Assembling the Fragments: A Collection of Essays
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Grief and grieving hovers around this essay collection, both the author's grief over losing her mother and also what that loss meant to the other people in her life. An essay about the tragic death of the author's uncle- at age 18 when a drunk driver hit his car leads into a search for how her mother survived losing her brother and what it did to their family. The author's relationship with an ex becomes an exploration of sadness, illness, and what it means to let go. The author writes directly to the priest who helped her mother during her illness, while the author's own doubts toward religion and faith plague her. There are nine essays in total, all dealing with the themes of memory, grieving and hope. The collection ends on memory, both the author's and her little brother's, whose cheerful and perpetually surprising presence gives her optimism.
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Critical introduction -- Portraits in acrylic -- Bury it beneath the sunflowers -- Ghosting, a brief history -- The wandering goat -- A fangirl's guide to grief -- My ex is not T-Rex (and other epiphanies) -- Fatness, an essay -- Collecting relics -- Heart of the ocean
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M.F.A.