Education
- M.F.A., Fiction. The University of Iowa (1990)
- B.A., Theatre, Morehead State University (1981)
Selected Honors
- Writers Guild of America Nominee for best writing, “True Blood” (2008)
- Lennan fellowship for Fiction (2003)
- Gugenheim Foundation Fellowship for Fiction (1996)
Books
- Luck (stories) (2011)
- No Heroes (memoir) (2002)
- Out of the Woods (stories) (1999)
- The Good Brother (novel) (1997)
- The Same River Twice (memoir) (1993)
- Kentucky Straight (stories) (1992)
Screenplays
- “Tough Trade” (various episodes) Lions Gate (2010)
- “Weeds” Showtime (2009)
- “True Blood” ( episodes 107, 110) (2007, 2008)
- “Out of the Woods” (2004)
Film
- The Trapper (2011)
Office
C130 Bondurant