Michael is a husband, father, and high school English teacher. And at the base of his being, beneath the flint that sparks his life, is the soul of a writer.
Michael grew up in Brooklyn, NY where he created memories with his family and enjoyed the city to its fullest. After building a family of his own, he made the difficult decision to leave the city and move to Texas.
Michael’s love for sci-fi, Biggie Smalls, and his family is large and he dreams of being a best selling author one day.
“…The minute I could start reading, I was reading fiction. The minute I could start writing, I was writing stories. I honestly can't tell you why. Maybe it was just my way of making sense of the world. A lot of creatives were born sensitive, were born with that exposed nerve to the world. I think we're just naturally drawn towards trying to make sense of the world…”
“…I was in the military. 20 years old, I joined the military. I got to see the world. I got to go to different countries, different parts of the U.S. I think breaking those borders while I was younger helped expose me to other parts of other ways of living, other places where you can call home. I think maybe in the back of my head, there was always a part of me that felt that maybe New York isn't forever…”
“…These neighborhoods are expanding. People are moving. The future of cities changes. I would like to think it's a lot more, I don't know, I can't think of a utopian vision right now. But I definitely have hope for humanity. I think cities will become this melting pot that produces some of the best ideas that we can come up with for our societies…”
Michael Maceira. Leaving New York City After Thirty-Five Years.