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by Tennessee Jones (Author)
In 1982, Bruce Springsteen departed from an upbeat rock and roll sound to release "Nebraska" -- a spare, haunting piece of storytelling populated by deadbeats, desperadoes, and the poor souls unfortunate enough to fall in love with them. In "Deliver Me from Nowhere, " the shadowy folk fables of Springsteen's masterwork are reimagined in starkly beautiful short stories that trace a proud but perilous journey into the racial and sexual badlands of Middle America. An unnamed girl takes a dangerous older lover and is whisked into an interstate killing spree. A transgendered man attempts to go home after years of absence and wonders what his family will think of him. As these restless characters traverse arbitrary borders both internal and external, they question the possibility and even desirability of redemption.
Author Biography
Tennessee Jones lives in Brooklyn, New York. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including Lodestar Quarterly and LIT. He is also the author of the zine Teenage Death Songs. He was raised in the mountains of East Tennessee.
