New book: Pieces of Us: a collection of stories and poems celebrating women’s resilience

Hi, Brian!  

The friendship anthology I told you about, Pieces of Us, a collection of stories and poems, is now published and available on Lulu.com.

The anthology contains 29 stories written by authors Andrea Adair-Tippins, Lyndi Allison, Evelyn N. Pollock, and Barbara Wackerle-Baker, as well as 16 of my poems. 

I shared with friends how Evelyn, Barb, and I attended your writing retreats together. Such fun times!

I’ll send you a copy of our anthology.

Talk soon!

Lisa Reynolds

Lisa

Pieces of Us: a collection of stories and poems celebrating women’s resilience

Pieces of Us treats you to a combination of 45 short stories and poems that challenge, provoke, and delight. This book has it all. It’s about abandonment, growing up, growing older, and getting a grip on life. It’s about fate versus self-determination. Incarceration behind bars or inside yourself.

The stories and poems are full of twists and turns, truths, false promises, rejections, and self-acceptance. Get ready to laugh and cry, as you ride a roller coaster through life’s unpredictable journey, witnessed through the compassionate eyes of five female friends. All proceeds from the sale of this book will be sent directly to the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

Pieces of Us is available here.

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New book: She’s Gone, a photo-poetry collection by Lisa C Reynolds and Barbara Wackerle Baker

Hi, Brian.

Hope all is well with you and your family. 

Wanted to share some exciting news. 

Since attending your Algonquin retreat together, Barbara Wackerle Baker and I have published a photo-poetry collection titled: She’s Gone. 

It is a poetic narrative about loss portrayed by Barb’s stunning photographs of Alberta’s landscape and my poetry. 

Released just before Valentine’s Day, She’s Gone is now available on Amazon.

Thanks for sharing this special moment with us.

Lisa and Barb

Lisa

She’s Gone

She’s Gone is a collaborative photo-poetry collection by two Canadian artists, Photographer Barbara Wackerle Baker (Alberta) and Poet Lisa C Reynolds (Ontario).

Moved by Wackerle Baker’s family story and inspired by her stunning photographs of Alberta’s landscape, Reynolds uses contemporary free verse English language haiku to create a poetic narrative about loss. Conveyed with compassion and emotional depth, this unique collection portrays grief through intimate moments of love, sorrow, and memory.

“In She's Gone, Barbara Wackerle Baker and Lisa C Reynolds give us a tender keepsake that begins and ends with the heart stopping words: She's gone. Photographer Barbara Wackerle Baker shares with us her beautiful photographs.

“Poet Lisa C Reynolds understands loss and the silence that follows. Her carefully chosen words, written with love for her dear friend Barbara and her parents, trace grief's trajectory down through darkness up into the light of hope.

“This book is a gift for us all.”

 ~ Bruce Hunter, Poet and Novelist

She’s Gone is available here.

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