Author · Speaker · Sonora, Kentucky
A short true story. A lesson you can use tomorrow. Then a signed copy if you want the longer version on the desk.
A story and a lesson
Josh keeps the truth in a locker. The bully that follows him home is not a kid on the stairs. It is the voice that says he does not deserve the life he wants.
The lesson: The first person who has to stop bullying you is you.
A staff meeting. One person is never allowed to finish a sentence. Nobody shoves anybody. The room still gets smaller.
The lesson: Name it without theater. Then pick one concrete move for Monday.
The slogans about happiness do not survive a real Tuesday. The book treats a week as something you can live, not a personality you have to buy.
The lesson: One small practice a day. No speech required.
What people take with them
“The worry got quieter. The room was kinder than the one built in his head.”
“A reader finally had a name for the bully they were still carrying after they left the hallway.”
“The room had language they could use the next day.”
The work
Inner homophobia is still bullying. A short, honest walk through what hiding costs — and what it feels like to stop.
Read itBullying is not only a kid on the playground. It shows up in staff meetings, group chats, and the stories we tell ourselves.
Read itSeven small practices. No slogans. Check them off as you go — then take the longer conversation home in the book.
Read itLa misma puerta, en español. Homofobia interiorizada, amistad, y el amor que creemos merecer.
Read itIf you want the books
Room 308 is the coming-out novel. Bullies Among Us is the short guide for school and work. Life in a Week is a practice you can finish by Sunday.
The three signed paperbacks are $32, shipping included.
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For schools and workplaces
Assembly, classroom, and staff — or all-hands and leadership. The room leaves with language and a next step, not a slogan. Topics in plain words: the bully that hides in jokes and policy; the bully inside the closet; dignity as a practice.
School day $750. Workplace day $1,500. Travel if not local.
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The author
Michael Shawn Keller was born and raised in a small city in Connecticut, the middle of a large family — five brothers and two sisters. He lives now in Sonora, Kentucky, with his husband, Jonathan, their son, Jack, and their daughter, Amariah.
He came out later than he wished. The years in the closet are why he writes. Jonathan, Jack, and Amariah are the slower chapter — Sonora, Kentucky, and the path toward special education.
About MikeFAQ
An author, speaker, and business coach in Sonora, Kentucky, with his husband Jonathan and their children, Jack and Amariah. He was born and raised in Connecticut. He writes about coming out, bullying, and a week you can actually live — speaks in schools and workplaces — and teaches service businesses indoor air quality.
A coming-out novel about inner homophobia — the bully inside the closet — and the friends who walk you home. There is a Spanish edition, Saliendo Del Closet. The free lesson is the short version.
A short book for school and work. It refuses the cartoon bully and treats bullying as a challenge you can meet, including the kind that hides in jokes, policy, and power.
A conversation about happiness you can finish in a week. The second edition is the one Mike still signs. The first edition is sold out. There is a free seven-day practice on this site.
The hardest bully is often the voice you carry after the hallway goes quiet. Inner homophobia is still bullying. Room 308 names it. The coming-out lesson is the short walk through that room.
Room 308 and Bullies Among Us are $10 signed. Life in a Week is $12 signed. The three together are $32, shipping included. Checkout is PayPal. Mike packs them in Kentucky.
No. Signed books ship included. There is no postage line at checkout.
Use the speaking page. Tell him the room, the date, and the problem you want named. A school day is $750 plus travel. A workplace day is $1,500 plus travel. Signed classroom or staff sets lower the day rate.
A school day is $750 plus travel if the campus is not local. Classroom sets are $9 a signed copy. Buying sets lowers the day rate.
A workplace day is $1,500 plus travel if the location is not local. Staff sets lower the rate.
Yes. The Learn pages: coming out, bullying, a happier-week practice, and a short guide to which book fits. That is the front door.