Mike McClelland
Current Vocation: Writer
Before becoming a writer, I worked as a gravedigger, wedding singer, antique salesman, and as a marketing strategy director for clients like Toyota, MillerCoors, and Buffalo Wild Wings. Like Sharon Stone and the zipper, I am originally from Meadville, Pennsylvania. I have lived on five different continents but now resides in Georgia with my husband, our two sons, and a menagerie of rescue dogs. I am the author of the short fiction collection Gay Zoo Day (Beautiful Dreamer Press, 2017), which won the Independent Book Publishers Association's Silver Benjamin Franklin Award for LGBT Literature, and I'm a student in UGA's Creative Writing PhD program. I'm also a graduate of Allegheny College, the London School of Economics, and the MFA Program at Georgia College. I also love running, video games, and going to the movies.
Interests and Accomplishments
- I am a trained opera singer and has performed across the United States and in the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, and Hong Kong.
- I am an avid video game player.
- I try to run at least one marathon a year.
- I am the world's biggest Serena Williams fan.
Top 5 Films
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Suspiria (Dario Argento)
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Alien (Ridley Scott)
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Halloween (John Carpenter)
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The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming)
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Beauty and the Beast (Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise)
Top 5 Books
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Circe (Madeline Miller)
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The Historian (Elizabeth Kostova)
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Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell (Susanna Clarke)
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The Lord of the Rings trilogy (J.R.R. Tolkien)
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The Kinsey Millhone series (Sue Grafton)
Top 5 Songs
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On Your Way Home (Patty Loveless)
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Telephone (Lady Gaga and Beyoncé)
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Starships (Nicki Minaj)
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To Love You More (Celine Dion)
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Still the One (Shania Twain)