Helms, Russell

Russell Helms has had stories in Sand, Drunken Boat, Litro, Versal, Bewildering Stories, The Moth and other journals. He writes, designs books, and teaches college English in Tennessee. He is from Alabama and was born in Georgia. He has traveled a bit, including trips to Thailand, Ethiopia, and Haiti. He began his academic career as a nursing student in Birmingham, Alabama. Helms holds an MFA in creative writing from Bluegrass Writers Studio and is a graduate of Auburn (history) and Yale (public health). The Ground Catches Everything is his first novel.