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Michael Perry
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Perry, Michael 1964–
PERSONAL: Born 1964; married. Education:University of Wisconsin—Eau Clare, B.S., 1987.
ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, Perennial/HarperCollins, 10 E. 53rd St., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10022. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER: Writer, essayist, musician, registered nurse, emergency medical technician, and volunteer firefighter. Has worked as a cowboy in Wyoming, heavy-machinery operator, truck driver, humorist, proofreader, physical therapy aide, surgeon's assistant, actor in commercials, country music roadie, operator for a suicide hotline, and character actor.
WRITINGS:
Handbook for Freelance Writing, NTC Business Books (Lincolnwood, IL), 1998.
Population: 485: Meeting Your Neighbors One Siren at a Time (biography), HarperCollins (New York, NY), 2002.
Off Main Street: Barnstormers, Prophets, and Gatemouth's Gator (travel essays), Perennial (New York, NY), 2005.
Contributor to periodicals, including Esquire, Newsweek, Utne Reader, Cowboy, Outside, Men's Health, Salon.com, New York Times Magazine, and Backpacker.
WORK IN PROGR American author Michael Perry (born December 16, 1964) is an American author, born and raised in New Auburn, Wisconsin. After spending his childhood on a small Midwesterndairy farm, Perry put himself through nursing school while working on a ranch in Wyoming, and subsequently worked as a nurse and an emergency medical technician.[1] He lives with his wife and two daughters in rural Wisconsin; in addition to writing, Perry maintains a farm, raising chickens and formerly pigs.[2] Perry hosts the nationally syndicated Tent Show Radio, performs as a humorist, and tours with his band, the Long Beds. His memoirs include Population 485, Truck: A Love Story, Coop,[1] and Visiting Tom. His book exploring the work of the French philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne, Montaigne in Barn Boots, was published in 2017. He had developed an interest in Montaigne's work while recuperating from a kidney stone, when he did research into his condition and saw references to Montaigne, who also suffered from th
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