Michael C.J. Torres writes for the ones who feel too much and say too little. His debut novel Skylark began as a whisper of grief and memory — a story that refused to stay silent. He believes in the power of speculative fiction to say the unspeakable, to hold sorrow and hope in the same hand, and to remind us that we are not alone.

Michael lives in Michigan on a growing homestead with his wife, their birds, and a lot of dirt under his nails. When he’s not writing, he’s fermenting vinegar, editing his audiobook in a sunlit room, or walking the edge of what-ifs. His imprint, Crown & Ashe Books, is a home for stories that feel like a soft rebellion.

He’s building a world — on and off the page — where the quiet parts matter.