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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…
January 29, 2026

“Turbo”

Turbo burns in my imagination. But I can only imagine now in hypotheticals.
March 25, 2025

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…
February 11, 2025

Tree Tipping

Many Marches ago, a tree cracked in half, and my life began to change into what it’s become today.
April 11, 2023