Mike Brennan Bio
Mike Brennan was born in San Diego, lived in London for seven years, and then spent most of his formative years in Los Angeles. He was an United States Navy Aviation Bosuns Mate Handler 3rd Class(E-4) and served onboard the USS Kitty Hawk and USS Carl Vinson, was stationed in Yokosuka Japan; Pensacola Fl; San Diego Ca; Pearl Harbor Hi; Bremerton Wa; and Norfolk Va. He was honorably discharged from the U.S Navy in 2009 after serving five deployments in support of The Global War on Terrorism. He holds a BS in English and Film Studies, was a Freshman Composition writing instructor at Northern Michigan University, and received his dual MA in English Literature and Creative Writing on May 8, 2012. He has is a singer7#047;songwriter, spoken word artist, and has had both poetry and prose appear in The Chiron Review, The Eunoia Review, Down in the Dirt Magazine, and in the Scar Publications anthologies Blood Heart Cadaver and It Was All Preordained. He is currently desperately trying to finish a novel and has had the chapbook A Petal Under Pavement accepted for publication by Down in the Dirt Magazine for 2013.
