By Andrew J. Rausch (read full interview at SecularByNature.com) Chris Roy was born and raised in South Mississippi. Having no sufficient male role model to speak of, he ran wild and committed a criminal act or twelve. As his bio explains, Roy was “roaming the towns and wilds of the rich and poor, thieving and thinking without a curfew.” Like most teenagers, he thought he had all the answers. Then in 1999, at the age of 18, he learned otherwise. As he will discuss in this interview, Roy got into a bloody brawl that left his opponent dead. Making matters worse, Roy tried to cover up what he'd done, hiding the body. He ultimately got caught. The following year, he was sentenced to life in prison. Like a lot of people sentenced to prison, he continued with his life of crime even after he was behind bars. But in 2007, all of that changed. By this time Roy had read countless novels in prison and had begun writing both fiction and non-fiction. He began to take the writing seriously. He stopped committing crimes, instead putting pen to pad and writing about them. He has since written a number of crime novels and novellas. His most recent work is the short story collection Her Name Is Mercie. Roy is also an atheist. Given his somewhat unique circumstances, I thought it might be interesting to sit and down talk to him about doing a lifetime bid, his writing career, and his views on religion. #crimeauthor #atheism #atheist #novelist #lifeinprison #secular #SecularByNature #freethinker #godless #prison #lifesentence #lockedup #nonbeliever #goodwithoutgod #God #Bible #Christianity #heaven #hell #devil #crime #philosophy #atheistinterviews #author #logic
