Michael Pendragon

Michael Pendragon is the American poet, fiction writer, editor and publisher.

Life
Pendragon was born and raised in rural southern New Jersey, and several of his short stories reflect his early experiences there. His mother died shortly after his 12th birthday, and his father a little over ten years later.

After graduating high school, he briefly served in the U.S. Navy in Orlando, Florida. He later worked a variety of jobs including salesman, security guard, short order cook, cashier, construction worker, telemarketer, dishwasher, baker, administrative assistant, and assistant editor for a New York City-based publishing company. His diverse background is reflected in the variety of characters and situations found in his works.

At the age of 23 he was severely injured in a head-on collision with a drunk driver. He spent over two years of extensive reconstructive surgery and intensive physical therapy before his recovery was complete. He still has a scar on his left cheek from his injuries at that time. Both the accident and the early deaths of his parents may have played into the morbid tone of many of his works.

Pendragon's short stories and poems have been published in over 100 publications, including: Edgar: Digested Work, Fantasque, Ocular, The Dream Zone, Event Horizon, Pluto's Orchard, The Romantics Quarterly, The Catbird Seat, The Blue Lady, The Roswell Literary Review, Frisson, Voyage, Mindmares, Nasty Piece of Work, Monomyth, The Raintown Review, Enigmatic Tales, Morbid Curiosity, Lovecraft's Mystery Magazine, Terror Tales, Tales of the Grotesque & Arabesque, Lovecraft's Mystery Magazine, and Masque Noir.