The Jubal County Saga

Howard Marsh is a lot of things: a liar, a thief, a poor man’s wizard. He’s the product of a miserable county with more dirt roads than paved; where poverty and loss is the order of the day. He’s a man haunted by his past, and has yet to find any reason to try and piece himself back together.

Where we find him is at the bottom, eking out a living as a water witch, a copper thief, a finder of lost things. Living in a storage shed and trying to maintain what's left of the frayed relationships of the few family members who will still talk to him. Untrained, he uses the drugs that ravage his body to fuel his magic.

Within these pages Marsh will work to unravel two supernatural mysteries as only a redneck wizard can: poorly, and with much cursing. In Bringing Home the Rain he has to piece together just why it hasn’t rained in months within the bounds of a perfect circle just south of town. And in Dancing With Your Demons he’s on the trail of a missing woman whose now infamous son once burned down a church.

He is Howard Marsh, the Methgician.

He’s a travesty...but he’s the best hope Jubal County has.

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Howard Marsh returns for yet another round of backwoods magical mayhem! In this pair of tales our white trash spellslinger is once more caught up in the small-town mysteries of Alabama’s lost county. All manner of occult strangeness is coming his way, and as usual he isn’t ready for it.

In ‘The Depth of the Water’ everyone’s favorite redneck wizard is on the trail of a missing young woman who went hunting a God. Did she find what she was looking for? Or did she stumble into some other horror of the deep woods? What eldritch being lurks in the deep water, waiting to barter for Marsh’s very soul?

In ‘September Doves’ Marsh is called upon to try and save the life of a child who is being tormented by a magical entity that no one can identify. Just what is a Flicker Dog? Why has it been tormenting the Durrant family for generations? And just what connection from Howard’s past will come to haunt him?

Marsh is once more on the case and just as unwilling as ever!

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 Howard Marsh is back for yet more small town occult strangeness! Contained within are a pair of tales about everyone's favorite redneck wizard, featuring his usual brand of dysfunctional magic. He is once again strong-armed into cases he wants nothing to do with, and as always he's quick to let everyone know just how little he wants to be there. But a bevy of oddities are on deck, and Marsh is the only batter around.

In ‘Dusty Roads’ that weird purple car is back, only this time Marsh remembers it. Why does everyone who sees this car forget it? What do those weird sigils mean? Just what is Preach doing in his butcher shed out back?

In ‘The Briar Witch’ a stranger to Jubal County goes missing just as a mysterious figure from Marsh's past returns. Is there a connection? What is a Briar Witch? Is there something evil lurking in the swamps?

Marsh isn't ready or willing, but he's the best Jubal County has to offer!

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 Things are magically awry in Jubal County once more, and Howard Marsh is on the case. Not willingly mind you, but everyone’s favorite redneck wizard has learned a few new tricks and is anxious to give them a try. And while he’s about as low as he’s ever been, with a little help from his friends he’s ready to battle an array of new and old foes. And who knows, he might actually come out on top for a change!

In ‘Pigskins’ our hero gets drug into that most heated of passions: small town football. Are the Swampcats using magic to win their games? Just who is out there in the woods beyond the endzone? And will he ever find a suitable hot dog?

In ‘The Swamp King’ Marsh takes a jaunt out to the Camp to try and tie up some loose ends. Who or what is making that strange laughing sound in the surrounding swamps? What is to be found in the ruins of Morgan’s witch house? Has Johnny’s fiddle playing magicked something up?

Jubal County’s most reluctant hero has returned, and chaos is sure to follow!

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Howard Marsh has returned, and he's just as ornery as ever! Once again caught up in a pair of mysteries set in the backwoods of Alabama's Lost County, our favorite redneck wizard is up to his eyeballs in shenanigans.

In "Hot Times on the Shores" Marsh hears two words he never thought to encounter together: sex ghost. There isn't enough stolen wine in Jubal County to drag him into such a mess...or is there? What is causing the aged inhabitants that line the Shores to become so 'frisky?' What is lurking there beneath the blue-brown waves? What does Lidda have to do with it all?

In "Nose to the Grindstone" our hero gets a job as a night watchman. Why would anyone with sense hire him to guard their valuables? What has Horace the possum familiar too scared to enter the woods? Just what did the MacGregors leave behind?

Marsh is once more on the case and just as unwilling as ever!

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 Howard Marsh is back, only this time he's on the road! Jubal County is in his rear-view mirror as he takes a trip to Mississippi for the first time in his life.

In "Mississippi Mayhem" our hero has an unfortunate run in with his father, the infamous Black tom. Drug against his will to the backwoods of Mississippi, he is caught up in the dealings of the Dixie Mafia. Just what is going on with that slot machine? Who are these folks who claim to be kin? And what the hell does a rooster have to do with it all?

In "Mississippi Goes To Hell" Marsh picks up a hitchhiker...one with some terrible plans for Jubal County's finest. How does a worn out blues musician on a desolate road in the boonies even know who Marsh is? Just what is inside that guitar case? And how does this all tie back in to Granny? 

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An omnibus combining books 1-3, with a bonus short story!

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An omnibus combining books 4-6!

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'Saudade'—a Portuguese word that, very roughly, translates to the feeling of wistful longing for an absent beloved. Each tale within Southern Saudade is flavored with exactly that sort of bone-deep melancholy, tales of supernatural Southern sorrow rife with ruined romance and harrowed hauntings. All set within the world of Jubal County, these are not happy stories...but they are earnest ones. Stories that speak to the experiences of loves lost and mourned—the types of tales that will resonate with anyone who has had their heart broken but carried on living in spite of it.

In reading this collection, may you find solace.

May you find saudade.

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