Writing for the Atlantic, Paul Lisicky recalls two Flannery O’Connor short stories that taught him to love her work. Although critics often highlight O’Connor’s harshness toward her characters, Lisicky says these stories transcend the stereotyped image of her “little punishment machines:” The aim of these stories is certainly satirical, but that’s only part of the […]
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Novelist Christy Crutchfield talks about her debut, How to Catch a Coyote, world building, inspiration, icky fiction, the role of mystery, and the marathon of novel writing
...more“Dear God, I don’t want to have invented my faith to satisfy my weakness. My dear God, how stupid we people are until You give us something Dear Lord, please make me want you. Can’t anyone teach me how to pray?” While going through an archive of Flannery O’Connor’s personal papers, Professor W.A. Sessions found […]
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