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Michael lives in Phoenix with his wife and four kids. He spends most of his time here, re-reading things he's written, but when he's trying to appear to be productive he is the tech manager for a local ISP.
Author Archives: michael
Non-fiction
Many of the non-fiction pieces I have written over the last several years were housed at helium.com—a writer’s site that has since shut down. I have begun the process of re-posting some of those articles here. They will show up … Continue reading
Posted in Site Update
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Review: Semper Idem, by Jack London
You can read Jack London’s Semper Idem here. Semper Idem is a ghastly tale of horror. It is made so, not by running rivers of blood and gore, but by the overt apathy of the protagonist, Doctor Bicknell and his … Continue reading
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Many Thanks to John Ecko…
For his outstanding contribution to the Inn Situ stories I’m working on. John has presented a rather unique character sketch of one of the frequent visitors to the Inn, Kenny Marano. Kenny makes appearances in many of the stories in … Continue reading
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Goodbye
This will be the last post I make. I can no longer countenance the duplicity; no longer stomach the deception. I can no longer force myself to be content given the current status quo. The rules have changed once again … Continue reading
Posted in Science Fiction
Tagged conspiracy theory, government watchers, secrets
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Made a change to the site menu. I had the Inn Situ stories linked under fantasy. Though somewhat difficult to categorize because of the nature of the project, I can say with certainty that fantasy is not the correct genre … Continue reading
December 6, 2012
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As Scheduled
Gary looked again at the scheduler on his computer monitor. It seemed he had been looking at it for 10 minutes now. It had not changed. They were still the same scheduled appointments for this afternoon as they had been … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Tales
Tagged dark tales, j. michael raymond, life's pace, stress
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Shades of Home
This is one of the stories that can be found in my Inn Situ collection of short stories. It was originally inspired by a photograph posted by a friend of mine online at Helium.com Jenny Lynn was seven. Her older … Continue reading
Insomniac Dream Relaunch
New home of Phrench Phried Physics Continue reading
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Tagged insomniac dream, phrench phried physics
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Random Chance
I saw them today in just a brief glance out the window. It was early; the sun had only moments before thrust its fiery head above the mountains holding up the sky in the East. Its feeble light was not … Continue reading
Command and Control
Food, as everything else was in short supply. All, it seemed, except for misfortune and misery. The hydroponic gardens were failing. Water recirc units were running at half capacity. Air scrubbers had been under constant repair for the last year. … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction, Science Fiction
Tagged Enceladus, flash fiction, j. michael raymond, Saturn, science fiction, Space flight
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