Winterswim

Pastor Sheldon Long was born of the woods, raised in a secluded cabin by a mute mother and an abusive father who preached God''s vengeance. Forced to take control of his own destiny, Pastor Long found God in his own way, melded with the mythologies of his mother''s tribe. Now he''s out to send the wicked, as he has judged them, to heaven.

Steven, Pastor Long''s son, is simultaneously pining for his...