Blades of Grass In The Desert

Blades of Grass in the Desert, published by Covenant Books, Inc. July 7, 2022 Several years have passed since the old plantation-style mansion at 1324 Blessing Path was lovingly restored, but the mysterious place is apparently still calling the shots. Years ago, when it was discovered that the house had supernatural tendencies, two retired ladies set out to determine its history.

Tracing its lineage from central Texas to Charleston, South Carolina, they uncovered a love story worthy of comparison to Gone with the Wind and eventually realized the structure had “plans” in place as far back as 1950. This time, however, events led one of the ladies not to the East Coast but to the deserts of West Texas. The story winds from the dry, blowing sand of west Texas into Mexico, then returns to the estuaries and humidity of Charleston, South Carolina, and its indomitable Gullah people. People whose ancestors endured like blades of grass pushing through concrete; endured and sang songs about faith and hope as they journeyed toward freedom. Just like the Gullah peoples during the slave era, today many others endure.

Walking or riding northward through deserts, they journey toward a different kind of freedom: freedom from devastating drought and hunger, and freedom to live again in places free from the perils of trying to survive where malevolence thrives.