Michael Dean Clark

Stringer of phrases. Sometimes on the page. Mostly in my head. He/him.

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

I'm in a moment of career transition, so I thought I'd remind y’all I consult/coach/edit for private clients alongside my teaching. From sifting ideas to finalizing projects, I have decades of experience to share. You can reach me through my website, https://t.co/5honad5WsK.

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

Once more: my story “Age In” is out and already splitting readers on which character they should be most upset with. Give it a read and cast your vote!

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

Stoked to see my latest short story is live at Hidden Peak. Age In is a divinely human aftermath to loss. Imperfection in a perfect tribute. Inevitability in our frailties. Or maybe it’s just about a tattoo so brilliant it’s wrong. Give it a read here:
https://t.co/3PRtCi3vGF

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

In case you missed it, you have reading to do. Link in the op.

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

Stoked to see my latest short story is live at Hidden Peak. Age In is a divinely human aftermath to loss. Imperfection in a perfect tribute. Inevitability in our frailties. Or maybe it’s just about a tattoo so brilliant it’s wrong. Give it a read here:
https://t.co/3PRtCi3vGF

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

Stoked to see my latest short story is live at Hidden Peak. Age In is a divinely human aftermath to loss. Imperfection in a perfect tribute. Inevitability in our frailties. Or maybe it’s just about a tattoo so brilliant it’s wrong. Give it a read here:
https://t.co/3PRtCi3vGF

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

Professional Post: Looking for help with words? A story to tell? Ad copy that gets response? Messaging to get right? A project to move from idea to reality? Know someone else who does? Let's make it happen. Reach out: https://t.co/bp4dAXmHsc.

PC: Andrew Neel on Unsplash

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

@thisgamecheats Thank you, sir!

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

And a happy Monday to me! Coming soon, my short story about the tragic mistake of getting exactly what you’re supposed to want.

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

Working on my book and a story of mine I haven’t thought of in a long time came up in a few of my letters to students. If you missed it back in the day, here’s my story of a heroin-addicted pastor with OCD trying to hold it together to perform a funeral. https://t.co/CHEEghkU8Y

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

A book has been a dream of mine for more than 20 years, so I am beyond thrilled. Stay tuned for more on this in the coming months. Until then, if you see me, feel free to ask how the book is coming, if for no other reason than to push me back to the keyboard where I belong. 2/2

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

A little news I’ve been sitting on. As of last week, I am officially under contract with One Subject Press for a collection of essays on writing and living built around the more than half million words worth of letters I’ve written my students over the years. 1/2

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

@brecht_dp I like to imagine your story and mine sitting in a waiting room talking while they wait to get read.

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

@TheRealSoch As a lifelong Laker fan, I will never accept this Celtic slander. 🤣

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

It has recently come to my attention (today) that I actually grew up in the 50s rather than the 80s…Behold, 12 year old me playing the game I love. Swipe to check the form up close.

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

@AKScotland When being right feels so wrong…thank you for the encouragement!

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

Been writing and subbing short stories and essays for close to 20 years now. In the last week I’ve subbed to Guernica and Paris Review for the first time…No, YOU’RE drowning in impostor syndrome!

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

@brecht_dp I thought those exact words as I hit sub to PR. If nothing else, their rejection letter will fancy up my pile! 😂

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

On anniversaries of a less celebratory variety. https://t.co/Rb8tDNcE4j

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

Ever found yourself thinking, "I wonder what Michael thinks about AI and creative writing...?" Well, I was asked to elucidate on the notion of AI and human creativity for a book on the subject and said book is out now. Check it out here: https://t.co/hTJzFUwD73

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

For the record and forever: no part of the proposal process feels as manufactured and self-aggrandizing as picking comps.

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

https://t.co/mrUOvKVDAQ

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

wasn’t sure I could pull off the form I was wrestling with.

So, when Kolleen and the crew chose to publish it, a switch flipped and I pushed into the rest of the ideas I had bouncing around in my head. In fact, there’s a direct line from “Subsidence” to (5/10)

[Michael Dean Clark @MDeanClark]

So there is sadness in the end of Drunk Monkeys, but also real appreciation on my part, as there should be. Creating a home for a wide swath of voices and fostering them all is the most critical work the literary community should be doing. Drunk Monkeys did just that. (10/10)