Flannery O'Connor

In case you missed it: A Good Man is Hard to Find

Earlier today I kicked off my December guest blog blizzard which will focus on Dorothy Parker’s short story, You Were Perfectly Fine. In...

A Good Man…We’re All Misfits.

This is the (belated) final installment of the series of guest contributions focused on Flannery O’Connor’s story, A Good Man is Hard to...

A Good Man…Beyond the Names We Know

Naming our characters (or, sometimes, not naming our characters) is a big piece of the literary puzzle for many writers. This is the...

A Good Man…Good vs. Evil

I met Kelly Fordon while I was pursuing my MFA. She was working on a novel told from the point of view of a U.S. Congressman’s young...

A Good Man…What’s in a Name?

As I announced yesterday, I am going to spend this week on the blog sharing some words of literary wisdom from some of my wonderful...

Guest Week: A Good Man is Hard to Find

Over the next few days (with a break for the Thanksgiving holiday, naturally) I’ve asked some of my favorite writer friends to help out...