Elvis in Crystal River: 1961
These are some of the problems of being famous no one told him about. You lose things. Feet, dreams. Your soul if you’re not careful...
John Henry Fleming's stories have appeared in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, The North American Review, Mississippi Review, Fourteen Hills, New World Writing, The Rupture, and Carve, among others. He's the author of Songs for the Deaf, a story collection; The Legend of the Barefoot Mailman, a novel; Fearsome Creatures of Florida, a literary bestiary; and The Book I Will Write, a novel-in-emails originally published serially with reader input. He teaches creative writing at the University of South Florida and is the founding editor of Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art. His website is johnhenryfleming.com.