Through Catch Me When I Fall, a moving collection of poems and letters, Donna Stoneham guides us to a visceral understanding of the power of grief to transform us and to heal our most pivotal relationships, even after death.
Join us for this live, Zoom-based interactive conversation about the loss of loved ones, the healing power of grief, and restoring relationships both with those who are still with us, and those who have passed on.
Author Donna Stoneham will talk about her new book, Catch Me When I Fall, and welcome authors Cindy Eastman and Katrina Willis to the conversation.
Cindy Eastman
Cindy Eastman is an award-winning author whose first book, Flip-Flops After 50: And Other Thoughts On Aging I Remembered To Write Down, is a collection of humorous essays about aging.
She is also a contributor to several anthologies including the Fast Women series edited by Gina Barreca and published by Woodhall Press. She writes a weekly column on getting older called Silver Linings on Substack and a monthly column with her daughter, Annie, for Hearst Media.
She is the creator of the “Writual” writing program and has presented nationally at the Story Circle Network Women’s Writing Conference as well as having been a featured speaker on a number of panels and programs. Cindy has a master’s degree in education and is currently an adjunct at Naugatuck Valley Community College teaching English. You can contact Cindy or read more of her work at cindyeastman.com.
Katrina Anne Willis
Katrina wrote her first book—The Story of My Life. A True Story— at age eight on orange construction paper that was hole-punched and tied with ribbon, which her mother lovingly preserved. It was a few decades later, however, before her first novel, Parting Gifts was published (She Writes Press, April 2016.)
Katrina’s personal essays have been included in numerous anthologies, including Art in the Time of Unbearable Crisis, My Other Ex, and Nothing but the Truth So Help Me God. She was recognized as one of six distinguished authors at the 2016 Indianapolis Book & Author luncheon, was named a BlogHer 2015: Experts Among Us “Voice of the Year,” and is still waiting patiently for someone to option the movie rights to the 1979 version of The Story of My Life. A True Story.
You can find Katrina at her website, katrinawrites.com, and her Substack blog, Surrendering to Sappho.
Join us on Thursday, May 11, 2023, from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm Pacific Time, and share your personal story of loss and healing.
The event is free, but registration is required. Before the event, you'll receive an email with the Zoom link.
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