The Colossus of Bunyan County & Other Stories
A Collection of Dark Southern Fiction by Sean Johnson
What happens when small-town secrets collide with desperate dreams?
In the Mississippi Delta, where cotton fields stretch to the horizon and the past refuses to stay buried, fourteen unforgettable characters wrestle with revenge, redemption, and the weight of choices that echo across generations.
From the towering chicken-headed statue that looms over Interstate 22 to the crossroads where deals with darkness are made, these interconnected tales expose the raw heart of the American South-a place where progress and tradition wage war in the shadows of forgotten dreams.
Stories That Will Haunt You: "The Colossus of Bunyan County" - A tech millionaire's eighty-foot monument to childhood trauma becomes the centerpiece of a town's reckoning with its own cruelty"Hunter's Moon" - When an artist makes a deal at the crossroads, the price of success becomes a mystery that outlives the man who paid it"Dead Weight" - A former scholarship student turned construction worker watches his college town transform around him while he remains trapped in the ruins of his own potential"Numbers Man" - A by-the-books accountant's perfectly ordered life explodes when he becomes the unlikely getaway driver for a convenience store robbery"End of the Line" - A wealthy Boston transplant's attempt to save a dying Delta town becomes a masterclass in how good intentions can destroy everything they touchPraise for Sean Johnson's Writing:"Johnson writes with the precision of a surgeon and the soul of a poet. These stories cut deep and leave scars."
"Like if Flannery O'Connor had grown up on blues music and desperation. Unflinching and beautiful."
"The Mississippi Delta has found its chronicler. Johnson captures both the beauty and brutality of a place where the past never dies."
Perfect For Readers Who Love:✓ Literary fiction with bite
✓ Southern Gothic atmosphere
✓ Complex, flawed characters
✓ Stories that linger long after the last page
✓ Authors like Daniel Woodrell, Tom Franklin, and Larry Brown
These aren't just stories - they're excavations of the human condition. Johnson doesn't flinch from the darkness, but he finds unexpected moments of grace in the most unlikely places. Each tale stands alone, yet together they form a haunting portrait of a region where history bleeds into the present and every crossroads offers a choice between salvation and damnation.
Some debts can only be paid in full. Some stories can only be told by those brave enough to face the truth.
Order now and discover why critics are calling this "the most important collection of Southern fiction in a generation."
Categories: Literary Fiction, Southern Fiction, Short Stories, Contemporary Literature
Pages: 148
Publisher: Independent
Language: English
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