Fiction & Screenplay Writer
Michael Hopkins
My Story
Michael Hopkins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His book and music criticism has appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Weekly, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, The Scene (WI), and Magnet magazine. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University. His stories have won awards from Glimmer Train and The Mill. His short fiction has been published in Coolest American Stories 2022, Millwork, Pleiades, 365 Tomorrows, Wisconsin People and Ideas, Black Petals, and Moss Piglet. 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. Cornerstone Press published his first collection of short stories titled, Never Stop Exiting, in 2025. He lives on a hobby farm in Wisconsin, with his wife and their dog, cats, chickens, and bees.
Never Stop Exiting: Stories
An unhittable baseball pitcher, a young woman who wants to keep her amputated leg, a couple dealing with an Alzheimer's afflicted father, and the rocks speaking with one another when everything comes to an end. Michael Hopkins' dazzling mix of stories helps us see the world as if through beginner's eyes, a prism where the refractions usher in light and life.
"Stealthily complex and persistently compassionate."
PHONG NGUYEN
author of Bronze Drum
"What a world we all share, and what a jackpot
these stories are in steering us through it."
ABBY FRUCHT
author of Fruit of the Month
"A reason for readers-lovers of literature-to celebrate."
CHARLES JOHNSON
National Book Award Winner
"Smart, mercurial, exploratory stories that ask major questions about what it means to be a human being. "
NICKOLAS BUTLER
author of Shotgun Lovesongs
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
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Craig
365Tomorrows, May 27, 2020
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The Death of God
365Tomorrows, February 15, 2019
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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 Blue Blazer
Moss Piglet, November 2020, pg.10
Bells
Moss Piglet October 2020, pg. 6
News
Michael Hopkins' "Static" Adapted for Film
The acclaimed short story "Static" by Michael Hopkins has been turned into a film, directed by Judy Bauerlein. The adaptation explores love and memory and will premiere at film festivals. Stay tuned!