Michael J. Stiehl writes speculative fiction of all varieties, from fantasy to horror to weird westerns. Frankly, there is just no telling what he’ll put on the page next.

Michael is a full-time staff member, and adjunct faculty, at the University of Chicago. With a lifelong passion for fiction, in particular horror, comics, adventure, and science fiction, he is thrilled to be pivoting away from academic publications and towards the kind of fiction that has always inspired him.

Michael lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife, two kids, and their very silly poodle Jack. When not writing fiction, Michael spends his time riding bikes, camping, reading books, obsessively listening to music, and playing D&D with his friends. In short, he hasn’t changed at all since junior high.

Michael’s work has previously appeared in the Rogue Blades Entertainment anthologies, “Reach for the Sky,” and “No Ordinary Mortals”. He has also been featured on the Night Shift Radio Story Tellers series and his novella “Sanctuary” was recently published by Black Hare Press.

Bibliography

NO ORDINARY MORTALS, Rogue Blades Entertainment, 2022

NOM NOM, Black Hare Press, 2022

REACH FOR THE SKY: A HEROIC ANTHOLOGY OF THE WILD & WEIRD WEST, Rogue Blades Entertainment, 2020

SANCTUARY, Black Hare Press, 2022

TWIST OF CAIN, Nightshift Radio Storyteller Podcast Print Edition, 2021

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