I heard back from the New York Times, and they turned down my essay about that relationship of mine a few years back. Hiho. Can’t say I’m surprised. Now the question is, do I rewrite or submit somewhere else? I really am not very good at this part. I...
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Woman of Strength?
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OK, I know that there isn’t a huge market for grief books, though my book has been way better received in Canada than it has in the US. (A national bestseller even). I guess I shouldn’t be surprised by the fact that everyone is sick to death of 9/11....
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I have been recording the audio version of my book this week, for Audible.com, the company I used to work for. I never would have imagined how grueling it is to record an entire audio book. I am sequestered each day for 5 hours in a tiny, airless closet,...
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Its been a while since I have posted. Somehow life keeps going too fast. Beginning today with my very first blog review at Crash Course Widow, there will be a series of reviews of my book. You can see the list at TLC Book Tours. They will be running...
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Learning to live again after the sudden death of my husband Arron on 9/11. I wrote my book, The Alchemy of Loss, as a testament to finding the silver lining of grief and loss, to discovering the defibrillator effect of trauma and its power to awaken us into really living. I now live in Seattle with my two teenaged kids.






