Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer; John Eric Schleicher!

Chatting With Sherri welcomes award-winning writer; John Eric Schleicher!

John Eric Schleicher is a winner of Writers of the Future for his short story “Squiddy!”

John Eric Schleicher writes stories that leave behind a fantastical aftertaste long after reading. While story rules the roost, John Eric’s favorite authors tell their tales with panache and pleasing prose. Toni Morrison, Cormac McCarthy, Stephen King, and Ray Bradbury top his literary cake.

When not reading or writing, John Eric enjoys wandering wonderstruck, whether on two legs or knobby wheels, the mountains near his home in Missoula, Montana.

His greatest loves are his son Ryder and wife Ashlee, to whom “Squiddy” is dedicated. “Squiddy,” his first professional sale, is a spawn of the post-apocalyptic imaginings of an extraterrestrial Squid invasion and explores the self-destructive habits we seek to escape or soften despair. John Eric’s short fiction has also appeared in Creepy Podcast.