Stories Of Stories

In this episode, Mike Chin discusses "[All Campus] Zombies vs Humans" an epistolary flash fiction piece originally published by Spectator & Spooks. You can read the piece free online here: http://spectatorlitmag.com/

In this edition of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses his BuzzFeed feature ranking all of the Counting Crows studio tracks at the time (2014, in advance of the Somewhere Under Wonderland album). Check out the full write-up here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/miketchin/ranking-all-69-counting-crows-songs-ipcp

In this edition of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses a pair of flash fiction pieces Commemoration and Wedding Day, which capture the wife and husband's sides, respectively, of the same courthouse wedding. Read Commemoration at Stepping Stones Magazine: http://ssmalmia.com/commemoration/ and Wedding Day at Queen Mob's Teahouse: http://queenmobs.com/2016/06/18737/.

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discuses The Joke, a prose poem recalling a childhood memory. The poem was published in The Chiron Review in 2016.

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses Chirps, a short story about a smoke detector that wants to be a bird with some undertones about what it means to be an artist. The story was published in The Pacific Review in 2015.

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses Three Words That Became Hard To Say, his twice-monthly blog of personal stories, musings, and potpourri.

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses After We Finished Playing, a short story about a no-longer young couple stuck in traffic when one of them has to pee very badly. The story was published in Cahaba River Literary Journal in 2015.

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses Clown Faces, an off-beat short story two young women at clown college. The story is part of the anthology, Things You Can Create available for purchase here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/273281

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses "Preston Burns: Life Unlimited," a fictional blog that featured ongoing and interlocking story lines, for which he posted a new entry 828 straight days in the mid-to-late 2000s. Read the blog here: http://www.prestonburns.com.

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses Ripples, a horror-ish short story about a man on a road trip with his daughter, hunting monsters. Read the full story here: http://thisdarkmatter.com/black-friday-fiction/black-friday-fiction-2/

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses "Dockerty's Daughter," a short story about a little girl who may or may not travel through time and the father who disappears chasing after her.

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses "Watching The Dogs," a piece of flash fiction published in The Kentucky Review in the summer of 2015 (full text available online here: http://www.kentuckyreview.org/index.php/issues2/2015/flash-fiction-2015/item/572-chin2015bio).

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses The Cool 100--a countdown on The A Cappella Blog that led to a lot of controversy, site traffic, and lessons learned.

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses Free Throw, a YA novel he wrote during his teenage years, including a discussion of novel-writing process, being a young writer, and what self-publishing does and does not accomplish.

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses his short story, "Truth or Dare," full text available free online in CaKe: A Journal of Poetry and Art here: http://haveasliceofcakepoetry.blogspot.com/2011/11/truth-or-dare-by-michael-chin.html

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses creative writing MFA programs with a focus on the application process, and additional conversation about whether the MFA is necessary and his personal experiences in a community of writers.

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses his short story, "Waiting for Flight," full text available free online in The Rappahannock Review here: http://www.rappahannockreview.com/chin-michael/

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses his short story, "The Rules We Follow," full text available from Siren Zine here: https://sirenzine.wordpress.com/2013/12/19/michael-chin/

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses his short story, "Benny Ran Away From Nerding Camp," available in print in the Spring 2012 issue of The New Sound.

In this episode of Stories of Stories, Mike Chin discusses the crafting and process of his pro wrestling column, The Magnificent Seven, featured weekly on 411mania.com.