Michael Estrin grew up in Los Angeles, fled, and returned.<br><br>His short stories have appeared at Akashic and Out of the Gutter. His creative nonfiction has been published by Narratively, Vox, and Tablet. Like the ashes of a Viking warrior dispatched to Valhalla, Michael's journalism is scattered all over the Web.<br><br>Murder and Other Distractions is his first novel. Ride/Share, a collection of micro stories, is a work of creative nonfiction.<br><br>Michael lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Christina, and their dog, Mortimer.<br><br>To learn more about Michael and to hear about upcoming projects, please visit www.slackernoir.com