Michael was born in Fairfax, Virginia during the summer of 1970. He was raised by his parents, Buddy and Polly, at their home in Manassas, Virginia, at the time a small suburb of the Washington, D.C. Metro area. Growing up in a typical middle class neighborhood and school, he began to develop interests in photography, classic automobiles, animals, nature and technology to name just a few.

His career involves working in the technology field, in which he currently has 20 years experience. Michael has worked in various industries during this time, becoming exposed to many different aspects of Information Technology. He currently holds a full-time position working with a local public school system.

Having lived in Virginia his entire life, he currently co-owns a small farm and vineyard in the foothills of the Shenandoah mountains near Winchester. In addition to maintaining the property there and tending to the grape vines, he also fosters his hobby for classic vehicles by spending some of his free time tinkering with a varying fleet of cars.

Another interest of Michael's is fantasy fiction of varying types. In the middle of 2011, he began to write what was to become, over the course of the following months, the novel you see here. Origins of the Curious Wolf  is now available in print and digital formats. Sequel and prequel stories revolving around the world discovered in Origins  are currently in development for future release.