Michael Szul is a writer, artist, philosopher and technologist from the suburbs of Southern New Jersey. His work has been published in Konton Magazine, as well as the anthologies Magick on the Edge and the Pop Culture Grimoire.

He has been interviewed by shock rocker Alice Cooper for the Nights with Alice Cooper radio show, and holds the honor of being plagiarized by a popular Los Angeles newszine.

Originally intent on studying in the Research Intelligence Analyst Program (RIAP) at Mercyhurst College - under a former director of counter-terrorism for the FBI - Szul later withdrew his commitment, deciding to instead study religion and philosophy at Rutgers University.

During his college years, Szul created the Mad Ghoul web site - a collection of paranormal investigations and occult research - that ultimately led to his Alice Cooper interview, as well as sparking his writing career. For a time, he even published the very popular online magazine Key 64.

Since 1998, Szul has designed and developed software applications for Fortune 500 companies, including AIG and Praxair. Later, he served as a senior software engineer for the technology division of Performance Media Group, contributing to their fast growth and success, including placement on the Inc. 5000.

Szul's expertise in social software development led to a lateral move within the company to become the director of development for their travel social network. He even built successful social software for companies such as Apple Vacations and Conde Naste's Gourmet Magazine.

As the CTO of Overmortal, he currently designs and develops enterprise level workflow systems for educational institutions.

He currently lives in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.