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After more than three years in the works, Alec Clayton has finally finished his twelfth novel, The Descendants of the Pirate Pegleg Josiah Johnson.
Get to know the crazy Johnson family over time and one summer when all hell breaks loose and brothers and sisters learn anew how to love one another despite it all.
https://mudflatpress.com/the-descendants-of-the-pirate-pegleg-josiah-johnson/
When Gabi and I were publishing Mississippi Arts & Letters in the 1980s we had the great good luck to have a poetry editor, Larry Johnson, who knew more about literature than anyone we had ever known, and who introduced us to the works of a slew of great poetry and fiction writers. The … Read more
Many people who have read books from Mud Flat Press do not know that we also occasionally publish short stories on our website. See https://mudflatpress.com/short-stories/ Featured on the site are entertaining, humorous and thought-provoking short stories by Jack Butler, Alec Clayton, Christon Carvajal, Ricker Winsor, Leah Mueller, and the latest is Kathleen O’Shaunessy’s delightful “Fryer … Read more
We have scheduled two Mud Flat Press Lit Chats featuring Mud Flat Verse. Our Lit Chats are events on Zoom of one to two hours in length in which writers talk about their work with readers and fellow writers. We are having Mud Flat Verse Lit Chats on two days so that more poets and readers will be able to … Read more
“Painting can be an evil mistress. She can love you tender and she can love you raunchy, and she can rip your guts apart.” — Until the Dawn (fiction by Alec Clayton, 2000) “Art has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember.” — As If Art Matters – Modern … Read more
Our first Lit Chat on October 1, 2023 was a reading from and discussion with Alec Clayton about his novel, Locked In, the story of newspaperman Willie Ray Rivers’ fight for justice in the little town of Hub City, Mississippi. Completely paralyzed and unable to talk after a stroke, Willie Ray’s story is told through … Read more
MFP’s Lit Chat series kicks off with a discussion of Alec Clayton’s latest novel, Locked In, the story of newspaperman Willie Ray Rivers’ fight for justice in the little town of Hub City, Mississippi. Completely paralyzed and unable to talk after a stroke, Willie Ray’s story is told through his thoughts and memories. The reader … Read more
