The son of a Pentecostal preacher faces his personal demons as he and his two outcast friends try to make it through their senior year of high school in rural Forrestville, Tennessee without letting the small-town culture destroy their creative spirits and sense of self.

One of innumerable women in a North Carolina mountain town facing a bleak future with a dangerous alcoholic husband, Sadie considers a different life when a stranger sweeps in and knocks the world off-kilter for the entire community.

A father and his young daughter share love and laughter as they spend time together and turn an ordinary day into a wonderful adventure.

With his dog Wednesday, the author shows readers the animals that share his space, from stuffed bears and quilted chickens to dragonflies and coyotes.

A dog's attempts to cool off on a hot day get him into trouble with a series of people and finally lead him to interrupt a country wedding.

Chronicles the experiences of the author who lives alone in the remote Missouri Ozarks, raising bees and harvesting their honey, and observing and recording nature's endlessly fascinating detail.

Eben McAllister searches his small town to see if he can find anything comparable to the real Seven Wonders of the World.

A romantic winter season in 1967 Ballybucklebo finds its citizens discovering young and mature love while flocking around their doctor, Fingal Flahertie O'Reilly, whose longtime practice is threatened by an unexpected turn of events.