Fiction & Screenplay Writer
Michael Hopkins
My Story
Michael Hopkins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University. His book and music reviews have appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and Magnet magazine. His short fiction has been published in Pleiades, Wisconsin People and Ideas, 365 Tomorrows, Moss Piglet, and Black Petals. He is the winner of the 2018 Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts and Letters annual fiction contest, and 3rd place winner in the 2019 contest. He lives on a small Farm in Wisconsin, with his wife and their dog, cats, chickens, and bees. He makes and throws knives to satisfy his addiction to hearing the thunk! He is currently at work on his first novel of speculative fiction titled Chrysalis.
Stories
Literary Fiction
Mirror Box
Wisconsin People and Ideas Magazine 3rd place winner 2019
Static
Wisconsin People and Ideas Magazine: 1st place winner 2018
Full Count
Pleiades Magazine, Summer 2018
Science Fiction
Tethers
365Tomorrows, January 30, 2021
Craig
365Tomorrows, May 27, 2020
The Death of God
365Tomorrows, February 15, 2019
A Change in Weather
365Tomorrows, October 7, 2018
Horror
Dark Resurrection
Black Petals, Summer 2021
Western
Steel Justice
Moss Piglet, July 2021, pg.22
Flash Fiction
Final Flash
Moss Piglet, September 2021
The Bard's Tongue
Moss Piglet, May 2021, pg.33
The White Lie
Moss Piglet, April 2021, pg.32
Genesis Beginning to End
Moss Piglet, March 2021, pg.6
The Gruffs
Moss Piglet, February 2021, pg.18
The Great Harvest
Moss Piglet, January 2021, pg.38
The Samadhi Tones
Moss Piglet, December 2020, pg.22
The Blue Blazer
Moss Piglet, November 2020, pg.10
Bells
Moss Piglet October 2020, pg. 6
Frank’s Used Books
Moss Piglet September 2020, pg. 6
The French Paperclip
Moss Piglet July 2020, pg. 46
News
To Be Released Next:
The Tallest Mountain in the World
Coolest American Stories Anthology, 2022