About Me

Michael Lee Smith is a Punatic (a happy, harmless lunatic living in the Puna District of the Big Island, Hawaii.)  He’s a musician & writer & innkeeper who enjoys life with his wife, 3 dogs, 1 cat, 2 parrots, numerous and ever-changing lineup of chickens & fish.  Together, he & his wife own and operate Hangin’ Loose Vacation Retreat & Botanical Gardens.  www.hanginloose.com   On Sundays they go to Kehena Beach where Michael plays in the drum circle & Jan dances with a whole bunch of other happy Punatics. He can be reached here!

As for writing: his short stories & essays have been published in several literary publications & e-zines but more relative to his credentials & compulsion: his ancestors scratched crude communication on cave walls with sharpened sticks (they also beat lively rhythms on logs with sticks & howled at the moon).