Michael Allen Rose

MICHAEL ALLEN ROSE IS AN AUTHOR, MUSICIAN, AND PERFORMANCE ARTIST BASED IN CHICAGO, IL.

His published books include The Indifference of Heaven, Embry: Hard Boiled, Party Wolves In My Skull, and Boiled Americans. Having studied theatre in the frozen wastes of North Dakota, Michael’s plays have been produced in major cities such as New York, Chicago, and Portland. He has hosted the Ultimate Bizarro Showdown at BizarroCon each year, spent time in the conservatory program at Chicago's famed Second City, and taken the stage as a burlesque performer. He releases industrial and experimental music under the pseudonym Flood Damage. His short stories can be found in such publications and anthologies as The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction, Forbidden Futures, Tales From The Crust, Bizarro Bizarro, and Mighty In Sorrow: A Literary Tribute to David Tibet. He really likes cats, and enjoys fine teas.