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Born in Oxford MS, shortly before James Meredith integrated Ole Miss and about a year before William Faulkner died there. Reared in Starkville, MS (home of the other bulldogs) by a father, who was a math professor, and a mother, who shared a Tupelo classroom with Elvis. Earned some degrees in English Literature, raised 3 amazing sons, published a couple books and a smattering of stories, landed at LaGrange College 3 decades ago. Married to the spectacular Bethany Headrick. Dr. Slay holds a BA and MA in English Literature from Mississippi State University and a PhD in English Literature from the University of Tennessee. He teaches Freshman Composition and Literature, American and British Literature Surveys, the Modern and Contemporary Novel, Drama, and Poetry, Introduction to Creative Writing, and Horror Film and Fiction, among other courses. His areas of expertise include twentieth- and twenty-first-century American and British literature, servant leadership, creative writing and publishing, and horror and detective fiction and film.
