and print anthologies. When he’s not creating post-apocalyptic and supernatural worlds, he’s helping institutionalized veterans transition from service by guiding them through career exploration and self-reflection. Outside of his writing endeavors, he plays fetch with his pups, Maggie and Macy, and spends quality time with his family of six, exploring the vibrant culture of the Windy City.
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I have always read very widely. The classics, modern SF, history, philosophy, mythology, AI, the singularity, mysticism, modern physics, logic, mathematics et al. My favorite writers are David Foster Wallace, Charles Bukowksi, Umberto Eco, Haruki Murakami, Neal Stephenson, William Gibson, Ian Banks, Vernor Vinge, and Peter Watts. I am interested in everything.
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Paul McDonald
I retired from the workforce in 2019.
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My wife and I bought a bushland property on the Burnett River near Bundaberg a vibrant town of 100,000 people in regional Queensland, Australia.
I had write a book on my bucket list and after 2 years of retirement, I decided if I was ever going to write a book I better start.
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