The Dances of Saints...and Heathens

Hell-raising at Mt. Zion Church gave birth to New Mt. Zion, established next door. Continuing buffoonery there begot Greater New Mt. Zion, located across the street. Forever strapped for cash, but ever creative and resourceful, Greater New's eclectic flock of outcasts press toward the higher calling immersed in endless circumstance - a journey cleverly captured in this medley of short stories and vignettes told primarily in verse. The goings-on of Sir Cornbread, Quilla Killabrew, Pootnanny, and Ray-Ray 'nem expose vibrant cultural stylings, often denounced and self-marginalized, yet often stolen and cloned. Their spiritual fidelity is regularly questioned, thanks to constant temperament swings, money hustles, and theological side steps. Ironically, their outlandish antics set fire to their collective spiritual redemption. Hence, the laughter, tears, the hopes, the fears...The Dances of Saints and Heathens, a hilarious yet poignant poetic tapestry by Donald J. Norman-Cox.