Benjamin Whitmer crafts narratives that delve into the lives of individuals on society's fringes, exploring themes of escape, freedom, and survival in challenging environments. His writing is characterized by a raw, authentic style, informed by a rich tapestry of personal experiences from counterculture enclaves to manual labor. Whitmer's work often focuses on outsiders, the search for identity, and resistance against societal conformity, delivered with a direct and impactful prose that captures a profound sense of gritty realism and deep humanity.
Patterson Wells, still dealing with the loss of his young son, finds himself tested when he stops to visit an old friend and sets in motion a disastrous chain of events that leads to a violent bid for justice.
Charlie Louvin was a good, god-fearing, churchgoing singer, but his brother Ira had the devil in him and was known for smashing his mandolin to splinters onstage, cussing out Elvis Presley, and trying to strangle his third wife with a telephone cord.