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Big questions. Small-town Alabama.
Clean fiction, honest essays, and the occasional chaotic story.
If you’re new here, this page will help you find what you’re actually looking for —
whether that’s a thoughtful essay, a story you can get lost in, or something lighter that still makes you think.
Choose your path
Essays & Ideas
Honest essays about meaning, misunderstanding, faith, science, and the quiet assumptions we make about the world.
If you enjoy reading things that sit somewhere between philosophy, lived experience, and
“I’ve never thought about it that way before,” this is the best place to start.
Fiction & Story
Clean, character-driven fiction — often with a time-travel twist — rooted in small-town life and big consequences.
This includes Under the Oak Tree and the stories that grew out of it.
Humor, Alabama, & the Chaotic Stuff
Short pieces, observations, and stories that don’t fit neatly anywhere else —
usually shaped by growing up (and still living) in Alabama.
These are lighter, sometimes weird, and occasionally unplanned.
A quick introduction
I’m Drew. I grew up in Alabama, I write books and essays, and I’m fascinated by how people assign meaning to things —
especially when we’re convinced we’re right and everyone else is wrong.
Sometimes that curiosity turns into fiction.
Sometimes it turns into essays.
Sometimes it turns into something a little more chaotic.
Books
If you prefer long-form stories, you’ll find them here.
- Under the Oak Tree — A coming-of-age story with a mysterious time-travel edge
- Leaving the Oak Tree — What happens when the past refuses to stay put
Speaking
I also speak to churches, schools, and organizations about belief, meaning, and navigating a confusing world without losing your humanity.