Unraveling Obsession: Inside the Haunting World of The March Xness Anthology
Meet the Contributor
Brian Lee Knopp is a retired North Carolina private investigator. In 2019, he published the revised 2nd edition of his 2009 memoir Mayhem in Mayberry: Misadventures of a P.I. in Southern Appalachia (Cosmic Pigbite Press). His most recent publication is Dreams I’m Never Gonna See: The Takeover of WDIZ Rock 100/FM and Other Essays (Cosmic Pigbite Press; 2024). A former professional sheep shearer with an MA in English literature from the University of Texas at Austin, Knopp has taught nonfiction writing for the UNCA-Great Smokies writing program, and his work has appeared in Hippocampus Magazine (2024 Pushcart Prize nomination), Stoneboat Journal, WNC Magazine, Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, The Great Smokies Review, and elsewhere. He lives in Asheville.



