Location: United Kingdom
Member Since: July 05, 2011
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Michael McDonald


Biography

Writer, reader, ranter; The Mike likes an eclectic range of things, but not bananas. He started writing stories before he could write by hand, sticking printed words together to form the sentences in his first days of school, then bothering the teacher to print off more so he could complete his epic. Things have come full circle, as due to injury he finds himself again unable to write by hand, but thanks to the magic box on his desk his prose continues to flow.

Being a grumpy misanthropist with a cane leads to a particularly disillusioned undercurrent in his writing, but it's not all doom and gloom. Sometimes he lets most of the characters live. Though sometimes they'll wish they didn't.

Where to find Michael McDonald online

Blog: http://themikewrites.blogspot.com

Where to buy in print

http://www.amazon.com/Wherever-Pleases-Rev-Stephen-Wilson/dp/1470094800/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1330270450&sr=8-1

Books

Fall to Climb    by Michael McDonald
Price: $2.99 USD. 24680 words. Published on May 17, 2012. Fiction.
Someone has to take the fall. In this collection of stories, things have gone terribly wrong, and the most unlikely of candidates is driven to step forth and try to make a difference, for good or for ill. From the indulgent princess to the cynical politician, from the plucky scientist to the bitter priest, somebody has to take responsibility for starting the revolution.
Last Confession    by Michael McDonald
Price: $1.79 USD. 9220 words. Published on May 16, 2012. Fiction.
Richard Adams is a father, in more ways than one. Once a man of the cloth, he gave it all up to live the family life, but acts of God took his wife and then his daughter away from him. Richard dies drunk and alone, only to find himself in heaven, reunited with his loved ones. Yet eternal bliss is not all it's cracked up to be, and Richard soon clashes with God himself over his missing daughter.
Mother    by Michael McDonald
Price: Free! 4970 words. Published on May 16, 2012. Fiction.
Since the Great Calamity of February 14th, 2016, population rates have been dwindling. The cause: Mother Nature. A brilliant scientist juggles her relationships with her grouchy mentor and her new team leader as she strives to create artificial life. Will humanity get in its own way in its quest to save itself from extinction?
Dismantle    by Michael McDonald
Price: Free! 2650 words. Published on May 15, 2012. Fiction.
A week is a long time in politics. In diary format, one political candidate chronicles his drastic change of fortune as he goes from the potential Prime Minister to a pariah within his own party.
Good Enough    by Michael McDonald
Price: $1.79 USD. 7910 words. Published on May 15, 2012. Fiction.
Countess Amy de Metter is in trouble. Brother Puck is in love. Imprisoned by her king, the Countess stands accused of a crime she will neither confess nor recant. The monk beseeches her to save herself with a confession, growing ever more desperate to save her from a grisly end, but the Countess remains steadfast, hoping that her death might be the spark that lights the fires of rebellion.
The Game    by Michael McDonald
Price: Free! 4210 words. Published on October 13, 2011. Fiction.
A hapless geek finds himself on the beta program for a revolutionary operating system - in a Faustian deal that grants him the perfect job and perfect life in exchange for simply giving his blessing to the program. As with most things that come so easy, he found this life less than fulfilling, and watches in horror as the program he endorsed rains chaos down on the world.

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