Author · Speaker · Sonora, Kentucky
Stories that help us stand a little taller.
Read a free lesson. Try a seven-day practice. Then take a signed copy home — coming out, bullying, and the quieter work of a happier week.
“A lot of the time, it’s all in our heads. We worry for no reason.”
Connecticut Voice, 2019
Learn first
The books, taught out loud.
From Room 308
The bully inside the closet
Inner homophobia is still bullying. A short, honest walk through what hiding costs — and what it feels like to stop.
From Bullies Among Us
The cartoon bully is a lie
Bullying is not only a kid on the playground. It shows up in staff meetings, group chats, and the stories we tell ourselves.
From Life in a Week
A week you can actually live
Seven small practices. No slogans. Check them off as you go — then take the longer conversation home in the book.
The starter shelf
Coming out. Bullying. A happier week.
The three books that belong together — one tap, signed copies from Mike. $32.00 for the set.
The shelf
Mike’s books
The author
A family in Kentucky, a late coming-out, and a habit of writing it down.
Michael Shawn Keller was born and raised in a small city in Connecticut, the middle of a large family — five brothers and two sisters. He lives now in Sonora, Kentucky, with his husband, Jonathan, their son, Jack, and their daughter, Amariah.
Read about Mike
Schools & workplaces
Invite Mike to speak.
Mike speaks in schools and workplaces about bullying — the kind we see, and the kind we carry. He is on the path to special education, and he still takes the mic: standing up, coming out, and treating people with dignity is learnable work, not a slogan.
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