Southern Patchwork

Tall Tales and Yarns

Southern Patchwork

Stories that don’t just whisper the past—they sing it.

Tucked away in the bottom corner of McNairy County, Tennessee, Sweetgum Ridge is a town that time didn’t quite forget it just paused a little longer here. The porch swings creak with memory. The graveyard hums after midnight. And the stories… well, they ain’t always written down, but they’re always remembered.

In this collection of Southern short stories, Nathan Harrison brings to life the grit and grace of small-town living. You’ll meet the troublemakers and the tender hearts, the quiet heroes and the loudmouth liars. Some tales will make you laugh. Some might break your heart. But every one of ‘em carries a truth only folks from places like this can understand.

From possum hunts to porchlight confessions, from lawmen chasing ghosts to the last fried chicken leg on a Sunday afternoon this is Sweetgum Ridge. And once you visit, you won’t ever quite leave.

Come sit a spell. The coffee’s hot. The stories are warm. And the Ridge is waitin’.