Facts About Fiction

Facts About Fiction explores the true lives of authors who write fiction with J. Bradley Minnick of the UALR English Department.

The Facts About Fiction theme song is performed by the Arkansas band The Cons of Formant.

The Never-Ending Wrong

This is J. Bradley Minnick with Facts About Fiction. “I sometimes think I had an extraordinarily painful sort of life because I had so many shocking kinds…
The Reassurance Of Domestic Sounds

For the UALR English Department, this is J. Bradley Minnick with Facts About Fiction.“I think he was more complicated than people usually describe him as,…
To Live In Hearts We Leave Behind Is Not To Die

For the UALR English Department, this is J. Bradley Minnick with Facts About Fiction.Hey Boo.Miss Jean Louise. Mr. Arthur Radley. I believe he already…
His Trip To Nowhere

For the UALR English Department, this is J. Bradley Minnick with Facts About Fiction.“Eventually in 1969 after a two month trip across America, he decided…
The Blood & Guts of Kathy Acker

For the UALR English Department, this is J. Bradley Minnick with Facts About Fiction.“The depths for me personally had to do a lot with the fact of my…
Richard Brautigan's 8-Pound Typewriter

For the UALR English Department, this is J. Bradley Minnick with Facts About Fiction.“Spinning like a ghost on the bottom of a top, I’m haunted by all the…