Book details

  • Genre:fiction
  • Sub-genre:Short Stories
  • Language:English
  • Pages:109
  • eBook ISBN:9781937757021

A Jug of Sweet Tea

Southern Short Stories

By Mike Zealy

Overview


A jug of sweet tea pays attention to the world, specifically to the American South, then and now, and celebrates its fragile and complicated lives.
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Description


In Mike Zealy’s collection of strong, tragic, and humorous stories he showcases the American South in all its complexity. In “Alabama Rehab,” the narrator asks “how in the hell was a redneck with a high school diploma going to make me all better?” Zealy’s imperfect heroes and heroines answer that question and explore others. A jug of sweet tea is a thirst-quenching blend, reminiscent of the stories of Flannery O’Connor and Barry Hannah.
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About The Author


Mike Zealy’s first collection of Southern Short Stories has been a long time coming. A former lawyer, news director, and Alabama teenage DJ, today he lives and writes in the Miami area.
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