Michael Popke

Author

Michael Popke has written thousands of articles during his 36-year career as a newspaper reporter, magazine editor, and freelance writer. He owns Two Lakes Media Group in Sun Prairie, Wis., and his work has appeared in Publishers Weekly, Goldmine, The Sun, Madison’s Isthmus, Milwaukee’s Shepherd Express, Athletic Business, In Business Madison, AQUA, Gameday Security and other publications. Michael also has written for clients as diverse as Madison College, FieldTurf, and the Wisconsin Grocers Association, and his fiction has appeared in Moss Piglet and The 50-Word Stories of 2025 anthology. Michael’s debut novel, Why Iowa?, is on submission with his agent.