Bayou Stories: Tales of Troubled Souls — Gretchen Craig

Deep in the backwaters of Louisiana, ancient cypress trees soar into the sky. Light pierces the canopy in rays as thick and straight as the columns in some mighty, majestic cathedral. It's quiet in the swamps, only the sounds of birds or the grunts of frogs and gators punctuating the silence. In this sanctuary, as still as death, troubled hearts search for solace.These three stories are about tormented souls drawn to the bayou in search of peace and consolation.

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