Friday, October 17, 2025 – Orlando, Florida
Today, something quietly extraordinary happened. My author’s copy of Reunion: Coda—the new hardcover edition—arrived early. It was printed in Illinois, shipped from Hebron, Kentucky, and delivered today, of all days: my late mother’s 97th birthday, and the one-year anniversary of my departure from New Hampshire.
I hadn’t expected it until tomorrow. Amazon had assigned it the lowest delivery priority, as they often do with “MOD Non-Retail” orders. But somehow, it made its way to me today. A small miracle, perhaps. Or maybe just a quiet nod from the universe.
The book is here now, nestled among a few of the titles that shaped me—history, memory, conflict, and resilience. It feels right. Not just as a creative milestone, but as a moment of emotional inheritance. My mother read the first edition of Reunion: A Story in 1998 and loved it. I think she would have been proud of Reunion: Coda, too. And of Comings and Goings – The Art of Being Seen, which also found its way into the world this year.
October 17 now holds layers: the ache of absence, the quiet pride of completion, and the memory of a long drive away from New Hampshire, toward something familiar. Toward Florida. Toward this moment.
Here it is—Reunion: Coda, in hardcover. A book born of memory, presence, and the art of being seen.
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