Doug Gouge

Author & Poet

Waylaid A Front Porch Tale

Book Summary

Hezekiah McKinney was just a child when his life was forever impacted by deception, abuse and ultimately murder.  

Set in Western North Carolina, the story tells of a young boy privy to a shared secret of abuse and deceit that leads to a broken marriage.  

The tale contrasts past with the present in remote mountain venues, textile mill villages, and small town North Carolina as it blends together to create a story that struggles to be retold by an aging man who longs for forgiveness from an act he did not commit. 



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