Episode #296: New free-to-all episode of Voice Mail in which: 1) Otherwise very (very) athletic nephew meets his match on plastic sled, 2) Older writer shows the kids how it’s whoops and, 3) a remembrance of Jerry Apps. open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

Gotta keep up to speed on all apocalyptic possibilities. Congratulations to my friend @benjaminpercy.bsky.social on this newsprint novella, a story that literally unfolds. As the son of a paper mill worker, I approve.

Little book is finding its way. (#25 Business Mentoring & Coaching) sneezingcow.com/product/impr...

Going live 11:10am CT www.wpr.org/shows/larry-...

WE'LL DO IT LIVE!!!

When you want that hand-ground coffee bean flavor but a tad faster.

POP STAR, BABY! Writer on the road. To book Mike visit SneezingCow.com booking page: sneezingcow.com/book-mike/

On the road again, packing long johns. Book Mike: sneezingcow.com/book-mike/

Wednesday, December 10, 2025: Michael Perry joins THE CULTURE BUZZ with John Busbee today at 12:40 PM CT. If you are in the Iowa area you can listen on KFMG-LP 98.9 FM. For those out of ear shot of their radio, the interview will be streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org.

New music and GO PACK GO!

From Mike: I’ve been talking with Peter Anthony Holder since the Population 485 days. He’s up there in Canada.

Adjusting the thermostat, cheesehead style.

Wrote about Hollywood and firefighters and farmers and parrots and sixty-'leven other things including why it's still a hay wagon even when it's stacked with straw, also the hope and power of veracity, thank you Panoptica for publishing it. www.panoptica.ai/baling-in-am...

Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 291. This one’s available to free and paid subscribers alike. Link to the episode in the comments. Forward! Mike

I had returned from L.A. and was stacking bales on a hay wagon being pulled through a rural Wisconsin field by my recently widowed father when... (Self-conscious about one of the quotes in here, but sometimes Midwestern nice don't get it done.) www.panoptica.ai/baling-in-am...

...and after I said it would never happen... (also #Montaigne) Episode #291: Cats in the Office open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

Once I was backstage with a friend whose friend was playing drums for Elvis Costello and Billy Bob Thornton's band was the opener. Billy and I talked and and he gave me his guitar pick and the next morning he announced he was getting divorced from Angelina Jolie but I had nothing to do with that.

It’s real! The first issue of The End Times started showing up in mailboxes today. For a limited time, you can still subscribe: badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...

A few weeks back, Mike joined The Passion Pod, an inspirational storytelling experience featuring unique guests that are also pursuing careers based on their passions hosted by Chris Johnson in Eau Claire, WI. You can watch or listen to the episode. Links in the comments.

From Mike: Not only did Andy Andrews and I talk about the new book, but we revealed how the new book came about only because Andy and I were stranded at sea. Very dramatic. Listen to Mike visit with his friend and fishing partner, Andy Andrews as a guest on The Professional Noticer.

Nurses, cowboys...writer? www.tiktok.com/@sneezingcow...

I mean, nursing school was fine, and the writing thing is nice, but clearly I coulda scored a full ride to engineering school.

Always good to visit with Andy...and this time we have a fish story. (A fish. As in, One. Single. Fish.)

Improbable mentors now available in audiobook format. sneezingcow.com/product/impr...

Turning down Oprah? You won’t hear many interviews with Mike as far-ranging as this one: Michael Perry Joins Jim O’Shaughnessy on his Infinite Loops podcast. Video and audio links in the comments.

New Mailchimp about an "improbable" new book. mailchi.mp/b8c80e413540... Want to find out when Mike has a new title or is speaking in near you? Feel free to join the mailing list: sneezingcow.com/mailinglist/

This is Ben. Ben's mom gets him books. Between these two titles, he will thrive whatever his future may hold. shop.wisconsinhistory.org/chainsaw-love sneezingcow.com/product/impr...

Respectfully [REDACTED], while my blood pressure recovers and I acknowledge my cushioned privilege: I don't want a "customer experience." I want customer SERVICE. Oh, believe me, I'm having a customer EXPERIENCE.

Man, we covered a lot of new ground in this one. And from now on my rider will insist I be given gold-plated headphones. youtu.be/dBUHYO2Egjg?...

Thanks to Tim Iseler for having me on his podcast "The Thing We Never Talk About" share.transistor.fm/s/75eab616 New book "Improbable Mentors" is here: sneezingcow.com/product/impr...

Mike Joins The SHARKFARMER Podcast Better known by his digital alias, The SharkFarmer, Rob Sharkey is an grain farmer, owner of a whitetail deer hunting outfitter, podcast & radio show host, and host of multiple TV shows on RFD-TV & PBS. You can stream the episode HERE: tinyurl.com/f8zecjps

Episode #285: Mike’s New Book, and… …the story of the cover. Howdy folks: Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 285. This one’s available to free and paid subscribers alike. Click here to listen: michaelperry.substack.com/p/episode-28... Forward! Mike

New book! ImprobableMentors.com

New one. sneezingcow.com/product/impr...

Somewhere in some decrepit computer's cryptolocked file there sits an email... sneezingcow.com/2025/10/02/n...

This was a blast. Just two farm-raised knuckleheads shootin' the breeze. Thank you for having me on. sharkfarmer.com/podcast/h9m2...

If you're a fan of the Rockford Files (or International pickup trucks) you might enjoy this free episode of Michael Perry's Voice Mail. open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...

Looks good...until you realize you're still haven't packed the bass...the keys...the lead guitar... Wait, THE DRUMS?!?!?!?

Thanks to those who subscribe!

Stacked some.

Hey pals, just a note that there are still a few copies of my Northern nonfiction story collection, NO SLEEP 'TIL FAIRBANKS, available in person or online from the delightful Porch Light Books in Edmonton! And now, I am going to close my laptop and go ride my bike.

Howdy Folks: If you missed Michael Perry’s “Truck” on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Chapter a Day,” you can listen to all the episodes here until August 22, 2025:  www.wpr.org/shows/chapte...

Tucson, 2018. Soft-handed bald dude in cheap reading glasses trying to make some sort of point. In the distance, you hear the loggers giggle.

Howdy folks: Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 275. This one’s available to free and paid subscribers alike. Go here to listen: michaelperry.substack.com/p/episode-27...

There was great spirit at the New Auburn All-School Reunion and sesquicentennial celebration. It was also good to see my classmate Dixie (of Klemish Creamery) although as ever, we had to dance around the delicate subject of her beating me in the sixth grade spelling bee. (Thanks Brenda C for pics)

Mon 7/28 – Fri 8/15 Jim Fleming will read for a half hour from Michael Perry's “Truck” each weekday on Wisconsin Public Radio. When: WPR Music at 7pm (CT) WPR News at 9:30pm (CT) Your local station can be found here: tinyurl.com/3t6rvsej If you miss it, you can listen here: tinyurl.com/4m3afdx7

This summer, two world record holding canoes went head to head in the Mississippi River 145: frankbures.com/2025/07/08/g...

I’m lucky enough to work with many multi-talented folks, including my manager Ben, a terrific musician who’s just released a new single. For a list of all digital platforms where you can listen to it, click here: ffm.to/zoj5pax

Some of the best moments are backstage just before you go out there. Photo by Lee Butterworth.

The secret muscle-building technique the experts won’t share—but I will! youtube.com/shorts/_enT2...