Last year at this time I literally received a wakeup call. I wrote about the experience and titled the prose piece “On the Line.” I’m pleased to say that it will appear in the upcoming anthology, Apart: a year of pandemic poetry and prose.
Apart paints a vivid portrait of life in a pandemic, when “normal” is a thing of the past and anxiety is a faithful companion. Some of the writing is sad, even heart-breaking, a few pieces are funny and light-hearted, but many provide some much-needed comfort and imagination in a turbulent time. The writing is thoughtful, carefully observed, and insightful. And running through all the pieces, like a silver thread in a tapestry, is a note of optimism.
The book will be published by the Saskatchewan Writers Guild and distributed by Radiant Press. Release date is July, 2021. Thanks to editors Dave Margoshes & Courtney Bates-Hardy. You can order it here: https://skwriter.com/programs-and-services/publications/other-publications/apart