Tim Carmichael
Bio
Tim is an Appalachian poet and cookbook author. He writes about rural life, family, and the places he grew up around. His poetry and essays have appeared in Beautiful and Brutal Things, his latest book.
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The Trial of Madame Claire Martin (Le Défenseur! an unofficial challenge)
They called her Madame Martin. The woman in the defendant’s chair had not moved once in forty minutes. She wore a grey dress, pressed to perfection. She looked like a woman waiting for a train.
By Tim Carmichael7 months ago in Fiction
The True Story of Sam. Runner-Up in You Were Never Really Here Challenge.
I met him the summer I turned seven. Down by the creek where I used to play on my grandparent's farm. He waited behind the toolshed. He told me his name was Sam, and he told me that like he wasn’t sure it still was.
By Tim Carmichael7 months ago in Fiction
Dancing in the Rain. Runner-Up in I Wrote This Challenge.
In 1992, I danced in the rain after being rejected for my dream job. It wasn’t planned. It was just me, standing outside a nursing facility in Asheville, North Carolina, in a soaked blazer, holding a rejection letter.
By Tim Carmichael8 months ago in Writers
