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Noley Reid

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in Philadelphia, The United States

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Noley Reid’s latest book, a collection of stories called Origami Dogs, is forthcoming from Autumn House Press and features stories about women, men, and the dogs who share their lives. Her third book is the novel Pretend We Are Lovely from Tin House Books, which O, The Oprah Magazine called “scrumptious.” Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in The Southern Review, The Rumpus, Arts & Letters, Meridian, Pithead Chapel, The Lily, Bustle, Confrontation, and Los Angeles Review of Books. She lives in southwest Indiana with her husband, son, mom, a rabbit, and two of the best dogs in the world.

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	Pretend We Are Lovely 3.38 avg rating — 433 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Breeze of Passing Things: A Novel 3.41 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Confessions: Fact or Fiction?: a collection of short stories and memoir by Herta B. Feely (Editor), Marian O'Shea Wernicke (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth Patton (Contributor) 4.19 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So There! 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coming Home: A 2010 Main Street Rag Short Fiction Anthology by Katey Schultz (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Teresa Tumminello Brader (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Susanne M. Dutton (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	XX Eccentric: Stories About the Eccentricities of Woman by S. Craig Renfroe Jr. (Goodreads Author) (editor), Steve Cushman (contributor), Kathleen Gerard (contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Origami Dogs 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Keeping Track: Fiction of Lists by Yelizaveta P. Renfro (editor), Steve Edwards, Kathie Giorgio (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2012	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If You Must Know 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“We turned red and clumsy with each other, shy for having believed we could be different, that we could be whatever it was we wanted.”
― Nicole Louise Reid, In the Breeze of Passing Things: A Novel

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“We are in a permanent state of temporary.”
― Nicole Louise Reid, In the Breeze of Passing Things: A Novel

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“Clint has this way of looking only at Vivvy when he talks, and I don’t know why but it makes my stomach feel homesick.”
― Noley Reid, Pretend We Are Lovely

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“She looked at nice young men as if she could smell their stupidity.”
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“Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.”
― Flannery O'Connor

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“You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you odd.”
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“Writing a novel is a terrible experience, during which the hair often falls out and the teeth decay. I'm always irritated by people who imply that writing fiction is an escape from reality. It is a plunge into reality and it's very shocking to the system.”
― Flannery O'Connor, Mystery and Manners: Occasional Prose

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“Whenever I’m asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I say it is because we are still able to recognize one.”
― Flannery O'Connor

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