Look! Up in the Sky!

It’s not a bird or a plane, it’s a comet — THE COMET actually. THE COMET is my first published book. It is an illustrated fable about love, loss, and growth. Written with deliberate simplicity and primitive imagery, at first glance it may appear to be a children’s book. It is not intended to be, but it works as a simple story for children too. THE COMET examines relationships and the nature of loneliness. THE COMET also covers the theme of family of choice, both in the story itself, and in my dedication.

I wrote the original text after my second divorce, as a reflection of my own journey. When I ran across the story over the holidays, I shared it with a few friends and they all encouraged me to make it more widely available. I expected that it would mainly be appreciated by women who had been through difficult relationships. As I get feedback from readers, I’m finding that people interpret the story in the light of their own lives, and it is touching a broader audience than I anticipated. People with happy marriages may see it as a metaphor for work relationships, or even as their struggle with life and the universe. One reader even used The Comet as personal motivation for competing in the Senior Olympics — at age 75 she won a gold medal in the high jump!

When I agreed to go for publication, I decided the book needed illustrations to complete the story. Originally I planned to create the illustrations in pastels. I mocked up a couple of images digitally so that I could experiment with composition, but decided I liked the digital versions better. I hope you do too. Based on reader requests I have made some of them available for purchase.

THE COMET is available from Amazon.com and from BlueDragonPress.com as a large print paperback.

   

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