If the Creek Don't Rise by Nancy Hartney ***Southern Gothic - Short Stories - Spotlight - Excerpt ***



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Southern Gothic, Short Stories
Publisher: Pen-L Publishing

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Church suppers and bingo nights.
Dreams of Mexico.
The shadowy world of thoroughbred horse racing.


If the Creek Don't Rise is a collection of hard-used characters, tangled relationships, family angst, and fortitude.


Eighteen tales and six postcard vignettes, highlighted with original artwork, make this collection a skillful and moving exploration of the commonplace, the hidden, and the unforgettable.




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About the Author

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Nancy Hartney, a daughter of the South, writes about gritty characters and family angst from her native piney woods and sweat-filled hardscrabble farms. Additionally, she writes non-fiction for regional magazines and free-verse poetry.

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