Matthew Vollmer
Matthew Vollmer is the author of two story collections—Future Missionaries of America and Gateway to Paradise—as well as two collections of essays—inscriptions for headstones and Permanent Exhibit. He teaches creative writing and literature in the English Department at Virginia Tech, where he is an associate professor.
Reading List
Power Animals
I noticed the dead opossum during my descent on my bike into the valley, but I gave it little consideration, other than to refrain from breathing as I passed its body, since I had no desire to inhale what I imagined to be the kind of foul odor I associated with its decay, and which […]