Six months ago, Hardy, inspired by the legacy of his beloved late grandfather's tin-roofed hunting shack located on 60 acres of land in the northeast corner of Neshoba County, Mississippi, penned ...

"She also met my parents — who had no idea who she was — the same night." Hardy sits for a portrait for The Tennessean at The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, April 1, 2025.