Michael Wohl

I am a father, foodie, filmmaker, and memoirist, living in LA. Upcoming memoir: In Herschel's Wake, Now Available!

[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

I feel like largely my father's irresponsibility and over-responsibility spurred me on to find a way to succeed, make things, and do things, combined with a passion for art and this reverence for how important art is in our lives. https://t.co/Emetmb6vg7

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10 DAYS TO GO! Join me in person at KGB Bar in NYC for a reading, discussion and signing of my award-winning book. https://t.co/cWjaXbfC72

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[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

In Herschel's Wake: Book Soup, West Hollywood, CA, 1/11/23 https://t.co/6CH9HxfpYa via @YouTube

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Next Wednesday! Book Soup! Please Come! #booksoup #WritingCommunity #Memoir #AmWriting #amreading

[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

@BarackObama Take a look at In Herschel's Wake. Faith, Fathers, Funerals and Forgiveness.

[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

My father died suddenly right before he turned 71. I overcame decades of resentment and flew 4000 miles to sift through what was left behind on the remote island he’d called home. When I got there, I found my forgotten half brother.

#DaddyIssues #InHerschelsWake

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The Home Front was a web series created by Divi Crockett and me as the Iraq and Afghanistan wars were raging.

It was a fully scripted ensemble mocumentary web series with twelve 6-8-minute episodes.

Do you recognize any of the actors from the trailer?

https://t.co/baFwiXEdDb

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"Art is the antidote that can call us back from the edge of numbness, restoring the ability to feel for another."

— Barbara Kingsolver, High Tide in Tucson

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[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

"Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand."

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

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[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

My memoir is ultimately about learning to forgive my father — recognizing the complexities and contradictions of his strengths and his shortcomings — and accepting him for who he was. I know it sounds cliché, but for me, this process was transformational.

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[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

Everyone has a story to tell, and if we give them the means, they will rise up and tell their stories. And if everyone’s stories were finally heard, people would realize how similar we all actually are.

Read more here: https://t.co/DTNfPOK4dV

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"Reading is entering into the consciousness of another human being."

— Gary Shteyngart

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[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

Because the tiny, remote island our father, Herschel, lived on lacked a number of services, my siblings and I had no choice but to clean and prepare our father’s body ourselves and build his coffin from scratch.

It was almost as complicated as our feelings about him.

#Memoirs

[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

I feel I was able to portray myself quite candidly in my memoir, but it was certainly a daunting task to get real.

Have you had any similar struggles while writing a memoir?

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[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

The memoir In Herschel’s Wake is now available!

It’s a darkly funny examination of faith, funerals, and f*cked-up fathers, but most of all, it’s about forgiveness.

https://t.co/ZgrsxS8qMi

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[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

I’m racked with guilt that I shop at all! Capitalism is poison! Property is theft! We should all be living in the woods and foraging for food!... Never mind that I order from https://t.co/Y7v2YNymwG nearly every day...

https://t.co/DTNfPOKC3t

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What book based on a true story have you really enjoyed?

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[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

"Remember this...develop a sense of nostalgia for something, or you'll never figure out what's important."

— Gary Shteyngart, Super Sad True Love Story

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[Michael Wohl @MWohlAuthor]

I’ve always felt that a well-told story will transport the readers out of their real lives and can even help readers heal and grow.

If my story can facilitate even a glimpse of healing for my readers, it will all have been worth it.

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What’s your favorite under-appreciated novel?

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