Short Fiction and Essay
In today’s episode, author Carrie Knowles, the 2014 North Carolina Piedmont Laureate for Short Fiction, reads from her forthcoming novel, “The Inevitable Past,” her novella, “A Garden Wall in Provence” and several stories from her short fiction collection entitled “Black Tie Optional.”
Charlotte Readers Podcast is sponsored by Charlotte Mecklenburg Library.
In today’s episode, author Carrie Knowles, the 2014 North Carolina Piedmont Laureate for Short Fiction, reads from her forthcoming novel, “The Inevitable Past,” her novella, “A Garden Wall in Provence” and several stories from her short fiction collection entitled “Black Tie Optional.”
We also will discuss Carrie’s column for “Psychology Today” called “Shifting Forward” that captures her personal perspectives.
We start the show with a reading from “The Inevitable Past,” which is a fictional account of the woman who gave birth to Carrie’s father who Carrie never knew.