{"product_id":"southernisms-timothy-m-ballard-9798298334150","title":"Southernisms: A Collection of Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouthernisms\u003c\/i\u003e isn't sweet tea. It's moonshine in a Mason jar - smooth going down, dangerous when it hits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Timothy M. Ballard's stories wander the dirt roads and church aisles of the South, but they don't stop at gossip and cornbread. They rip the white sheet off polite society to show the rot underneath - where religion morphs into tyranny, where power drips with hypocrisy, and where ghosts (literal and political) refuse to stay buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection's dark heart lies in \u003ci\u003eTheocracy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTheophilus\u003c\/i\u003e - two blistering, full-length tales about a charismatic preacher who turns the United States into a theocratic dictatorship. Heads roll (sometimes literally), freedoms vanish, and God's name gets stamped on every act of cruelty. If you think it couldn't happen here, Ballard dares you to read and sleep easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in between the prophecy and the fire, you'll find the twisted humor of small-town life - casseroles as weapons, affairs gone sideways, ghosts with strong opinions about your sex life, and family reunions that should be declared disaster zones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSouthernisms\u003c\/i\u003e is part Southern Gothic, part political nightmare, and part comedy of manners from hell. It's a warning and a wink, a funeral and a punchline. Read it if you dare - but don't say you weren't warned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy M. Ballard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798298334150\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Timothy M. Ballard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659659981055,"sku":"9798298334150","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/southernisms-timothy-m-ballard-9798298334150","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}