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Mike Chen

Mike Chen
Mike Chen is a lifelong writer, from crafting fan fiction as a child to somehow getting paid for words as an adult. He has contributed to major geek websites (The Mary Sue, The Portalist, Tor) and covered the NHL for mainstream media outlets. A member of SFWA and Codex Writers, Mike lives in the Bay Area, where he can be found playing video games and watching Doctor Who with his wife, daughter, and rescue animals. His next novel, Light Years from Home, releases on January 25, 2021. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram: @mikechenwriter


How Modern Storytelling Uses Aliens to Talk About Humanity

Mike Chen on the Power of Allegory in Science Fiction
January 27, 2022  By Mike Chen
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