The Fogcast Episode 50: Suspense and Survival on the Golden Road w/ Michael Wright

In this episode of The Fogcast, reverend Redbeard sits down with Maine author Michael Lowell Wright to reflect on the first year of his breakout novel The Golden Road — a book that climbed to #1 on Amazon Mystery and earned repeated Best Seller placement on Audible. Michael shares how his years working in mills, logging, and public service shaped the realism and moral pressure in his writing, and how his work in the mental health field continues to influence his understanding of authority, responsibility, and resilience.

Together, we explore the dark folklore of Maine, the psychological edge of survival, and the ways isolation and endurance carve themselves into the stories born from this place. Michael also discusses his nonprofit work, community advocacy, and the lived experiences that inform both his fiction and his public service.

A conversation about craft, responsibility, and the haunting beauty of Maine’s wilderness.

Find Michael's work here https://wheremaineturnsdark.com/

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