Voices Beyond The Creek By Curt Richards – Goddess Fish Promotions. Genre: YA Fiction. Set in the foothills of the Appalachians, fourteen-year-old Caleb Austin and his friend Marlee (Mary Lee) Patterson face poverty and prejudice in their small rural town. Confronted with the “creek people” who live in the hollow and the wild child Annabelle Pruitt, their lives take an exciting turn. Read an Excerpt and Enter giveaway.