Michael Pogach: Slip

MICHAEL POGACH (he/him) is the author of the award-nominated Rafael Ward series: The Spider in the Laurel (2018 Kindle Book Award finalist), The Long Oblivion (2019 Kindle Book Award semi-finalist), The Tyrant Gods, and The Hidden Empire, as well as the chapbook Zero to Sixty. I (Abigail Michelini, Poetry Editor at ORP) had the privilege of speaking with Michael in September 2022 about his newest book, Slip. In the interview below, Michael shares with us his process of finding his way through the “swamp of writing” and the ways in which his characters both reflect his life and surprise him with their demands.

Slip will be released November 1, 2022, but ORP readers can find the first chapter of Slip here.

At ORP, part of our mission is to feature new and emerging voices. As an established author, Michael recommends checking out emerging writer/director Brenna Web. She is best known for her directorial debut Let’s Do Drugs (2020). Her YouTube channel can be found here.

Michael Pogach is the author SLIP (2022, from Crossroad Press) as well as the award-nominated Rafael Ward series: THE SPIDER IN THE LAUREL (2018 Kindle Book Award finalist), THE LONG OBLIVION, THE TYRANT GODS, and THE HIDDEN EMPIRE. His short stories can be found in anthologies such as Blackest Spells and Tales from the Combat Zone.