A long, early-morning bike ride sparks recollections of a long-ago friendship—with its unspoken words and unresolved tensions.

Joe Hazard donated the land for a cross that towered over Mayhaw, Mississippi. He never dreamed his generosity would spark a divine comedy.

Sometimes, a barren landscape offers more comfort than the canopy of the forest.

Ron Rash weaves a haunting tale of obsession, preservation, and the dark lengths some will go to possess beauty.

A gritty Southern noir unfolds at a rundown motel, where a bloodied stranger’s arrival disrupts the night’s eerie calm. An excerpt from the upcoming novel Lay Your Armor Down.

When fate chooses your vehicle as its instrument, the road ahead gets mighty hard to travel.

John Henry wouldn’t be here without the Devil. Where will the Devil be without John Henry?

Tammy’s about to get her associate’s degree and she’s got a chance to get a real job, with a desk and a chair and vacation days. There’s just this one thing…

In which an impish, six-year-old girl finds solace in the arms of a laughing son of God.

Three Louisiana men, all fathers of little girls, confront a dark secret that tests their morals and bonds them in unexpected ways. Will they serve justice or be consumed by their own hatred?

A lost dog brings Janie Doyle face-to-face with her peculiar neighbors, who live only three blocks away—but in a world that’s entirely different from Janie’s.

Just across the state line, that’s where you go to be a man.