Kim Suhr, writing of Fink’s Add This to the List in her book review published in the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters , says, “One of the great joys of this collection (and there are many) is the sense that each reading is more expansive and layered than the last. This not only reflects Fink’s chops as a short story writer but also his trust in his readers as co-creators of meaning. Undoubtedly, his career as a professor of creative writing and editor of the Beloit Fiction Journal contribute to his smart, thought-provoking writing. His environmental journalism background also shines through in stories with a strong sense of place. This is a collection you’ll want to savor, story by thought-provoking story.”
Fink received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and was a founding faculty member of the MFA program at San Jose State University. In the summer he teaches a course called Writing Wilderness in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, one of his favorite places in the world. He lives near Beloit, Wisconsin with his wife Breja and daughter Iris.
Jim Shepard, author of You Think That's Bad and Like You'd Understand, Anyway, wrote of Fink’s earlier collection, “Farmer’s Almanac is one of the most evocative collections I’ve read on the limitations and hard pleasures of small-town rural life, and manual labor. Chris Fink writes beautifully about characters who, when set upon by the limitations of where they live, adapt, and then discover that every so often, as a reward, the world will open up to them."
More about the venue:
THE FLANNERY O’CONNOR CHILDHOOD HOME
The Home is located just across LaFayette Square from St John the Baptist Cathedral, at 207 E. Charlton Street. Like much of historic downtown Savannah, parking at and near the Home consists of metered, on-street public parking spots. Meters must be paid to the city Monday through Saturday, from 9:00am-5:00pm.
ACCESSIBILITY
Unfortunately, the Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home is not wheelchair accessible, as it includes multiple flights of stairs.
REQUIRED COVID PRECAUTIONS
Masks are required to be fully worn for this indoor event, as Flannery’s parlor is a small venue and the audience will be seated closely together. We appreciate your efforts to keep the community safe as we return (finally!) to in-person events.