Flannery

British

/ ˈflænərɪ /

noun

Tim , full name Timothy Fridtjof Flannery . born 1956, Australian zoologist, palaeontologist and environmentalist. His books include The Weather Makers (2006)

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Flannery O’Connor has that thing, “The writer can choose what he writes about, but he cannot choose what he is able to make live.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

It’s trashy noir yet elevated and totally dead-eyed — as if Flannery O’Connor took a crack at writing a James M. Cain story.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

In a risky career move, Springsteen turns introspective, digesting the short stories of Flannery O’Connor and Howard Zinn’s “People’s History of the United States.”

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

For the people over the age of 30 and not chronically online, the likes of Asher Glean, Nicholas Flannery and Kyra-Mae Turner are probably total unknowns.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2024

Flannery O’Connor, my favorite author: That’s who I need right now.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali

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