Knockemstiff is a collection of short stories set in the holler of the same name in southern Ohio where I grew up. I tried to link the stories together through the place and some recurring characters.
Unless he had whiskey running through his veins, Willard came to the clearing every morning and evening to talk to God. Arvin didn't know which was w… - Donald Ray Pollock
Unless he had whiskey running through his veins, Willard came to the clearing every morning and evening to talk to God. Arvin didn't know which was w…
- Donald Ray Pollock
I really have no idea what the French think of my characters, or why The Devil All the Time did so well there. - Donald Ray Pollock
I really have no idea what the French think of my characters, or why The Devil All the Time did so well there.
[Degree in English] gave me a little more self-confidence, to know that I'd managed to complete something like that. - Donald Ray Pollock
[Degree in English] gave me a little more self-confidence, to know that I'd managed to complete something like that.
I spent thirty-two years in a paper mill in southern Ohio, and before that I worked in a meatpacking plant and a shoe factory. - Donald Ray Pollock
I spent thirty-two years in a paper mill in southern Ohio, and before that I worked in a meatpacking plant and a shoe factory.
I'm beginning to believe that anything I do to extend my life is just going to be outweighed by the agony of living it. - Donald Ray Pollock
I'm beginning to believe that anything I do to extend my life is just going to be outweighed by the agony of living it.
For example, if it's a sad scene, I need to feel that way, at least to a slight degree and for a short while, to get it right. Which is why I sometim… - Donald Ray Pollock
For example, if it's a sad scene, I need to feel that way, at least to a slight degree and for a short while, to get it right. Which is why I sometim…
Look, girls don't care how many push-ups you can do. They just want to get high and wear flowers in their hair. Maybe steal a car. - Donald Ray Pollock
Look, girls don't care how many push-ups you can do. They just want to get high and wear flowers in their hair. Maybe steal a car.
J.R. Angelella is a truly gifted writer. Zombie is one of the smartest, strangest, and most beautifully crafted coming-of-age stories you will ever e… - Donald Ray Pollock
J.R. Angelella is a truly gifted writer. Zombie is one of the smartest, strangest, and most beautifully crafted coming-of-age stories you will ever e…
The humor I came up with is, for the most part, a bit crude or guttural, and many people aren't going to get it or enjoy it, but some do, and that me… - Donald Ray Pollock
The humor I came up with is, for the most part, a bit crude or guttural, and many people aren't going to get it or enjoy it, but some do, and that me…
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