I wrote The Acorn Stories, Degranon, Holding Me Together, The Return of Innocence (with Toni Davis), and New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio. I also edited and co-wrote the spin-off The Acorn Gathering, donating that book’s royalties to the American Cancer Society. Education: Belmont University (B.A., ‘89, Nashville, TN), Hardin-Simmons University (M.A., ‘91, Abilene, TX), and Texas Tech University (Ph.D., ‘96, Lubbock, TX), all with a major in English. I live in Lubbock.