The Time the Waters Rose: And Stories of the Gulf Coast

by Paul Ruffin

A collection of short stories about the rough and sometimes mysterious waters

Writer Paul Ruffin celebrates the mysteries of the sea in the short story collection The Time the Waters Rose. From shrimp boat captains to shipyard workers, Ruffin's characters are men who drink, swear, fight, and sometimes kill, but what unifies them is that all-embracing magic of the Gulf coast and the barrier islands. While some are drawn to the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 161117614X
• ISBN13: 9781611176148
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"