Michael has been featured in The Best American Science and Nature Writing, The Best of Technology Writing and The Best American Travel Writing anthologies. Most recently, his article about a five-day hike through Yellowstone National Park appeared in Backpacker Hidden Gems: 100 Greatest Undiscovered Hikes Across America. He also contributed to the book Imagine, Design, Create: How Designers, Architects, and Engineers Are Changing Our World, with a chapter about the X-Prize Foundation and its founder, Peter Diamandis.