Thank you so much, David. I will look up Drawing Blood!

Thank you! Just followed.

Thank you, Alexis! I look forward to reading your submission.

I am still looking for a few specific angles actually. I’m curious about your poems. I’ll reach out via your website.

Thank you, Cass! ❤️

I can’t wait to bring BROKEN FREE to readers, both the estranged who long to feel represented, and those who are curious to better understand the experience. In sharing these voices, my hope is that we‘ll become better equipped to expect & develop healthy family relationships. 6/

Estrangement might break us, but it can also set us free. In this collection, writers will dig deep into the many nuances and facets of the experience, rebutting the common narrative that “blood is thicker than water” or that one can’t be whole without their family of origin. 5/

Families fall apart for myriad reasons, and millions face this reality, often in silence. It’s time to deepen the conversation around the concept of “no contact.” Estrangement can be grief, alienation, or rejection, but it can also be relief, authenticity, or even joy. /4

*No one* wants to be estranged from their family, and yet sometimes, cutting ties is the healthiest, most peaceful choice — be it temporary or permanent. Sometimes, it’s not our choice, as a family member withdraws from our life. Sometimes, family members are simply incompatible. /3

This is the book I wish I´d read 20 years ago, when I first set some tough boundaries with my parent. Family estrangement is a common phenomenon (affecting at least 27% percent of the American population per the latest research) yet it is often tainted with shame and stigma. 2/

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