George Singleton has published five collections of stories, two novels, and a book of writing advice. His stories have appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Harper’s, AGNI, Playboy, Zoetrope, and elsewhere. He holds the John C. Cobb Endowed Chair in the Humanities at Wofford College, in Spartanburg, S.C., and his next collection-Between Wrecks– will be released in May 2014. (updated 10/2014)