Michael Merriam is an author, actor, poet, playwright, and professional storyteller living in Hopkins, Minnesota. His debut novel, Last Car to Annwn Station, was named a Top Book by Readings in Lesbian & Bisexual Women’s Fiction, and his novella, Should We Drown in Feathered Sleep, was long-listed for the Nebula Award. His scripts have been produced for stage and radio, and he has appeared in the Minnesota Fringe Festival, Tellebration, StoryFest, and over the air on KFAI and Minnesota Public Radio.