Fakers, Frauds, and Fools

The Southern Gothic writer Flannery O’Connor (1925-1964) knew a thing or two about freaks, fakers, and fools. Her stories are filled with false prophets claiming to know the truth with a capital T and what comes of our encounters with them. Such fakers claim to know God and bring salvation to the spiritually needy. (Of course, salvation only ever comes with a hefty dollar fee.)