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Marked for Life

Marked for Life

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 Cody Coots is a fourth-generation serpent handler. By age 6, he handles mock serpents with his sister, Trina, in the church, using leather belts for props. Cody secretly yearns for a normal childhood. He likes to ride his bike, play drums, and watch WWE wrestling with his father, Jamie. (Jamie is the world's most famous serpent-handling preacher.) A terrible act of violence befalls 8-year-old Cody, shocking the serpent handling community. A preacher pleads guilty to charges of deviant sexual abuse, but it's too late: Cody's innocence is shattered. Anger boils inside him, so he turns his wrath upon his parents, his church, and even his God. As he cruises the backstreets of Middlesboro, Ky, looking for nothing but trouble, Cody's sins begin piling up. But the consequences do, too. Is Cody beyond salvation? Or, is he as the community describes him: "Marked for life?"2024 Musique Sciences sociales
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    • The "Real" Afterword

      The "Real" Afterword
      Sep 8 2024

      Dalton Mills, narrator of Marked for Life, also shares the same hometown of Middlesboro, KY, with Cody and the Coots family.

      In this episode, he offers a "crater's-eye" view of the unique town, sharing his perspective on the serpent handlers and how actually they are perceived by the people of east Kentucky.

      Want to hear more about this subject? We have a podcast called Alabama Astronaut at alabamaastronaut.com detailing the recording session that Cody described in Episode 30 of Marked for Life, "The Ballad of Ol' Lemonhead."

      Thanks for listening!
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      12 min
    • 32. "On Them that Believe"

      32. "On Them that Believe"
      Aug 25 2024

      Cody mounts a defense for the people of the faith.

      Even with years of sinning copiously, he noticed many of the faithful remained steadfast and pure, particularly one man from Alabama who lived his faith to perfection: watching no TV, "doctoring" for nothing, and clean shaven. He also had no Facebook, too.

      Some of the revered believers, however, reports Cody – the ones who performed all the signs – were actually full of the devil all along.

      "Not everything that shines is gold," he concludes about the serpent handlers.
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      11 min
    • 31. "Mr. Weatherman"

      31. "Mr. Weatherman"
      Aug 18 2024

      Cody returns after two years to compose a final chapter of this memoir, Marked for Life.

      "I thought writing this book would be like therapy," he said. "But then, I got my eyes off God."
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      26 min
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