‘Open Up’ author Thomas Morris on a book that brought him peace in hard times

‘Open Up’ author Thomas Morris on a book that brought him peace in hard times

A Welsh writer living in Ireland, Thomas Morris is the author of a debut story collection, “We Don’t Know What We’re Doing” and a new collection of stories, “Open Up,” which was longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. He’s a former editor of The Stinging Fly literary journal, and here he takes the Book Pages Q&A. Q. Please tell readers about your new book of stories, “Open Up” (a collection that Sally Rooney called “brilliant,” which must also be…