It’s me!

So, I’m Michael Phillips, and I’ll be honest, I’m nobody spectacular. I’m a writer, avid reader, movie whore, disco goddess. I’m constantly dissatisfied, restless, yet generally optimistic, in a dark sort of way. Does that make any sense? Possibly not, but we’ve only just started. I have a whole week to make sense.

I mostly write short fiction, and I have a blog at lithiumcreations.com. The blog is pretty much a live memoir, a completely honest record of, well, me. I write about whatever’s in my head, dark things, amusing things, frivolous things. The blog is always true, grammatically correct and typo-free.

The written word is really important to me, in fact, I communicate absolutely everything in writing. See, I have Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Basically, my muscles are pretty useless. I don’t walk, I don’t sit up, I eat through a tube in my stomach, I don’t breathe without a machine. I run everything on my computer with my thumb, a switch and some assistive software.

Two years ago I choked on some pineapple juice while watching Dexter, passed out, died for a bit and woke up two weeks later with a tube in my throat. Aside from a few experiments, I haven’t “spoken” since. Writing, for me, is a passion and a necessity.

I’ll be here for awhile, writing about the various things that pop into my mind, some of which might even be interesting. I mean, I go to goth clubs wearing a shiny black shirt, and I died once. I’m bound to have a good story or two. Right?

Okay, I think that is enough for now, we have plenty of time.

6 comments on “It’s me!

  1. Hi Michael! Looking forward to your entries. SMA sounds awful but thankfully you can still write.

  2. Charles: Oh, SMA’s not awful per se, but it definitely makes life different.

  3. Hey Michael, looking forward to reading more of your posts!

    There’ve been times during the most recent season of Dexter where I wished I’d passed out…

  4. Alex: I tend to think I choked BECAUSE of Dexter.

  5. jana gundy says:

    Michael, I’ve been following the articles about you and the show on HBO that did a piece about you as well. My son, Kyle, has sma type 1 and is now 4. You are truly an inspiration. Thank you!

  6. Elena says:

    I think everyone is an inspiration in their own way. I look forward to reading more from you Mike. So many people have a disability and overcome some of the obstacles that come their way. It’s great to read your stuff and all you are doing in your life.

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