Michael Carroll is an American writer. =Biography= White published his debut short story collection, ''Little Reef,'' in 2014. The collection, which portrays characters that, according to the UW Press, are "people stunned by the shock of the now, who have forgotten their pasts and can’t envision a future". The book was a shortlisted nominee for the

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at the

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, March 4, 2015. and won the

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from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His second book, ''Stella Maris: And Other Key West Stories'', was published by

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in 2019. His short stories also appeared in ''Ontario Review'', ''

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'' and ''The New Penguin Book of Gay Short Stories''."Michael Carroll: On His New Short Story Collection, the Benefits of a Spare Writing Style, and His Literary Inspirations"

, July 2, 2014. Originally from

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"What Michael Carroll Writes About When He Writes About Writers"
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since 1995. Carroll and White were legally married in 2013.

Works

*''Little Reef'' (2014) *''Stella Maris: And Other Key West Stories'' (2019)

References

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