Ray Morrison

Fiction Writer

Winston Salem, NC
North Carolina US
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Author's Bio

Ray Morrison spent most of his childhood in Brooklyn, NY and Washington, DC but headed south after college to earn his degree in veterinary medicine and he hasn’t looked north since.  He has happily settled in Winston-Salem, NC with his wife and three children where, when he is not writing short stories, he ministers to the needs of dogs, cats and rodents.  He is the author of two collections of short stories, “In a World of Small Truths” and “I Hear the Human Noise” (Press 53). His fiction has appeared in numerous journals, including EcotoneCarve MagazineFictionSoutheast, and storySouth.   

Publications & Prizes

Books:
I Hear the Human Noise (Press 53, 2019)
,
In A World of Small Truths (Press 53, 2012)
Prizes won: 

1st Place Press 53 Open Award for Short Story (2011)

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Raymond Carver Peter Taylor Ernest Hemingway Guy deMaupassant Stephen King
What I'm reading now: 
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. by Robert Coover

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Baltimore, MD
Maryland
Raised in: 
Brooklyn, NY
New York
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Last update: May 21, 2019