John M. Ford

This article is about the American science fiction and fantasy writer also known as Dr. Mike. For the Soviet-born American celebrity doctor, see Doctor Mike. For other uses, see Doctor Mike (disambiguation). For the Lord Mayor of Georgetown, Guyana, see John Meredith Ford.

John Milo Ford
John M. Ford portrait 2000
John M. Ford portrait 2000
Born(1957-04-10)April 10, 1957
East Chicago, Indiana, US
DiedSeptember 25, 2006(2006-09-25) (aged 49)[1]
Minneapolis, Minnesota, US
Occupation
GenreScience fiction, fantasy, cyberpunk
PartnerElise Matthesen
Dr. Mike at Minicon 38 in 2003

John Milo "Mike" Ford (April 10, 1957 – September 25, 2006) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer, game designer, and poet.

A contributor to several online discussions,[2] Ford composed poems, often improvised, in both complicated forms and blank verse; he also wrote pastiches and parodies of many other authors and styles. At Minicon and other science fiction conventions he would perform "Ask Dr. Mike", giving humorous answers to scientific and other questions in a lab coat before a whiteboard.[3]

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