Touch Wood
Joe Ashby Porter
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“Porter is one of the most consistently rewarding writers in the United States and also among the most intelligent.”—Stephen Dixon
Contributor Bio
Winner of the Academy Award (2004) from The American Academy of Arts and Letters, Porter is the author of three short story collections: The Kentucky Stories, Lithuania, and Touch Wood (Turtle Point, 2002); two novels: Eelgrass and Resident Aliens; and two nonfiction books on William Shakespeare. He has won Pushcart Prizes, NEA/PEN Syndicated Fiction awards, and fellowships from the NEA.