"A young writer. The brink of worldwide fame. A crumbling creative mind."

At the edge of a literary breakthrough, Landon Cassidy journeys through the northern United States with his mutt Maple in search of inner salvation. Filled with layered personages and perilous misadventures, this character study binds beauty with disaster, love with hate, all the while seeking refuge in the least of places. Confused and betrayed, Landon takes to a life on the road, outrunning the growing darkness within his soul. Broken down with dwindling hope in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains, Landon's world is turned upside down when he encounters a legendary literary recluse who shows him the meaning of artistic freedom.

But will it be enough to save him from inner damnation?