Pub Day: On Holding Joy and Grief Together Today, my debut novel Things That Break Us steps out into the world. It follows yesterday, the two-year anniversary of my mom’s death. There’s something about that timing that feels so lifey (to quote Anne […]
(Me, trying to hide from the world). My debut novel, Things That Break Us, publishes on September 30. People keep saying, “You must be so excited!” or “What an accomplishment!” But here’s my truth: publishing this book has not been enjoyable. At […]
Originally Published November 16, 2023 Dear Mom, 49 days without you here. I wish I could say it’s getting easier. It’s not. But it’s getting more familiar. And that makes me both glad and horrifically sad. I wanted to tell you though, that Grumpy Bear is home. Probably, you already […]
Written on the one year anniversary of my mom’s death Originally Published September 29, 2024 Mom, one year ago today, your body left.I have come to think of it as only your body and not you.Because the “you” is something I am still […]
