Maureen McCoy is the author of four novels: Junebug; Walking After Midnight; Summertime; and Divining Blood. Recent short fiction has been published in Epoch Magazine and The Mississippi Review . Recent essays have been published in The Antioch Review and The Mississippi Review . Her essay "Vickie's Pour House: A Soldier's Peace" was a finalist for the National Magazine Awards, 2009. She is working on a novel and an essay collection.