Here in the Middle: Stories of Love, Loss, and Connection from the Ones Sandwiched in Between - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1684197805 ISBN 13: 9781684197804

Publisher: 220 Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

The middle years of life are ones of tremendous joy and unchartered challenges. Often times, these are the years when we are pulled in multiple directions, with the needs of our career, marriage, children, aging parents, and friendships all taking a toll on our time and energy. But it can also be a time filled with simple pleasures, deeper connections, and settling into our own skin. Here In The Middle is a collection of essays that gives voice to the complexity of the middle place, sandwiched between love and loss, with thirty-two writers sharing their stories, along with a piece of their heart and soul, so that readers can find acceptance, solace, and understanding.

About this title

About the Author

Christine Organ -- co-curator and co-editor of this book -- is a freelance writer who lives in the Chicago area with her husband and two sons. She is a staff writer for Scary Mommy and a regular contributor to Babble. Her work has also been published online with the New York Times, Washington Post, Huffington Post, Mamalode, Redbook, Country Living, Good Housekeeping, and Brain Child Magazine among others. She has also been published in print magazines, including UU World. She is the author of Open Boxes: The Gifts of Living a Full and Connected Life (a collection of stories that will make you feel really freaking good), and a contributor to I Just Want to Be Perfect (the fourth book in the bestselling "I Just Want to Pee Alone" series). You can often find her eating cookie dough or wasting time on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. She writes at christineorgan.com.

Julie Jo Severson--co-curator and co-editor of this book--is a former PR girl now freelance writer, journalist, editor, and lost-and-found attendant of two teens and a tween. Still an English major at heart, she finds solace in writing her way through those universal experiences that bind us together. In 2015, she launched her storytelling blog Carvings on a Desk (carvingsonadesk.com) to reconnect with her own voice swirling around in the middle. Since then, her creative nonfiction has also been featured on Ten to Twenty Parenting, Midlife Boulevard, Mamalode, BonBon Break, and elsewhere. She lives in Minnesota with her husband of twenty-plus years and their three kids.

Edition details

• Publisher: 220 Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1684197805
• ISBN 13: 9781684197804
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288
• Editor: Christine Organ, Julie Jo Severson