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THE QUICK SUMMARY

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Mike’s two most recent books: Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents and Forty Acres Deep. (Indie booksellers scroll down to lower left for wholesale info). All the other books (including Population 485) and CDs and DVDs and T-shirts and can koozies and whatnots.

The Voice Mail page. (This is the weekly podcast — for free samples, click on the episodes without the miniature padlocks.)

Mike’s ability to spin his 20+ books and wide range of life experiences into humorous and heartfelt live presentations have put him in great demand as a public speaker. In addition to his one-man theater shows, Mike has delivered entertaining keynote addresses at conferences for software companies, hospitals and health care organizations, fire and EMS providers, farming and agricultural groups, national and regional utility cooperatives, business and economic development entities, governmental agencies, mental health organizations, dental hygienists, faith-based organizations, logging conventions, book festivals, MFA programs, libraries, and countless others. If you’re interested in retaining Mike for your event, please contact his booking agent here.

The mailing list signup (explained very specifically). We hope you’ll consider joining; it’s old-fashioned but way more loyal than social media. It’s also the best and most direct way to know when Mike’s got something new or is performing near you.

Upcoming live events.

Road Gear

Deeply grateful for the writing life I wandered into, and I was never cut out to be a real farmer, but few things fill my heart like running childhood roads in road gear after stacking a few hay bales.

A Three Day Tour with The Long Beds

A Three Day Tour with The Long Beds

First things first: The Long Beds and I are gonna hit the road in October and we’d love it if you can join us: October 22 (Stoughton Opera House), 23 (Leona’s, Eau Claire) and 24 (Lucille Tack Center for The Arts, Spencer).A Three Day Tour with The Long Beds

Second, like so many things in life, one day you look up and you’ve got history dating back to long before the days we were playing opera houses and arts centers:

 

Perry’s Voice Mail – Episode #332: Bon Dylan

Perry’s Voice Mail – Episode #332: Bon Dylan

Howdy folks:

Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 332. This one’s available to free and paid subscribers alike. Click this link to listen.

In this episode, I take you behind the scenes to experience the process of writing introductions to a bunch of Bob Dylan songs to be covered by Justin Vernon (some know him as Bon Iver) and then taking a chosen few of them to the stage.

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“Michael Perry’s Voice Mail” is subscription-based but once a month or so there is a free episode. For ease of access we have collected all the free episodes to date in one spot here. Please click on any or all of the links below to listen to any and all of the free episodes. If you enjoy the episodes and would like to listen to the paid episodes for a month free on us, please send an email to [email protected].

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Mike

Photo credits: Graham Tolbert, Zoe Prinds, and Josh Darr.Perry's Voice Mail – Episode #332: Bon Dylan

Michael Perry on The Good Word Podcast with Max Garland

Michael Perry on The Good Word Podcast with Max Garland

“One of the things I’m yearning for when I write is just to share the vast, chromatic experience that we can have if we allow ourselves.” — Michael Perry

Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Good Word Podcast: Wisconsin Writers in Conversation! Hosted by Max Garland, this show strives to engage Wisconsin writers in lively conversations on writing’s unparalleled power to nurture, nourish, and cultivate common ground—one good word at a time. Like, subscribe, spread the word, and give it a listen at the links below.

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-good-word-max-garland-w-michael-perry/id6809791197?i=1000788458494 

Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4rv0NnMXPGkMCz2m9T12OZ?si=s2I4OdI4QM-3dRetCM2CTw&utm_source=copy-link

Michael Perry on The Good Word Podcast with Max Garland