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Winner of the Pattis Family Foundation Creative Arts Book Award
We all live lives littered with what we leave behind: places we once lived, friendships we once had, dreams we once envisioned, the people we once were. Each new day we attempt to find a way to continue living despite the absences we experience because of loss and disappointment, injustice and inequity, change and the passage of time.
Autumn Song: Essays on Absence invites readers into one Black woman's experiences encountering absences, seeing beyond the empty spaces, and grasping at the glimmers of glory that remain. In a world marred with brokenness, these glimmers speak to the possibility of grieving losses, healing heartache, and allowing ourselves to be changed.
Contents
By Way of Explanation
Dwelling
Blueberry Season
Winter's Breakup
That Autumn
Between Mountains and Water
Dispatches from a Walking Life
Living
Stones of Remembrance
Raised to Life
I Think My Grandmother Has Forgotten
When the Challenger Exploded
A Moment Leads to an Essay
And There Will Be Imprints, and There Will Be Gifts
Understanding
A Brief Statement on Grace
A Small-Scale Scavenger Hunt for Sight
Breath
More Than Tea
Single-Family Zoning Considered
The Blooming of Mournful Things
Changing
What Is Common, What Is Rare
Our Words at a Moment in Time
Two Field Guides
My Pandemic Days: March-July 2020
Anticipating Autumn
By Way of Conclusion
Gratitude
Source Acknowledgments
Author Comments
Notes
Bibliography
