MacTiernan’’s Bottle

Michael Hopping lives near Asheville, North Carolina. In a former life he was a practicing psychiatrist and medical director for a community mental health center. In search of less industrialized approaches to coping with today’s world, he eventually left the field. His short fiction and creative nonfiction have appeared in Spoiled Ink, The Great Smokies Review, fresh, and the Mad Hatters’ Review blog. A novel, Meet Me In Paradise, was published in 2007. Since 2003 Michael has also been an investigative reporter, features writer, and occasional commentator for Asheville’s alternative monthly newspaper, The Indie. His website is www.michaelhopping.com.