J. Michael Norris

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J. Michael Norris

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About Me

Writing Philosophy

My work tends to center on the beauty found in tragedy. Often, we like to have happy endings and clear victories in our stories, but for me, those stories don't reflect the awesome, gorgeous mysteries found in life's many challenges. I share my stories so others can find echoes of their own lives and see their own gorgeous ordeals reflected back to them. 

Links to Selected Online Stories


  • The Mirror Twin
  • The Last Day at Monterey Bay
  • Confessions of a Call Boy
  • Your Very Own Robot 
  • On Being Trapped at the HIV Outpatient Clinic, 1989


Links to Selected Online Readings

Below are some live readings I've done with Louisiana Words:


  • wassup
  • Hare in Flight
  • Room 412



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