Exploring new territory here with an original voice, author Niles Reddick brings his collection of short stories vividly to life. You will laugh out loud at the eccentricities of the characters and their peculiar situations, set in the rural past and the strip mall world of the New South. Filled with humor, these stories offer readers glimpses into every day experiences through the eyes of a manic narrator who survives and thrives on the oddities of the modern American South.

Exploring new territory here with an original voice, author Niles Reddick brings his collection of short stories vividly to life. You will laugh out loud at the eccentricities of the characters and their peculiar situations, set in the rural past and the strip mall world of the New South. Filled with humor, these stories offer readers glimpses into every day experiences through the eyes of a manic narrator who survives and thrives on the oddities of the modern American South.

A glimpse of a pragmatic, surreal and spiritual Southern journey back to his roots shows Max Peacock that one can come back home.

"Chock full of humor, "Drifting Too Far From the Shore" is a beautiful story that makes you feel like you have been transported back to small town America." - Winston Groom, author of "Forrest Gump" Readers will fall in love with Muddy "Charlotte" Rewis, a sassy yet reserved southern woman who has a cane and ain't afraid to use it. Muddy believes she is in her last days and longs to reunite in heaven with her deceased husband, Claude, But when Muddy's grandson shoots out a neighbor's front window, an old friendship is renewed, and troubling mysteries irresistibly revived. Full of humorous moments, "Drifting Too Far from the Shore" is a wonderful story of small town American South and of making the most of life.