May 16th, 2015 10pm PDT: Micheal Rivers: Author & Para-Investigator drops in!

Spaced Out Weekend and the Spaced Out Network welcomes Micheal Baugham writes under the pen name of Micheal Rivers. His Cherokee heritage prompted him to honor his great-grandfather and write under the name of Rivers. He grew up near the Outer Banks of North Carolina. His love of the sea and all it has to offer was the driving force of his first novel The Black Witch. As a child, he became aware of the supernatural world due to several experiences. A recognized authority as a paranormal investigator with more than thirty years of research, teaching classes and giving speeches provides his readers with some of his experiences woven into his paranormal thrillers. He is the lead investigator for the Smokey Mountain Ghost Trackers.

He has been writing since 1993 and was first published in 2003. His works include supernatural thrillers, literary fiction and ghost story anthologies published by Schiffer Publishing. His bestseller Verliege was voted Supernatural Book of 2012 and more recently won 1st Place Runner up - Literary Fiction Award 2014 - GH - The Paranormal Awards 2014. His books have made the Kindle Top 100 Paid List several times and have hit #1 in Supernatural.

Micheal is a USMC veteran and served during Vietnam. The passions in his life are his wife, family, Boxer Delilah affectionately known as DeeDee, and the great outdoors. He currently resides in South Dakota.