Question

In one of this author’s esoteric early stories, a character named after this writer dreams that he kisses a scarecrow and that one hundred orchards catch on fire, then goes on a journey in which the dream comes true. In another story by this author, the narrator’s grandfather cries “Gee-up!” and imagines he’s riding a horse when he’s lying in bed. (-5[1])The narrator and his friend Jim (-5[1])wait for cats in the garden before being interrupted by Mrs. Prothero yelling “Fire!” in a story by this author (10[1])whose narrator recalls receiving both “Useful Presents” and “Useless Presents.” (-5[1])This author’s home on a farm inspired the story “The Peaches” from his collection Portrait of the Artist as a Young (10[1])Dog (10[11]-5[1])and a poem about a time (10[1])when he was (-5[1])“young (10[2])and easy under the apple boughs.” (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, name this author whose youth (10[1])in Swansea inspired the story “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” (10[1])and the poem “Fern Hill.” (10[2])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Dylan Thomas [or Dylan Marlais Thomas] (The first two stories are “The Orchards” and “A Visit to Grandpa’s.”)
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Summary

2023 ACF Nationals04/22/2023Y24100%0%25%128.04

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James StevensonMichigan AMinnesota B60-5
Andrew HannaVanderbilt AFlorida B66-5
Arthur Delot-VilainYale AWUSTL A8610
Caleb KendrickMaryland ACornell A96-5
Matthew SiffYale BMcGill A11710
Enoch YuenImperial AHouston A11810
Clark SmithOhio State AStanford A11810
Mitch McCullarIllinois AGeorgia Tech B11810
Ricky LiMIT ACornell B11810
Matt BollingerGeorgia Tech ABrown A11810
Jisoo YooTexas AToronto A118-5
Justin ChenNYU AUC Berkeley B11810
Mazin OmerHarvard AChicago C11810
Darren PetrosinoRutgers APenn State A11810
Eve FleisigUC Berkeley AMinnesota A11810
Tomás Aguilar-FragaClaremont AWUSTL B11810
Matt JacksonChicago ADuke A11810
Guy IndoranteIowa State APenn A12410
Jack ObermanSouth Carolina AVirginia A127-5
Gio MazzeoVirginia ASouth Carolina A12810
Sharath NarayanNorthwestern AColumbia A12810
Jim FanNorth Carolina AIndiana A13410
Ben DahlPurdue ARutgers B13410
Justin HawkinsIndiana ANorth Carolina A134-5
Tracy MirkinFlorida AChicago B14210
Raymond WangCornell AMaryland A15210
Seth EbnerJohns Hopkins AColumbia B15710
Raymond ChenToronto ATexas A15710
Mateo Javier AcostaFlorida BVanderbilt A15810
Morgan BozemanMinnesota BMichigan A15810