"Picking Blackberries" by Cassie E. Brown  (Missouri Ozarks) A young girl provides testimony for a complicated family case. This is the third installment of the Belle Point Prose Series, an ongoing collection of short prose works by Mid-Southern writers.  Cassie E. Brown is a writer of long- and short-form fiction and essays. Her work draws inspiration from her childhood in rural Missouri, classic children’s literature, and her experiences as a queer misfit. Cassie’s work explores what is ugly, beautiful, and true about rural places and fairy tales. Apart from writing, she is a clinical social worker and a tea aficionado.   Publication Date: October 2022   Want more Belle Point prose? Order the bundle and save!