Table of Contents
IntroductionPart I: Conquest & Revenge
“Combustible” by Ace Atkins (Paris)
“Lord of Madison County” by Jimmy Cajoleas (Madison)
“Losing Her Religion” by RaShell R. Smith-Spears (Jackson)
“Most Things Haven’t Worked Out” by William Boyle (Holly Springs)
Part II: Wayward Youth
“Uphill” by Mary Miller (Biloxi)
“Boy and Girl Games Like Coupling” by Jamie Paige (Lauderdale County)
“Oxford Girl” by Megan Abbott (Oxford)
“Digits” by Michael Kardos (Winston County)
Part III: Bloodlines
“Moonface” by Andrew Paul (Thief)
“God’s Gonna Trouble the Water” by Dominiqua Dickey (Grenada)
“My Dear, My One True Love” by Lee Durkee (Gulfport)
“Hero” by Michael Farris Smith (Magnolia)
Part IV: Skipping Town
“Pit Stop” by John M. Floyd (State Highway 25)
“Anglers of the Keep” by Robert Busby (Olive Branch)
“Jerry Lewis” by Jack Pendarvis (Yoknapatawpha County)
“Cheap Suitcase and a New Town” by Chris Offutt (Lucedale)