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Ray Morrison [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Winston Salem, NC
North Carolina US
Email: 
rmorrison4@triad.rr.com
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 Ecotone, Carve Magazine, FictionSoutheast, and storySouth.   

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Raymond Carver Peter Taylor Ernest Hemingway Guy deMaupassant Stephen King
Twitter/X: 
@MorrisonRay
Born in: 
Baltimore, MD
Maryland
Raised in: 
Brooklyn, NY
New York
Website: 
https://raymorrison.com [2]
Prizes won: 

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

What I'm reading now: 
The Universal Baseball Association, Inc., J. Henry Waugh, Prop. by Robert Coover
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults

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