Featured Interview With Michael Falls
Tell us a little about yourself. Where were you raised? Where do you live now?
I was born in Espanola Ontario Canada, and adopted at an early age, raised in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario but moved to Alberta in my late teens where I currently still reside. I am recently widowed so at present it’s just me and dog Frankie. Since my earliest memories I have had words and ideas running rampant through my mind , often making concentration on other task difficult , as a child I didn’t recognize it either a gift or a talent and i would be well into middle age before putting pen to paper and paper and releasing those words. For the most part I consider what I write to be lyrics, I had to pushed in the poetic direction , granted in some cases , mine especially , not much separates the two and the bulk of my inspiration come from modern Era lyricist such as Kurt Cobain, Mark Lanegan , Jim Morrison and Gary Numan to name a few .I lean toward the darker side of our existence , like a lonesome stroll on a deserted beach in late fall when the lake is still and the water black.
At what age did you realize your fascination with books? When did you start writing?
It started with comic books when I was perhaps 8 years old and eventually matured to novels like Hardy Boys and Tarzan , later into adulthood it would be Stephen King, Dean Kuntz and the Mother of all fantasy , Lord of the Rings. I always imagined myself as a writer and I did periodically approach the idea but I think I lacked the maturity and had yet to experience the things that eventually define my writing, any serious attempts would occur until 2017, they continue til present day.
Who are your favorite authors to read? What is your favorite genre to read. Who Inspires you in your writings?
As stated earlier I do lean more to music and in fact have never really read poetry, I consider Stephen King’s The Stand to be one of our times great literary works, also Twilight Eyes by Dean Kuntz , great reading but don’t inspire my writing, that comes from Nirvana unplugged, Mark Lanegan Bubblegum, Blind Melon Soup, or my all time favorite song since I was 15 years old All Mixed Up by The Cars.
Tell us a little about your latest book?
My latest book , like its predecessor , is a collection of dark and often introspective poetry that although personal still are very relatable to all readers, especially any who’s ever dealt with depression and loss. Hence the title Walking Through The Ruins.
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