From Here (Paperback)

Zan Bockes

ISBN 10: 1963869931 / ISBN 13: 9781963869934

Published by Running Wild, LLC, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. From Here is a collection of twenty-two short stories exploring the lives of people who battle a range of psychiatric disorders as they search for empathy and understanding in a complex and little understood world.The collection opens with a frightened homeless man who meets a well-intentioned social worker. In another story, a woman explains why she amputated her hand. A teenaged girl fights anorexia, and a young man tries to care for his incarcerated mother. The last story returns to the characters in the first, examining their encounter from the social worker's point of view.With compassion, respect and a sense of humor, From Here seeks to describe what it means to be touched by mental illness, and how the experience can completely alter one's path in unexpected and powerful ways. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Here (Paperback)
• Publisher: Running Wild, LLC
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1963869931
• ISBN 13: 9781963869934
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

From Here is a collection of 22 fictional short stories exploring the lives of people who battle the symptoms of a mental illness and survive to tell the tale. Despite these characters’ suffering, there is humor and hope as they seek meaning in this complex and little understood world. The collection opens with a frightened homeless man who encounters a well-intentioned social worker. In another story, a woman explains why she amputated her hand. A teenaged girl fights anorexia, and a young man tries to care for his incarcerated mother. The last story returns to the characters in the first, describing their encounter from the social worker’s point of view. This character and voice-driven manuscript explores what it means to be touched by mental illness, and how the experience can completely alter lives in unexpected and powerful ways. My recovery from schizo-affective disorder has provided me with compassion, respect and a sense of humor as I seek to educate, advocate and reduce stigma for the 20 percent of Americans who deal with psychiatric disabilities at some point in their lives.

About the Author

Born in Nuremberg, Germany, and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, Zan Bockes studied creative writing and psychology at the University of Iowa, then graduated with a BA in English and a BFA in creative writing from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. She earned an MFA, also in creative writing, from the University of Montana, publishing widely in magazines and anthologies, including The Sun, The Awakenings Review and Cutbank. She received four Pushcart Prize nominations. Her first poetry collection, Caught in Passing, was released in 2013 from Turning Point Press (an imprint of WordTech Communications). A second collection, Alibi for Stolen Light, appeared in 2018 from FootHills Press. She continues to thrive in Missoula, Montana.