The protagonist suggests that his name might be Aaron Sparks or George Speeds and claims to have sung with Uncle Roy and his Red Creek Wranglers.  One of the last scenes in this work takes place in a diner called the Hot Spot, where the protagonist orders ham and grits for his female companion before abandoning her, after which he drives on to Mobile and picks up a hitchhiker whom he lectures about the saintliness of mothers.  Telling of a one-armed carpenter and his scheme to fix up and steal the car belonging to Lucyn
The protagonist suggests that his name might be Aaron Sparks or George Speeds and claims to have sung with Uncle Roy and his Red Creek Wranglers.  One of the last scenes in this work takes place in a diner called the Hot Spot, where the protagonist orders ham and grits for his female companion before abandoning her, after which he drives on to Mobile and picks up a hitchhiker whom he lectures about the saintliness of mothers.  Telling of a one-armed carpenter and his scheme to fix up and steal the car belonging to Lucynell and her mother, FTP, name this story of Tom Shiftlet, a work by Flannery O'Connor whose title follows the words "Drive Carefully" on signs that Tom sees on the road.
The protagonist suggests that his name might be Aaron Sparks or George Speeds and claims to have sung with Uncle Roy and his Red Creek Wranglers.  
"The Life You Save May Be Your Own"