Utopia - my new comedy western novel
Escape to the Queer Frontier!
In 1856, a gay gunslinger, a lesbian doctor disguised as a man, a boy pulp fiction writer, and a wanna be assassin become mismatched colleagues in search of the fabled town of "Utopia."
Along the way they hold Presbyterians hostage, ride a tornado with a Mormon wagon train, rob an offbeat stagecoach, and join the spirited citizens of Utopia in a war against the evil clan of the Wunderfahrt Ranch.
Can our heroes find love and win a battle for their very survival?
Utopia available now - ebook and paperback.
Or on the physical bookshelves of Book Soup on Sunset Blvd in West Hollywood.
Mike talks with John Parker on the Gaily Show 9/12/25 on AM950 in Minneapolis about "Utopia" and his work.
Mike chats with Wayne Goodman on Queer Words podcast 9/16/25 about writing and "Utopia."
Mike is interviewed on the Wrote Podcast 3.20.26.
Out on the Edge: America's Rebel Comics
Editor and a contributor for the nonfiction anthology, "Out On The Edge: America's Rebel Comics" (Alyson Books, 2008)
Read about my work and The Gay Mafia. Included are interviews with, and stories by 38 additional queer comedy voices. Available on Amazon or
contact me to purchase a signed new copy through direct sale on this website or eBay. ($30.)
Recently acquired by the Smithsonian Library.
Viral - The Story of the Milkshake Girl
What is it like to become an overnight viral video star? Sixteen-year-olds become moguls and moguls fetch coffee in the dark comedy suspense thriller VIRAL - The Story of the Milkshake Girl.
June 2012
Author of "Viral - The Story of the Milkshake Girl"
Comedy suspense novel.
eBook or paperback.
Recent Verified Purchase Reviews:
"...Mike Player's stellar sense of humor roams through the story ranging from slapstick to the subtlest of satire and holds it all together. I loved this book!" - Mark50 9/26/25 B&N.
"I really enjoyed this dark, dank look at viral videos and the lives they hurt or help. I loved these characters and ...it's hard to put down." Maureen H. 9/23/24 Amazon.
Hyperloop To Hell
Hyperloop To Hell
America’s first hyperloop and its passengers must be saved from total annihilation in this take-down spoof of disaster thrillers!
June 2023
Author of "Hyperloop To Hell."
Comedy suspense novel. Links to all retailers - eBook or paperback.
Two of my sci fi short stories were published in the Summer 2024 issue of Altered Reality Magazine.
“Space Alarm!" - A security officer on Proxima B answers a domestic dispute with unexpected consequences.
“The Mission” - An astronaut on a religious colonization mission falls in love with the only other man onboard, and must make a shocking decision.
Out now
in Savage Planets Magazine:
"Tell Me A Story"
- Strange stories told on a front porch
lead to the strangest story of all.
NEW! Sci Fi Horror
Short Story
Available now (May 2026)
"Cold Mornings"
Do we really live forever?
A scientist takes the ultimate risk to find out.
Out now
in Bewildering Stories:
"Super Bug"
- On Saturn's moon, Titan, the march of evolution
takes a shocking turn.
The Amazon Jungle
Rajasthan
The Pot Festival in Kathmandu
Lewis Black reads my rant
When you have to vent, who better than Lewis Black from the Daily Show to read your rant? NSFW (90 sec.)
At the Orpheum Theater, LA 8.23.25
on Lewis' final tour "Goodbye Yeller Brick Road."