Churning in the Wake

"Churning in the Wake" is a montage of memories filtered from my mind, each one connected to my younger sister's suicide. As a segmented essay with literary devices used to transform my memory and emotion into crafted text, this piece can be categorized in the genre Creative Nonfiction. The design includes a play with time, a conscious repetition of selected images and themes, and a woven combination of imaginings and reflections. The style can be described as lyrical and descriptive with the intent to evoke resonance. The first person perspective moves the piece into the realm of memoir, but more than a memoir, this work is a lamp that shows how I have evolved as a woman who has sought, who has been lost, and who is finally, happily, wholly, me. It is my hope that this prose also provides you with a light to see your reflection anew.Churning in the Wake, was published 2007 under ISBN 9780978932619 and ISBN 0978932617.