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Michael Estrin

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in Los Angeles, The United States

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Crime, Humor and Comedy

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My first novel, Murder and Other Distractions (2012), tells the story of a bored clickbait writer who becomes entangled in a bizarro double-homicide. My short stories have appeared at Akashic.com and Out of the Gutter. My creative nonfiction has appeared in Narratively, Vox, and Tablet. Like the ashes of a Viking warrior dispatched to Valhalla, my journalism is scattered all over the Web.

I live in Los Angeles with my wife, Christina, and our dog, Mortimer. Pro tip: never name your pet after a villain from an ‘80s Eddie Murphy comedy. You've been warned. ...more

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2025 for the Wins

If you’re new to Situation Normal, welcome to this newsletter’s (mostly) annual tradition of celebrating wins. We celebrated our wins in 2020 — a year built for losing, if ever there was one. We did it the following year, too. I think we skipped 2022, or maybe I just blocked out that year. I’m certain we did it in 2023 and 2024, and I’m positive we’re doing it again this year.

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	Murder and Other Distractions 3.48 avg rating — 95 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ride/Share: Micro Stories of Soul, Wit and Wisdom from the Backseat 4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Safe for Work (Porn Valley Mystery, #1) 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Safe for Work 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ornamental Alphabets by Raymond Cohn, Michael Estrin (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1955	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cómo divertirse en un día de lluvia 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2,000 DESIGNS, FORMS AND ORNAMENTS, AN ALBUM THAT REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE RANGE OF ORNAMENT FROM PREHISTORIIC TIMES UNTIL THE PRESENT. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Treasury of Hobbies and Crafts: Introduce You to the Fun and How-to-do-it Procedure of the Most Popular Hobbies and Handicrafts 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	101 Ornamental Alphabets by Raymond Cohn, Michael Estrin (Goodreads Author) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Michael Estrin wrote a new blog post 2025 for the Wins If you’re new to Situation Normal, welcome to this newsletter’s (mostly) annual tradition of celebrating wins. We celebrated our wins in 2020 — a year Read more of this blog post »
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