Emptying the Nest: Getting Better at Goodbyes - Softcover

Baker, Morgan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1645384810 ISBN 13: 9781645384816

Publisher: Ten16 Press, 2023

Synopsis

2024 Independent Press Award Distinguished Favorite

Emptying the Nest: Getting Better at Goodbyes, is about change, identity, and mental health. When Morgan Baker's daughter, Maggie, left for college and Baker also parted with nine puppies from a litter the family raised, she collapsed into a deep depression. She eventually adjusted and, with a lot of help, did better when her younger daughter left for school. By the time Maggie graduated from college and moved to LA with her boyfriend, Baker was ready. She prepared by focusing on herself, and what she wanted. Her identity shifted. While Baker will always be a nurturer, she is more than a mother.

About this title

About the Author

Morgan Baker is an award-winning writer and professor at Emerson College. Her work is featured The New York Times Magazine, The Boston Globe Magazine, The Brevity Blog, Talking Writing, The Bark, Cognoscenti, and Hippocampus, among many regional and national publications. She is also Managing Editor of The Bucket. Her most recent work is "How Flashdance Started my Writing Career" in The Brevity Blog. She lives with her husband and two dogs in Cambridge, where she also quilts and bakes. You can find out more at www.bymorganbaker.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ten16 Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1645384810
• ISBN 13: 9781645384816
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 230