Michael Seidel's Writings
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Short Story
Jan.12.2013
The First Line
Cranes
By
Michael Seidel
It was her silent affirmations that kept her from going completely insane. They gurgled like a mantra, 'It will be okay. I didn't do anything wrong.'
JJ rose from the breakfast table. "Are you going to be okay?" He looked concerned but dour. He didn't understand. Nobody that wasn't there...
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Short Story
Nov.30.2012
The First Line
When my brother, Andy, went away to college, he left me his fishing pole, a well-read copy of The Wind in the Willows, and a stack of Playboys.
Seeing the stash, I stopped mid-stride. The pithy pile was waiting when I returned home for the first time in three days, along with a moldy funk and Andy's lavender cologne. My mind clicked...
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Short Story
Nov.17.2012
Sometimes, when it's quiet, I can remember what my life was like before moving to Cedar Springs. That’s why I avoid the quiet. I don’t want to remember that my father tried to kill me or that he was still alive. Better to forget him and hope he forgot me.
That’s what I sometimes believe. Those are the secrets I tell people to cover my lies. I...
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Writing is exploring myself and discovering the stories and characters that managed to burrow into me. It's a trek, a space shot, an endurance race, a transcendental existence and a dark, worrying tunnel.”
About Michael
1956 - I was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Some other things happened that year, too. Moved around the country as a military brat before finding anchor in Pittsburgh, PA. Lived there 8 years, moved to southern West Virigina, graduated high school and...
Connections
Causes Michael Seidel Supports
Kiva, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Propublica.org, Doctors Without Borders, GreaterGood.com
Michael’s Favorite Books
Catch 22, Catcher In The Rye, Ender's Game, Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Lonesome Dove, Children of Men, The Handmaid's Tale, The Left of Darkness, The Cancer Ward...
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