Teacher, teacher, what do I do? (book announcement)
By Alec Clayton Yesterday I finished what I think was the third (can’t keep count) complete rewrite, start to finish, of my new novel Teacher.…
Angels Sleep Alone Rises
Mud Flat Press is thrilled to announce the publication of Angels Sleep Alone by James Robert Peery. Peery was my uncle and perhaps the person…
Ink – A new book of drawings and poetry
by Ricker Winsor - Ink is Ricker Winsor's latest book of poetry and drawings with approximately 150 drawings with poems, captions and comments and two…
Everyday racism, misogyny, and classism
By Alec Clayton - Many people who were not alive at the time can hardly envision the casual racism, misogyny and classism that was alive…
Root River Return by David Kherdian
A Review by Ricker Winsor - In 1970, I was a refugee from Brooklyn living in a broken-down old house in Lyme, New Hampshire. I…
Newt Carter Comes to Town
Excerpt from Angels Sleep Alone by James Robert Peery With introduction by Alec Clayton Newt Carter was a “Holy Roller” preacher in North Mississippi in…
Jack Butler’s take on Tupelo and Locked In
A note from Alec Clayton: Jack Butler is one of the great Southern writers. His poetry, short stories and reviews have been published in The…
Me and Malcolm (X)
By Ricker Winsor I have wanted to write this for so long, but I get tired of my regrets and my shame of one…
James Robert Peery: Lost and Found
By Alec Clayton I never knew my uncle James Robert Peery, or if I ever did meet him I was too young to remember. He…
Coming Soon: What the Heck is a Frame-Pedestal Aesthetic? 1960s Revolution in American Art Revisited
It was 1970. Abstract-Expressionism had dominated American and world art for almost three decades. For thousands of years before that, art had been pictures on…
People ask me what my books are about
Alec Clayton People ask me what my books are about. I’ll be damned if I can give a clear and definitive answer. I’ve written a…
Author’s Afternoon
Pictured above - At the Brewmaster’s House "Authors Afternoon." From left: Dennis Larson, Ned Hayes, Maria Ruth, Alec Clayton. The city of Tumwater, Washington held…