Who is Michelle Mical?

Michelle Mical is a storyteller guided by intuition and a touch of inner magic. She writes magical realism inspired by her own life, exploring what it means to adapt and find your way when things don’t go as planned.

Married to her childhood friend for over 35 years, she is the mother of two adult children and grandmother to four beloved grandchildren. She finds inspiration in quiet moments, time spent in nature, meaningful connections, and the beauty of everyday life.

Through her stories, she invites readers to remember that even in life’s hardest seasons, the magic they’re searching for has been within them all along.

Elmwood Rising

Elmwood Rising is where everyday life meets hidden magic, and ordinary struggles reveal extraordinary truths.

I’m sharing a story about a woman learning to navigate vision loss while uncovering her family’s hidden magical legacy. Through serialized chapters and behind-the-scenes reflections, this space follows both the story on the page and the one unfolding in real life.

Some things in life ask us to see differently. This is a place for that kind of journey.

Take Me To Elmwood Rising
Take Me To Elmwood Rising

  • Persistence

    “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.”
    — Octavia E. Butler

  • Use Your Intuition

    “Your intuition knows what to write, so get out of the way.”
    —Ray Bradbury

  • Straight To The Heart

    “The idea is to write it so that people hear it and it slides through the brain and goes straight to the heart.”
    —Maya Angelou

  • Start Writing

    “Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.”
    ―Louis L'Amour

  • First Words of a Story

    “There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you.”
    ―Beatrix Potter    tion

  • Use Your Emotions

    “If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and it will probably be universal. So you must risk placing real emotion at the center of your work. Write straight into the emotional center of things.”
    —Anne Lamott

“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.”
~ Barbara Kingsolver