Poetry. In her stunning debut, ALMOND, EYELESS, Karen Meadows explores the complex interaction between internal and external landscapes, and the powerful influence of context on experience. Through rich sound and unexpected imagery, ALMOND, EYELESS confronts how the self is compromised by society, relationships or even brief, impersonal interactions, yet maintains the persistent, often desperate need to be understood by another. Meadows brings a distinct, original voice to invented and traditional poetic forms, guiding readers across the contours of boredom, guilt and misunderstanding to reveal the beauty that resides within our own vulnerabilities and starvations.

almond, eyeless

Literature & Fiction

Meadows, Karen

Poetry

Groundhog Poetry Press LLC

Pedagogy of Survival: The Narratives of Millicent E. Brown and Josephine Boyd Bradley (Black Studies and Critical Thinking)

With particular focus on the first-hand narratives of two desegregation pioneers―their stories, sufferings, and pedagogy of survival―this book gives voice to unsung heroes and the often overlooked view of the adolescent perspective to address the question of how one can endure and thrive in the midst of hardship and tragedy. While enduring her own personal trauma, the author wrestled with the question, “How will I survive?” The answer, she discovered, was in the actual act of surviving and in the navigational strategies she employed and witnessed in the lives of others. In Pedagogy of Survival, the author uses the narratives of ordinary people to highlight extraordinary lessons of perseverance. The integration of historical and present-day change agents challenges readers to examine their own lives and see that they, too, have the ability to not merely withstand trials, but to become agents of change. Everyone has a story that matters and can serve as a lesson for someone else. So what is your story? How will you use it to help others? Ultimately, what is your pedagogy of survival?

Biographies & Memoirs

Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers

Karen Meadows had a normal, happy family until depression consumed her daughter, Sadie―a struggle that ended with Sadie’s suicide at age eighteen. In Searching for Normal, Meadows shares her family’s journey as she tries to help her daughter Sadie cope with her mental illness, expertly intertwining her own storyline with excerpts from her daughter’s diaries. The years Meadows chronicles are characterized by Sadie’s heartbreaking bouts of running away, cutting, and living with Portland street families while Karen and her husband desperately search for solutions―trying medication, hospitals, therapy, wilderness and residential treatment programs, and more. Ultimately, however, they find themselves confronted with the devastating shortcomings of the US’s mental health system. Including hindsight advice from Meadows, along with an extensive list of resources that she wishes someone had provided her when she was trying to help Sadie, this book will help parents of struggling teens feel less isolated and better equipped to navigate their teenager’s mental illness. : Meadows also describes recent developments that are paving the way for better diagnoses and treatment options.

Searching for Normal: The Story of a Girl Gone Too Soon

Self-Help

Death & Grief

She Writes Press

Corn dog tells the tale of a popcorn loving pooch who lets her nose lead her away from her family's farm following the scent of popping corn coming from the town's giant popcorn ball contest. She must find her way back home after getting lost amid the delicious smells and tastes she finds in the town's square. Will Corn dog find her way back home? Read this delightful story to find out.

Corn Dog

Children's Books

Animals

Page Publishing

It's a Tango, Not a War: Dancing with Type 1 Diabetes

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Agua Fria Publications

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