Does the name William Sydney Porter ring a bell? He was born in Greensboro on September 11, 1862, and there's a periodical in the Triad that bears his name. It's called…
O. Henry Magazine. Last year, on this the 150th anniversary of O. Henry's birth, O. Henry Magazine celebrated its first anniversary. The Greensboro-based arts and culture magazine has an outstanding stable of award-winning writers who know great story-telling just as well as they know their roots. The readership is expanding; O. Henry Magazine is thriving; and the organization supports the educational programs of the Greensboro Historical Museum like local productions of O. Henry plays, and the revival of the O. Henry short story award. Decades ago, O Henry Magazine founding editor and Greensboro native
James Dodson won that award. Since then he's gone on to pen several best-selling books, and his work has appeared in more than 50 magazines and newspapers worldwide. Jim spoke with David Ford about his magazine's namesake.
