Alabama Public Radio presents local writers reading their own works! The Alabama Writers Wednesday Night Showcase puts a spotlight on emerging voices in Alabama’s literary world.
Our third episode features Mike Herndon reading The Highest Point in Florida:
The story follows a cast of five characters in a rural area of the Florida panhandle, including Will, a directionless recent college graduate who inherits a piece of property that might be the highest point of elevation in the state.
Their respective searches for what they think they want forces each of them to confront long-buried pasts, as well as the realities of what they've become.
In this reading, Will meets his new neighbor Frank, an outwardly religious man who reveals a side of himself that hints at a violent past.
The Alabama Writers Wednesday Night Showcase is hosted Cam Marston and airs on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. through August 6.