Michael Colbert

Portland

Freelance Writer at Freelance

Words in @esquire, @nylonmag, @BostonGlobe, @onestorymag, @nytimes. EIC @rejoindermag. He/him. rep’d @aevitascreative

Articles

Brown University's Queer Pulp Novel Collection Celebrates Hidden Histories

2 weeks ago | rimonthly.com | Michael Colbert

Lights out, Little Hustler. Satin Chaps. Daddy Stud. While this may sound like Saturday night at The Eagle, you’ll find all of this at Brown University’s John Hay Library. Printed on cheap paper and small enough to hide in your back pocket, gay pulp novels boomed in the early to mid-1900s, reaching readers at a time when queer stories were hardly mainstream.
La Dolce Vita in Milan: A Stylish Friends Getaway

1 month ago | organicspamagazine.com | Michael Colbert

While Milan has always been a global fashion capital, the last few years have delivered the city a special moment. The 2015 World Expo attracted an influx of investment and international interest, which has only grown since Italy’s second city was named host of the 2026 Winter Olympics. While the city may have once been a sleepy northern Italian hub for businessmen and Armani aficionados, Milan today is one of Europe’s preeminent destinations.
The Look: Presidential Half-Zip from Untouched World

2 months ago | azureroad.io | Michael Colbert

Waste ManagementCertificationsWildlife EcosystemsThe Azure Road TakeWhen you visit Untouched World’s website, one of the first things you might notice is a photo of Barack Obama. Seated at the Resolute Desk, he smiles as he makes his Thanksgiving Day calls, a navy half-zip breathing open off his collarbones. For years, I wouldn’t have considered wearing a half-zip. It evoked images of après-ski dads or Kendall Roy on the weekend.
In her sixth novel, J. Courtney Sullivan bears witness to the lives of women

2 months ago | pressherald.com | Michael Colbert

In her heavily researched sixth novel, J. Courtney Sullivan brings kaleidoscopic focus to a quaint and dreamy fictionalized version of Ogunquit. Jane, a research librarian at Harvard’s Schlesinger Library, returns home to Awadapquit after the careful equilibrium she’s calibrated throughout her life comes undone: She’s been placed on leave at work, she and her husband have separated, and her mother recently passed away.
An Eco-Conscious Home on Owls Head

Feb 13, 2025 | decormaine.com | Michael Colbert |Miranda Valentine

When lightning struck a patch of land on Owls Head, a “Scandinavian Wonderland” was born. “The soil that resulted from the burn is both rich and quite acidic,” said Andrew Frederick, founder of carbon-capture design build firm, Croft.
A Woman and a Blob Walk Into a Bar. Author Maggie Su Can Tell You the Rest.

Jan 28, 2025 | interviewmagazine.com | Michael Colbert |Jake Nevins

Vi, the protagonist of Maggie Su’s debut novel, Blob, lives a subterranean life. She stumbles out of her basement apartment and reports to work at a hotel, late and unkempt. Since her last relationship ended, she pines for love but pushes people away. So when she encounters a gelatinous blob, “the size of a dinner plate,” outside a bar one night, Vi sees an opportunity: craft the ideal boyfriend without any of the baggage.
A Woman and a Blob Walk Into a Bar.

Jan 28, 2025 | asianamericans.einnews.com | Michael Colbert |Jake Nevins

Photo courtesy of Maggie Su.Vi, the protagonist of Maggie Su’s debut novel, Blob, lives a subterranean life. She stumbles out of her basement apartment and reports to work at a hotel, late and unkempt. Since her last relationship ended, she pines for love but pushes people away. So when she encounters a gelatinous blob, “the size of a dinner plate,” outside a bar one night, Vi sees an opportunity: craft the ideal boyfriend without any of the baggage.
Fantoy Comics Presents - THINGS TO COME 2025 pt 4

Jan 23, 2025 | fanboynation.com | WB Games |Michael Colbert

Born to a hot dog themed performance artist and an animated extra from Scooby Doo, Michael Colbert had a typical life till, as a kid, he started reading comics and discovered Star Wars and Doctor Who. After that any hope for a normal life went out the window.
Fantoy Comics Presents: Multiverse Holiday Classics pt 3

Dec 20, 2024 | fanboynation.com | WB Games |Michael Colbert

Born to a hot dog themed performance artist and an animated extra from Scooby Doo, Michael Colbert had a typical life till, as a kid, he started reading comics and discovered Star Wars and Doctor Who. After that any hope for a normal life went out the window.
Jenny Slate on the Other Side of Postpartum Depression, and Letting Go of Shame

Oct 17, 2024 | vanityfair.com | Michael Colbert

“Have you any experience with patients who suddenly understood something,” writes Jenny Slate in her new essay collection, Lifeform (Little, Brown), “and then even though they had other things to do, they could not stop fixating on that new understanding?”“You can be asleep in a stone for so long, and so much can happen without your consent, and so much can happen because you are awake in the stone but afraid to even make a peep,” she continues.