Tag: Appalachian Fiction

Interview: Halle Hill

By Guest Author | Interviews, Craft, Classroom | March 20, 2025

Image is the the book cover for GOOD WOMEN by Halle Hill; title card for the new interview with Courtney Harler.

We are thrilled to announce Halle Hill, author of the award-winning debut short story collection, Good Women, as the guest judge for the CRAFT 2025 Short Fiction Prize. In celebration of the contest’s launch, Halle Hill generously granted Editor…

Beyond Binary Thinking: Writing Cruelty Without Inflicting Harm

By Guest Author | Craft, Classroom, Critical Essays | November 29, 2023

Image is a color photograph of a red door propped up against a rock wall; title card for the new critical essay, "Beyond Binary Thinking: Writing Cruelty Without Inflicting Harm" by Claire Polders.

By Claire Polders • Kinship I’m married to an American, have visited the United States in the past two decades on at least two dozen occasions, and have spent time in seven different states, but the rural and rather…