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You’ve landed on the website for writer, journalist, and writing consultant Michael N. McGregor, author of Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax, The Last Grand Tour (forthcoming January 2025), and An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active Life (forthcoming May 2025).

For news on my current projects, writing tips, recent photographs, and thoughts on various aspects of life–check out my latest Blog entries.

For a quick overview of my writing and life, click on A Little About Me…

To learn more about Pure Act, click on Book. (If you want to know more about the book’s subject, go to RobertLax.com).

For information on my forthcoming books, The Last Grand Tour (a novel) and An Island to Myself: The Place of Solitude in an Active Life (nonfiction), click on New Books on the Way!

If you’re interested in reading some of my other published writings or listening to interviews with me click on Selected Publications and Interviews.

And if you’d like to see what recognition my writing has received, click on Honors and Awards.

My other website is WritingtheNorthwest.com. Just click on the website name to find essays, articles, and news related to literary, historical and contemporary writing about the Pacific Northwest.

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