About the Author

“My name is Michael. I can hop. Do you want to see me hop?” This
was how the three-year-old Michael introduced himself to
surprised strangers in supermar- kets. Here’s a slightly more
polished version of that.
You can read about Michael’s official accomplishments at

boxofcrayons.biz. If you’re interested in origin stories, Michael
knocked himself unconscious as a labourer by hitting himself in
the head with a shovel, received his first cheque as an author for a
romantic story called “The Male Delivery” and mastered stage
craft at law school when he appeared in a skit called Synchronized
Nude Male Modelling. His real success in becoming a Rhodes
Scholar and going to Oxford was meeting and marrying a
Canadian who refuses to take him too seriously.
LinkedIn is the best place to connect directly with Michael.
He’s the only Bungay Stanier there, so he’s easy to find.