Writing by Mark Michael | Essays on Business, Cities and Life — Mark Michael

Summer of Wine

Mark MichaelApril 27, 2026

What You Don’t Know About Bordeaux

Mark MichaelMarch 11, 2026

Why did you start a talk show?

Mark MichaelFebruary 17, 2026

Seattle as a study hall

Mark MichaelFebruary 3, 2026Comment

COVID memoir

Mark MichaelJanuary 16, 2026

Why I Worked Two Shifts in a Restaurant

Mark MichaelOctober 9, 2025

No Going Back

Mark MichaelSeptember 29, 2025

Alcohol Kills the Spark

Mark MichaelSeptember 17, 2025

I Love You, Cat

Mark MichaelSeptember 15, 2025

Cap Tables for Piano Recitals

Mark MichaelSeptember 13, 2025

Omakase

Mark MichaelSeptember 12, 2025

Take the long way

Mark MichaelSeptember 9, 2025

Tuscany, Castellina in Chianti: Big Dreams

Mark MichaelSeptember 2, 2025

The Case for the Em Dash

Mark MichaelAugust 23, 2025

The Met

Mark MichaelAugust 23, 2025

The Cult of New Experience Bias

Mark MichaelAugust 19, 2025

Fairfield, Connecticut

Mark MichaelAugust 16, 2025

Why Friends Don’t Actually Root for Your Success

Mark MichaelAugust 13, 2025

The Carlyle

Mark MichaelAugust 3, 2025

The Frick Collection

Mark MichaelAugust 2, 2025