Red Clay Suzie by Jeffrey Dale Lofton narrated by Pete Cross

<p>This is a story about a young boy named Philbet. He’s growing up in the deep south in the 1960’s and ‘70’s. He loves cars and his grandaddy’s garden and an older boy named Knox.  In this story, you see how Philbet hides himself and then finds himself. We’re talking about Red Clay Suzie, a fictionalized memoir written by Jeffrey Dale Lofton. Lofton is a natural storyteller and not just on the page. His voice has a timbre and a rhythm and accent that draws you in, and I felt like instead of asking questions, I just kept saying some version of &#39;tell me a story&#39; and he would. We begin with him telling the story behind the story of his debut novel. Another great voice connected to Red Clay Suzie is the audiobook narrator Pete Cross - who Jeffrey was a big fan of and was so excited when he auditioned. Pete’s work has been recognized with a SOVAS, an Odyssey Award and an Audie. He’s a talented storyteller and I’m so grateful to Blackstone Publishing for sharing this scene with us. I hope you enjoyed getting to know Jeffrey as much as I did. Thanks again to the sponsor for this episode - Pozotron - and of course thank you for being here thanks for listening. Sponsor: <a href="https://www.pozotron.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.pozotron.com/</a> Narrator: <a href="https://petecrossvo.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://petecrossvo.com/</a> Author: <a href="https://www.jeffreydlofton.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.jeffreydlofton.com/</a></p> <p>Red Clay Suzie Audiobook</p> <p><a href="https://www.audible.com/pd/Red-Clay-Suzie-Audiobook/B0BFC47JJY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.audible.com/pd/Red-Clay-Suzie-Audiobook/B0BFC47JJY?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&amp;share_location=pdp</a></p> <p>Organizations mentioned by the author: <a href="https://www.thetrevorproject.org/strategic-plan/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.thetrevorproject.org/strate