The Cough / Albert Haley ; All that I missed / Lisa K. Buchanan

Abstract

This episode of our podcast features the first place and first-runner up entries in the Voice-only literature: creative nonfiction category. First place went to Albert Haley's 'The Cough.' Haley is associate professor of English at Abilene Christian College. He authored 'Exotic", the winner of the John Irving First Novel Prize. Our first runner-up is Lisa K. Buchanan, with 'All that I missed.' Buchanan's fiction and essays have appeared in Mid-American Review, Natural Bridge, Quick Fiction, and Cosmopolitan. Her honors include awards from Glimmer Train, Carve, and Moment. She lives in San Francisco--Publisher's Web site.