One of my brilliant professors in the English MA program at East Carolina University told me once: “There are no bad books, just bad times to read some books.” He told me that he wasn’t sure he believed that, but that he understood the idea. I’d soon find this out in my MFA program when…
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Humanities Council Events Coming to Wilson and Rocky Mount
By Michael K. Brantley There are several North Carolina Humanities Council programs coming to the area during the second half of 2019 and I’m proud to be a part of two of the sessions. On August 27 at 5:30 p.m., I’ll be presenting a program about Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who…
First Short Story in Six Years Out at The Broadkill Review
By Michael K. Brantley I’ve been focused on nonfiction for the last several years — some would argue 45 — but I have a new piece of fiction up at The Broadkill Review, a fine literary online literary journal. There is kind of a catch, of course. This short story is based on a true…
More of J.D. Salinger’s Work to Be Published
Many fans of Catcher in the Rye would have liked to have seen more from author J.D. Salinger. Much like Harper Lee and To Kill A Mockingbird, there just isn’t much out there by these reclusive authors. However, Salinger’s son and widow are “going as fast as we freaking can” to gather his work and…