Jacquelin Gorman grew up surrounded by hospitals and physicians. Her newest collection of stories, The Viewing Room, (University of Georgia Press) uses her experience as a hospital chaplain to explore what it’s like to console a family as they visit a loved one for the last time. Sena Jeter Naslund says that these stories “exhibit a deep caring about the preciousness of life and the strength of the bonds that can link us to one another.” The collection won the Flannery O’Conner Award for short fiction.
Listen to Jacquelin Gorman’s interview with Katerina at 2pm on WRFL 88.1FM, or stream it on the web.