Chris Offutt is an award-winning author and screenwriter. He worked on the HBO dramaย True Bloodย and the Showtime seriesย Weeds. His books includeย Kentucky Straight,ย The Same River Twice, The Good Brother,ย Out of the Woods, andย No Heroes: A Memoir of Coming Home. His work has appeared in The Best American Essays, The Best American Short Stories, and many other anthologies. He lives near Oxford, Mississippi.