A hugely imaginative first novel that traces the raucous road trips of two complete strangers on a dramatic collision course with fate, from the author of the razor-sharp short story collection rest area.Will has just returned home from sea to find his wife lying dead on the kitchen floor. Four states away, Phil has been waiting for his son to return home, only to discover his body decomposing at the bottom of a nearby swamp. Will's wife always wanted a highway-bound honeymoon. Phil's son always wanted to see the country. In an attempt to pick up the pieces of their lives, both Will and Phil load up their cars and hit the road — unknowingly traveling toward a collision — their destinies literally crashing together on I-95. From the moment their keys slip into the ignition, to the second their fenders clasp, every person with whom Will and Phil come in contact weaves a tapestry of narratives that gives a singular, vivid voice to the Deep South. Clay McLeod Chapman first began writing plays at the age of 12, when he won a playwriting contest in his hometown of Richmond, Virginia. He has performed his writing in Richmond, New York, San Francisco, and at the International Fringe Festival. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.