Flannery O’Connor as inspiration: artists talk at the author’s childhood home by bill dawers • May 9, 2012 For Betsy, the images showed the “residual after effect” of reading O’Connor, and she noted how the “lingering sorrow, mysticism, and southern gothic” connects to her own work. Read more → Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit More Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Print (Opens in new window) Print