WRITING — MICHAEL JAMES TAPSCOTT

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Hercules Stavropoulos woke in a cool puddle of drool that clung to his cheek, his face pressed against the mattress on the floor. It felt like someone had kicked him in the head, and while he…

Journalism

48 HILLS

In Kensington, a small-town orchestra survives as civic triumph

2026

BERKELEYSIDE

Live music is just what the doctor ordered at this downtown Berkeley bar

2026

Fiction

LIT NERDS

Red Yarn

MARYLAND LITERARY REVIEW

Dirty Durian

2026

THE GREEN HILLS LITERARY LANTERN

Rotavi Marina

2025

THE PIKER PRESS

Terrestrial Paradise

2025

COMMUTER LIT

The Engineer

2025

2026

100 SUBTEXTS

The Last Invitation

2025

STIRRING: A LITERARY COLLECTION

The Diesel Mercedes

2024

FREEDOM FICTION JOURNAL

Discoman

2024

Featured Story

Journalism

In Kensington, a small-town orchestra survives as civic triumph

Live music is just what the doctor ordered at this downtown Berkeley bar

Fiction

Red Yarn

Dirty Durian

Rotavi Marina

Terrestrial Paradise

The Engineer

The Last Invitation

The Diesel Mercedes

Discoman

Michael James Tapscott is a San Francisco Bay Area based musician and writer. Since 2004 he has been recording and performing under many names. His works of journalism and fiction have appeared in many places.

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