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Featuring Jan Harrington and Victor Griggs

Janis Harrington is a poet living in North Carolina. Her poetry collection, How to Cut a Woman in Half, written as a novel in verse, was a finalist for the Able Muse Book Award. Her first book, Waiting for the Hurricane, is a collection of narrative poems about three generations of a family and the dark secrets they keep. It won the 2017 Lena Shull Book Award, given by the North Carolina Poetry Society. Her work has appeared in anthologies and literary journals, including Tar River Poetry, Journal of the American Medical Association, and North Carolina Literary Review. She won the 2023 James Applewhite Poetry Contest sponsored by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association. She co-hosts a monthly poetry reading series at an independent bookstore.

According to Victor Griggs, “I am from the Pacific Northwest. I always love writing but I really started taking seriously during The pandemic. Never give up on your dreams. For more information about me and my work please visit futurelegs.net.”

Book description from Victor’s website: Rolling Through Life chronicles Victor Griggs’ reflections from 2019-2021, set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the solitude of quarantine, intensified by his personal challenges with cerebral palsy, Victor immersed himself in the details, stories, and thoughts he lived with each day. This short collection of poetry and prose is a tribute to his resilience and introspection during those times of isolation.
Visit the Ghost Town website for more information.