Staff Picks by George Singleton

George Singleton holds an endowed chair at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and has taught writing for years at the South Carolina Governor’s School in Greenville. He is a popular writing workshop leader and has achieved numerous literary awards including membership in the Fellowship of Southern Writers.  This is his seventh short story collection to go with two novels and a non-fiction book of writing advice. “George Singleton is the quintessential Southern writer of today. He writes the way we live―reckless, fearless, and wild, ready to love and laugh with abandon. I read everything he writes. Everybody should.”―Chris Offutt. “George Singleton’s talent as a humorist is on full display in Staff Picks but don’t let your laughter distract you from the fact that he is also a sly, insightful witness to life in the American South and one of the most dexterous short story writers anywhere. He knows our hurts and fears, our desires and disappointments. He understands better th