After serving in the Navy, Michael Edwards and his wife Joanelle attended college. Michael started out in Journalism to become a writer but switched to Biology. After ten years of doing Biology research, Michael switched to computer programming and factory automation. During that entire time, Michael maintained a love of writing and produced company newsletters, training material, and manuals.
While working, he wrote a humorous story called Out Of Control about a new processing plant from the Controls Engineer's viewpoint. He also wrote I Am From Idaho, a compilation of stories about growing up in Idaho. After retiring, Michael wrote his first full-length novel, a mystery/thriller called In The Shadow of Spirit Mountain. He is working on additional stories in the series.
Michael has published several humorous essays published in the IDAHO magazine. Before the pandemic, Michael maintained a website called We Americans, where he posted over 200 articles: humor, opinions, self-help, and inspirational. Michael lives with his wife, two dogs, and a cat or two in Meridian, Idaho.