Preparing for Takeoff

This is Learning to Fly, an author’s newsletter about her work and the themes in it: blooming later in life, identity, thriving after trauma, being an adoptee, claiming and telling our stories, the power and wisdom of older women.

Launching When the Ocean Flies

In my upcoming novel, When the Ocean Flies, the protagonist, Alison Earley, finds herself caught between the life she has so carefully crafted and who she really is at her core. She finds herself facing long-buried secrets—her own and those of others—and realizes she must, at last, speak and live her truth even though it threatens to destroy her life as she knows it. Here, I’ll be writing about my own journey towards claiming my story, my voice, my truth and how this has helped me to live fully—to learn to fly, both literally in my new career and metaphorically in living soulfully and true to myself. I’ll also have updates on the novel, where I’m offering readings and events, and where and when I’m offering writing workshops. I’d love to have you along as we find our wings together.