Hi, I'm Mike Nelson.

Fiction Author

I'm a retired physician who never thought he'd become a published author. I did so in the form of a crime novel trilogy under the name Michael Deeze and thought I was done. But I'm a proud father too and gladly joined my daughter Isabelle in starting a young adult fantasy series based on our travels when she was a young girl. I'm also a Vietnam veteran and have very much enjoyed this aspect of civilian life. Read More

Books

The Heretic
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It’s here!

On June 17th, The Heretic launched on all sites. Initial feedback has been excellent. It is the third in the Emmett Casey series, and maybe the final one. In the diary entries of Mick Casey, where he details the incredibly harrowing details […]

The Heretic is Coming Soon
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The Heretic is coming soon!

The date for The Heretic is set for June 17th! Finally the third edition of the saga of Emmett Casey. A full life lived and the memories of the past that follow him always. Memories of the lives he’s touched, the lives […]

Corona wakeup call
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Corona wake-up call

During this Corona virus crisis I have done my best to stay informed. I am a well- educated health care professional with more than a couple of degrees, so I’m trying to listen carefully. I have watched the news in increasing frustration […]

Toiler Paper Really
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Toilet Paper? Really?

I’m no longer a young man, but I was one once. I was thinking about all of this foofaraw about toilet paper and supplies. If you’ll humor me I’ll tell you a little story. My father was a tail-gunner during WWII. The […]

Beware the storm
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Beware the storm

January 31, 2020 “I am Talks-with-a-smile, and I am one of the four nations. I am old now, but it was not always so. Because I am old, I have many scars from when I was not so. Because of my scars […]