Michael divides his time between writing about the arts and film, and writing fiction. He is a regular contributor to the Artblog, and a member of the Rittenhouse Writers’ Group. Michael collects art, and is the former owner and curator of an art gallery in Old City, Hooloon Art. He attributes his interest in art to his mother, who was a painter. Michael graduated from NYU, the Smith College School for Social Work, and the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He lives in the Fairmount section of Philadelphia.