Pat Scheckel
I can't look any more serious than this. Neither can Lulu. What follows is my bio, written in third person, because that's what very serious writers do:
Pat Scheckel lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin. Slipstreamy Midwestern noir ideas shadow him while walking his two pug mixes, Taco and Lulu. His debut novel, Time Stitchers, from
I can't look any more serious than this. Neither can Lulu. What follows is my bio, written in third person, because that's what very serious writers do:
Pat Scheckel lives with his family in Madison, Wisconsin. Slipstreamy Midwestern noir ideas shadow him while walking his two pug mixes, Taco and Lulu. His debut novel, Time Stitchers, from WWA Press, is due out in late 2026. His short story collection, Frozen Chuck, will be published by Cornerstone Press in 2027. His work has appeared in Creative Wisconsin, BULL, The MacGuffin, and Macabre Magazine. You can find him on Instagram @pat_scheckel.
PUblished work
Watch Out for Deer
Watch Out for Deer was published in Macabre Magazine in December 2025.
Flight Over Chicken Hill
Bullying can have unforeseen consequences. Flight Over Chicken Hill is a flash fiction story published in BULL in July 2025.
Father's Day
What does it mean to be a good father? Father's Day was published in the June 2025 issue of Creative Wisconsin
WOrkshops I've Attended
Novel Book Camp
The Novel Book Camp is a trip. The best part is spending a week with 30+ insightful writers. And not drowning in Lake Michigan, which can happen if one is careless about the Humoctopus. I went through the Book Coach track in 2024, receiving detailed feedback on the manuscript for Time Stitchers. In 2025, I participated in the Speculative Fiction workshop.
Wisconsin Writers Association
The WWA is a tremendous community. Great people and great results. I participated in the Strictly Fiction critique groups with Lisa Lickel in 2024 and Laurie Scheer in 2025.
Storm Writing School
Tim Storm runs an outstanding Writing Craft Club. He takes a deep dive on a different topic each month. Some of the topics include Escalation, Antagonists, Setting, and Emotional Scenes.
Madison Writer's Studio
I participated in the Fourth Lake Writing Retreat in 2022 and 2023. The first year, I got a lot out of it because it was my first formal writing instruction in a long time.