“Five Hundred Poor is the type of book we need more of. Full of unflinchingly honest stories that are, at times, shocking brutal and surprisingly tender, this is a living, breathing portrait of the world we live in. No gimmicks. No grandstanding. Just an honest glimpse at how the other half lives and how the other half dies that should inspire us to try harder." —Jared Yates Sexton, Author of The People Are Going To Rise Like The Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage

“Noah Milligan possesses a concise mastery of language and a sharp lens through which he sees the world. The characters he delivers in “Five Hundred Poor,” his engaging collection of short stories, are at once vivid and impossible to ignore. They have both heart and soul. They challenged and inspired me.” — Jennifer Haupt, author of In the Shadow of 10,000 Hills

"The stories in Five Hundred Poor conspire to create a sad and familiar world, with characters whose lives offer hope among tragedy. Noah Milligan writes about Oklahoma in such an uncanny, dark, compelling way. He is a very gifted writer, and I look forward to reading more of his work." — Brandon Hobson, author of Where the Dead Sit Talking

* 2016 Foreword INDIES Finalist - Fiction (An Elegant Theory)

* 2015 Horatio Nelson Fiction Prize - Shortlist (An Elegant Theory)