GONE BY DAY

Clarksdale, Mississippi. 1932.

He was born into dust, raised on silence, and taught to take a beating like breathin’.

In the backwoods of 1932 Mississippi, Wyatt’s life ain’t much more than bruises and bones—forgotten by the world, unloved by the people meant to protect him. Fourteen and fading fast, he finds solace where no one dares wander: a forgotten graveyard where the dead don’t judge and the moon keeps secrets.

Then one night, he meets her.

Miss Mahalia walks among the tombstones with bones in her pocket and knowing in her eyes. A conjure woman. A ghost-whisperer. A stranger who sees the fire still flickering in a boy the world already gave up on.

Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression, Gone by Day is a haunting Southern tale of pain, magic, and the courage to walk away from your own grave. For Wyatt, the choice is simple: stay and die slow—or leave and be gone by day.

ISBN: 979-8-9897952-8-4, 126 pages (novella)