Michael R. Fletcher is a Virginia-based writer, illustrator, graphic designer, playwright, and author whose work ranges from children’s books and memoir writing to fiction, theater, and visual design.
Current projects include:
- CAT and PIG, a children’s book series about friendship and adventure
- One Flew Over the Conservative’s Nest, an ongoing memoir project
- Not Much to Write About, a work-in-progress novel set in southwest Virginia
- Clean Dry Socks, a stage play inspired by his grandfather’s World War I diary
With more than four decades of creative experience, Michael’s work blends humor, storytelling, Appalachian roots, and the occasional hard-earned lesson from life refusing to cooperate with the schedule.
This site is home to his writing, artwork, design portfolio, publications, and current projects.
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From Not Much to Write About
I’ve always dreamed of writing the great American novel, but I never knew if I could drink enough bourbon to be the southern author I wanted to be.
Still, I figure a man has to try.
So, I’m sitting here on the back porch of the family home getting distracted looking out over the creek…