Published books

Heartbreak, Headaches, and Other Modern Conditions
Advice from Miss Fortune, Modern Hearts Magazine, 1958–1961

Welcome to the yellowed pages of Modern Hearts Magazine, America's most questionable source of romantic guidance.

For three glorious years, readers from every corner of the nation poured their troubles into the mailbox of the magazine's resident advice columnist, Miss Fortune. Their letters arrived by the sackful: tales of impossible sweethearts, serial fiancés, chronic complainers, professional excuse-makers, amateur emperors, and men who regarded soap as a hostile political movement.

With wit, wisdom, and only occasional mercy, Miss Fortune answered them all.…

The Pet Owner’s Field Survival Manual is the first fully declassified guide to domestic animal operations, compiled for civilian operators who have survived at least one (1) morning feeding, two (2) unauthorized zoomies, or any incident involving a shredded roll of toilet paper.
Inside these sepia‑toned pages, you’ll find tactical doctrine for navigating the unpredictable behavioral theaters of both the Feline and Canine Divisions. From the silent psychological warfare of cats to the enthusiastic but poorly‑aimed loyalty of dogs, this manual arms you with the checklists, protocols, and sanity‑preservation strategies needed to maintain order in a household where you are technically “in charge” but operationally outranked.…

A hilarious deep dive into the band names that almost were. Music history meets comedy in this fast, fascinating collection.

Keepinnit Reels: Analog Edition blends humor, heart, and analog‑era storytelling into one cozy, crackling collection. A perfect read for anyone who still remembers life with a little static around the edges.

Every iconic role has a shadow history — the actors who auditioned, campaigned, or came heartbreakingly close. Casting Conquests explores those alternate‑universe moments with humor, curiosity, and a deep love for the movies that shaped us. A celebration of what was… and what almost was.

The REAL College Survival Guide cuts through the glossy brochure fantasy and gets straight to the truth: weird roommates, cafeteria roulette, 2 a.m. panic‑studying, and the fine art of pretending you read the syllabus. Sharp, funny, and brutally relatable, it’s the handbook every freshman wishes they had before move‑in day.

First Time I Ever Heard… captures the magic of discovering classic rock albums for the very first time — the sound, the stories, and the moments that turned listeners into lifelong fans.

The Keepinnit Reels: Volume 1 is where the whole analog experiment begins — a mixtape of essays soaked in sepia, memory, and the kind of humor that sneaks up on you like a late‑night radio signal. It’s warm, weird, and unmistakably human, a reminder that slow stories still matter in a fast world.

Poems of People and Place is a collection rooted in the landscapes that shape us and the lives that give those landscapes meaning. These poems move through towns, fields, kitchens, crossroads, and quiet corners—capturing how memory settles into geography and how every person carries a bit of their home in their bones.

New to the Pollickverse? The Complete Michael Pollick Starter Kit hands you the essentials: humor with bite, nostalgia with mileage, and essays that wander into unexpected emotional territory before circling back with a wink. It’s the crash course, the sampler platter, the “so you want to understand this guy” collection — all in one place.