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Michael Graff is a freelance writer.\\xa0His work has appeared in \\xa0in The Guardian, Garden & Gun,\\xa0POLITICO,\\xa0SUCCESS,\\xa0Washingtonian,\\xa0Our State,\\xa0Southwest: The Magazine, and SB Nation Longform. He writes a monthly column for the back page of Charlotte magazine, where he served as editor from 2013 to 2017.\\xa0Previously, Michael served as a senior editor and writer at Our State magazine, and as the Sunday enterprise writer and a sports writer at the Fayetteville Observer.\\xa0He has received multiple notable selections in Best American Sports Writing\\xa0and Best American Essays.\\xa0Michael earned a bachelor\'s degree in English from High Point University.

This episode is perfect for anyone interested in freelance writing,\\xa0storytelling, life, death and love.\\xa0

IN THIS EPISODE

• Michael explains what he does and how he thinks of his work.
• He shares the most profound essay he has written.\\xa0
• He reveals the question that drives most of his writing.
• He considers the topic that all his writing explores.
• Michael tells a story about his father.
• He shares what to do with this life.
• He describes how he goes about his work as a story teller.
• He explains why reporting is far more interesting to him than writing.
• Michael discusses how being an editor informs his work as a writer.
• He shares how an editor changed his life as an editor and writer.\\xa0
• He talks about why he tells stories and what moment he tries to find in his writing.
• He answers whether he writes for an audience or for himself.
• Michael explains quotes from writers and photographers about his work.
• He identifies what he is intense about and what he believes in.
• He answers whether success is on his mind and whether he feels successful.
• He talks about his childhood and how it informs who he is today.
• Michael reveals the most freeing thing he has encountered.
• He addresses whether he wants to be considered a great Southern story teller.
• He shares the story he wants told about him.

plus Mark Peres\' Personal Word Essay: Memory and Love

To learn more, visit On Life and Meaning