Michael Ferris

Joined February 2021

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Michael Ferris is a screenwriter, living in Los Angeles.

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Dear Me
Were this a different world, one less absurd/ My first love might have been a maid petite/ With bright eyes, flowing hair and voice so sweet/ The stars themselves hang on her every word.
By Michael Ferris4 years ago in Poets
A Monster's Memories
Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay to mould me man? Did I solicit thee from darkness to promote me? —John Milton, Paradise Lost
By Michael Ferris4 years ago in Fiction
The Daily Apocalypse
It begins with an asteroid, appropriately enough. An all time classic, good enough for the dinosaurs. Multiple asteroids, actually, striking both land and sea, the first one somewhere in Czechoslovakia, for some reason, followed by the Indian Ocean, then— oh, just every damn place, does it matter, really? Massive dust clouds, hurricanes, tsunamis, the works. The human race destroyed. Well, not destroyed entirely, of course, just beaten to within an inch of its life. Everyone ready to close their eyes forever, surrender to the endless night… until, that is, they wake up the next day and find their planet restored. As if the whole global nightmare was some sort of mass hallucination, a product of the collective unconsciousness. Citizens of Earth rejoice. Indescribably grateful for the second chance, they vow to turn their swords into plowshares, their AK-47s into nail guns for use by Habitats for Humanity or something like that.
By Michael Ferris5 years ago in Fiction
Confessions of a Barista
IN RE MARSH V. LONGBOY S.S.C. CASE NO. BD 619 171 I, DEREK HENRY MARSH, am the Respondent in this proceeding. I have personal knowledge of the facts in this case and if called upon could and would competently testify to the following:
By Michael Ferris5 years ago in Criminal