“Kick at the darkness till it bleeds daylight.”
When I start my writing at 6am, it is still dark outside, and I think of this quote from Bruce Cockburn … It’s what drives my story along, and propels my characters and storyline forward.
Welcome to My World...
A world where nothing is as it seems. Double dealings and death are everywhere. There are more questions than answers. Ruthlessness holds the same currency as tact. Where everyone has an alias, and friends turn into foes. It’s a world where mystery thrills and thrillers hold mystery. It’s the world I write about.
The story of
Michael Pinkus
Michael Pinkus was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Had a brief career in radio broadcasting, before becoming an award winning wine and travel journalist, which he has done for the past 20+ years. An associate member of the Crime Writers of Canada, Alumni of Pocket MFA, and a veteran podcaster of both wine and writing.
Most early-mornings you can find Michael huddled at his little table writing until the sun comes up.
Short Stories
The stories are short, the ideas are not. They don’t always follow my ethos. Not all are mysteries or thrillers. Some are comedic, others dramatic. Some are science, all are fiction.
Tick Tick Boom
Two bombs are thrown over the fence at a US Navy Yard – can George and Carl defuse them in time?
(995 words)
Bob’s Musical Journey
What if your superpower could get you killed?
(1989 words)
Doug’s Victory
Doug is prepared to lose, but winning comes with its own peril.
(499 words)
Good Golly Gertrude
Two teens stubble upon, and into, an old navy barracks, where ghostly voices from the past attempt to stop them poking around.
(857 words)
Discover the magical journey
While sometimes overstated in movies and on TV, writing can be a journey; magical might be an overstatement. It’s a job. A desk, a pen, a keyboard.
Thoughts turn into ideas which get turned into a plan where everything comes together … sometimes it’s just about grabbing the pieces out of the air and making whole the sum of the parts. There are also times it is unlike any job: the highs and lows, the ebbs and flows. One day you’re up, another you’re down. On top of the world or down on the ground.
On the Two Writers, No Hook podcast, a fellow author/writer and I discuss the various aspects of the writing journey … the good, the bad, and the ugly. Come join us.
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