Come Up For Air

The cover choices for The Trimesters of Grief are here! I have one that I love so much and I won’t sway your vote with my opinion.

Please vote on the cover you like at Cover Poll | Koehler Books Publishing

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When a large grief wave is about to hit, sometimes I stand rigid. Then I let it smack into me, tossing me off my feet. Other times, I write poetry which pushes my hands together letting me dive straight under the wave. And still other times I talk to my grief and hold it.

With any of these choices, maybe I’m longing because Nicholas is close.

And I’ll take Nicholas close everyday. 

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I’m a co-facilitator in a writing group for parents who have lost a kid to addiction.  This month we read Joyas Voladoras By Brian Doyle https://theamericanscholar.org/joyas-volardores/

Here’s a poemI wrote in honor of Brian Doyle-