Breece D'J Pancake

Breece D'J Pancake (b. Breece Dexter Pancake, June 29, 1952 – April 8, 1979) was an American author of short fiction. Pancake was a native of West Virginia. Several of his short stories were published in The Atlantic Monthly and other periodicals during his lifetime. He died in 1979 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.