Flannery O'Connor is my creative hero. I think she's the greatest American writer. Her book, 'Mystery and Manners,' is my creative bible.
I grew up reading a lot of these super weird, genre-bending Southern gothic writers.
I never got too specialized but did like the Southern Gothic writers like William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor.
When I was twelve, I started reading Eudora Welty, Thomas Wolfe, Flannery O'Connor, James Agee, and - do we dare breathe the name - William Faulkner.
It's a very Southern thing to be interested in dark stuff.
Flannery O'Connor's brief life and slim output were nonetheless marked by piercing powers of observation.
I don't want to pretend like I'm some intellectual person who understands Flannery O'Connor.
I've always been drawn to dark stories. I enjoy reading Flannery O'Connor, Patricia Highsmith, and Margaret Mitchell.
