The Puzzle Jug is a story that sat waiting beside the Savannah for more than 150 years until the conditions were just right. And now that time has arrived.

   Real people lived by the river on, what was known in those days as, the old Lamar Swamp Plantation. Some of them were born and died right there, looking across the water at Augusta, Georgia. But for some, that place was just about as far away from their home in Africa as they would ever be able to imagine.

   The story of The Puzzle Jug of this uniquely-American tale begins on July 4, 1856, in the midst of a rite of passage for the 8 year-old, Hannibal, which is guided by Granny Venus, the 90-year-old matriarch of the Swamp Plantation.

   Two years later, the entire community - comprised of both the enslaved and their enslavers - must decide which side of their conscious and culture they'll stand upon when a group of captured African children is delivered to their doorsteps. 

   Through clever resistance and courage, the story explores what happens when a country stands at the edge of its own soul.

   The Puzzle Jug is presented as a serialized historical novel told in a dramatized audio form.

   If you are new, begin with Chapter One or listen to the latest chapter by clicking one of the buttons above.

   New chapters are added each week.