Charles Dodd White is the author of the novels A SHELTER OF OTHERS (Fiddleblack, 2014) and Lambs of Men (Casperian Books), and the book of short stories SINNERS OF SANCTION COUNTY (Bottom Dog Press, 2011), as well as co-editor of the recent contemporary Appalachian short story anthology DEGREES OF ELEVATION (Bottom Dog Press), and founding editor of the arts and culture blogazine PLUMB. In 2011 he was awarded a writing fellowship from the North Carolina Arts Council. His short fiction has appeared in Appalachian Heritage, Fugue, Night Train, North Carolina Literary Review and others. He has been a marine tank crewman, newspaper writer and fishing guide. He currently teaches English at South College in Asheville, North Carolina.