Peter Biles

Peter Biles is a novelist, essayist, and PhD student in English at Oklahoma State University. He is the author of several books, including the novel Hillbilly Hymn and the short story collection Last November.
Articles by Peter Biles
Tending Place on the Edge of a Decaying Empire
Clavier introduces a colorful cast of characters in the first few chapters of the novel. Luckily, we’re given a character index at the beginning of the book, so if you…
“Turbo”
Turbo burns in my imagination. But I can only imagine now in hypotheticals.
Writing for the Common Good
I can relate the vice of envy most closely with my own writing, because that’s my profession, and I’ve longed to be a professional novelist since I was in elementary…
Tree Tipping
Many Marches ago, a tree cracked in half, and my life began to change into what it’s become today.


