The graveyard was quiet, the kind of silence that presses against your ears and makes every shadow seem alive. Officers Matthews and Reyes leaned against their patrol car, cigarettes glowing in the dark. It was supposed to be just another routine night.

“This book didn’t come from a place of confidence — it came from a need to prove something to myself. To see if I could really do it. And then, once I started writing, the characters wouldn’t let me stop.”

— JC Fuller, on writing Safe to Assume

Author John Bowers shares his journey from cotton fields to compelling fiction that focuses on people, not monsters. Tune in for a heartfelt conversation on storytelling, grit, and writing that feels real.