Welcome to SneezingCow.com

(This is a pinned post summarizing the SneezingCow basics…scroll down for newer posts.)

Mike’s latest book (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 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.

Larry Meiller brought his popular Wisconsin Public Radio show to the beautiful Beaver Creek Reserve just a few miles from Mike’s farm, so Mike drove over for a visit on the air. It was sometimes hilarious, sometimes moving discussion. BONUS: Mike honored his late friend Al Ross by doing his “Daddio on the Raddio” bit.

You can listen to the rebroadcast here:

Whether we’re in a cozy jewel box theater in December or a blazing hot field in August, me and them Long Beds have us a time. Thank you to WHYS radio and a field fulla good folks for such a high-octane heartwarmer yesterday. And Billy’s chair…

If you want to catch a Long Beds show, see Mike solo, or hear about a new book release, please join our mailing list: https://sneezingcow.com/mailinglist/

Holey moley, twenty years gone by in a flash, as shown by these two posters! (The band and I are very much looking forward to joining a whole bunch of other bands to play at the WHYS benefit just outside Eau Claire, Wisconsin, August 18, and hope you’ll get your tickets here.)

Howdy Folks:

A few months back, I was an in-studio guest on The Professional Noticer with Andy AndrewsAndy and I are twins (well, or at least odd cousins) who–up until the week we did this interview–had never met. It was fun and meaningful to be able to chat in the same room, face-to-face over his amazing book desk. We discussed mentors, meanderings, and word choices amongst other topics–including my books and recordings, which can be found here.

You can watch, or listen to, the episode on your platform of choice.

• Facebook
• YouTube
• Twitter

You can also find the audio-only version on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and a handful of other places.

Free Episode of Michael Perry’s Voice Mail

Howdy folks:

Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 224. This one’s available to free and paid subscribers alike. Click here to listen.

In this episode a thought about the magic of radio leads me back to revisit a time when I wrote about truckers and trucker radio. And I mention that the band and I are going to play a benefit for a unique local radio station. Join us if yer in the area!

Oh, and a clarification: In today’s episode I mention 1997 and 2007 in a way that might be confusing. The main piece was written in 1997…the 2007 reference pertains to an explanatory addendum in Off Main Street. Either way, time flies like a brakeless truck down Wolf Creek Pass.

Thank you,
Mike