John Henry Fleming

John Henry Fleming‘s stories have appeared in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, The North American Review, Epiphany, Mississippi Review, Fourteen Hills, New World Writing, and The Rupture, among others. He’s also 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. His first middle grade novel, about a girl in a beach condo full of ghosts, is forthcoming from Regal House in 2026. He directs the creative writing program at the University of South Florida and is the founder and advisory editor of Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art. “Midnight, Florida” is adapted from his nearly-complete novel about Elvis in Florida.