Out Behind the Barn — John Boden

The boys crept to the window and watched as Miss Maggie carried the long bundle into the barn, the weight of it stooping her aging back. Rafter lights spilled from the barn doors and Davey saw an arm fall from the canvas-wrapped parcel. He smiled. She got someone! Both children grinned and settled in their beds, eyes fixed to the ceiling. This was family growth. Boden and Lutzke weave heartache and a backwoods tale as easily as telling a story around a campfire, delivered in an incredible voice. Robert Ford, author of BORDERTOWN Poetic, unnerving, and heartbreaking. The partnership between Boden and Lutzke yields the kind of story that leaves you aching and unsettled. Long after finishing, I couldn't stop thinking about Maggie, her boys, and what happens out behind the barn. Kristi DeMeester, Author of BENEATH Lawdy mercy. This story was amazing. There's something magical and sad about it. I dig it a lot. Michelle Garza (half of the Sisters of Slaughter) authors of MAYAN BLUE & THOSE WHO FOLLOW