Sharon Decker
Writer
First Publication
Last Time Down Blackwater (2026)
'Last Time Down Blackwater' is a short story collection that takes you to Flora-Bama, a region of Northwest Florida and South Alabama, where people, like anywhere, have their struggles, but are determined not to buckle under the weight of grief, despair, poverty, or downright cruelty. These stories are unfiltered, drenched in sweat, sweet tea and bad decisions, as unpretentious as a cast iron skillet, yet laced with tenderness, humor, and grace.
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“I first read one of Sharon Decker's immaculately crafted and immensely moving stories more than thirty years ago, and I have dreamed of the moment her first book would make its way to my desk. The wait was well-worth it. Last Time Down Blackwater is beautiful from start to finish, the best collection to come my way in ages."
Steve Yarbrough, author of The Unmade World and Stay Gone Days
BOOK PARTY, Four Seasons, Washington, D.C.
Huge thanks to Judy Pomeranz (right) and Nell Minow (left), as well as Lou, for hosting this marvelous event for Lee Huebner (Special Assistant to President Nixon—his new book is NIXON'S ELUSIVE TOTALITY) and for me and my short story collection. I had the best time!