The Quiet Side of the South: A Short Story Collection

By Steven Elliot

The Quiet Side of the South
By Steven Elliot
A Short Story Collection

History whispered. Memory kept. Lives lived just off the main road.

In this quietly powerful collection, Steven Elliot brings the Southern past to life-not through grand battles or bold declarations, but through 20 deeply human stories rooted in Natchez, Mississippi. The Quiet Side of the South is a mosaic of memory and place: screen doors left unlocked, juke joints glowing after midnight, and the long shadows of legacy stretching across generations.

With prose that's clean, funny, and sharp-edged, Elliot captures the rhythms of small-town life, from squirrel hunts and hay-hauling summers to unspoken grief and back-porch reckonings. His characters aren't loud-they endure. They observe. And they carry the weight of the South in ways that matter.

Perfect for readers of Rick Bragg, William Gay, and Clyde Edgerton, this collection speaks softly but hits hard. These are stories that remember what others forget-and honor the quiet figures who shaped a region without asking for applause.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FGTQM7J1
• ISBN13: 9798291025628
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"