Michael Sledge is an American writer. His 2010

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''The More I Owe You'', about the relationship between

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and Lota de Macedo Soares, won the

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in 2011 and was a shortlisted nominee for the

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in the Lesbian Debut Fiction category at the 23rd Lambda Literary Awards."Lambda Literary Awards Finalists Unveiled"
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'', March 16, 2011. Originally from Texas, Sledge previously published the memoir ''Mother and Son'', about his relationship with his mother, who did not fully accept that he had come out as

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, in 1995."Mother and Son: A Memoir"
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'', September 4, 1995. At the time, he worked primarily as a technical and science editor.

Bibliography

* ''Mother and Son'', New York: Simon & Schuster. 1995. * ''The More I Owe You'', Berkeley, CA: Counterpoint Press. 2010. * ''Al Sur, Cronica del Valle Encantado'', Mexico City: Editorial Turner. TBP 2022.

References

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