A Southern Gothic Novel of Recovery & Redemption

Where the
Cypress Weeps

Beneath the draped moss and mournful trees, old secrets rise from the water — and one man must decide if grace is meant for him too.

by T. A. Spencer
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Where the Cypress Weeps

The Story

Beneath the Moss & Water

Beneath the draped moss and mournful cypress trees, Frank Delany is running out of places to hide. Once a decorated police officer, now a broken man drowning in booze and guilt, he returns to daily life in his small southern lake town after the bottle nearly kills him. What waits for him isn’t just his estranged wife or the ruins of his past—but whispers, secrets, and shadows that cling as tightly as the humidity.

When Frank stumbles into the rooms of recovery, the steps offer him a way out. But every step forward dredges up ghosts—his brother’s death, the wreckage of his choices, and a sponsor with his own buried sins. The deeper Frank goes into the program, the more the town itself seems to breathe with memory and menace.

Somewhere between confession and forgiveness, between the lake’s dark waters and the cypress roots that drink them, Frank must decide: will he be consumed by the past, or will he finally lay it to rest?

Where the Cypress Weeps is a Southern Gothic mystery of grief, redemption, and the uneasy line between healing and haunting.

“The lake remembers what the town tries to forget. Every ripple, every whisper of moss — a testimony.”

Themes: grief, 12-step recovery, found family, spiritual awakening, and the kind of redemption that has to wade through muddy water first.

About

T. A. Spencer

T. A. Spencer is a lifelong Southerner who grew up along the coastal backwaters of the Carolinas, where stories travel on the tide and linger in the salt air. Though Where the Cypress Weeps is his first novel, his love for storytelling began long before—shaped by quiet rivers, moss-draped oaks, and the people who carry their histories like heirlooms.

He lives near the coast with his wife, whose faith and patience helped bring this story to life, and two cats who serve as his most loyal (and occasionally unimpressed) audience.

Email me: author@inkandcypress.com

With much gratitude,
T. A. Spencer
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