{"product_id":"my-story-a-memoir-in-poetry-and-prose-9798325361647","title":"My Story: A Memoir in Poetry and Prose","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Katherine Billings Palmer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Memoirs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Wanted to Grow Old With You\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Widow's Words\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e comes a new collection of empowering poems and essays focused on life, love, and gaining wisdom and self-confidence as we age. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMy Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling memoir composed of more than one hundred poems and essays that explore the author's life, inner conflict, and eventual journey to self-acceptance. This often poignant and frequently humorous collection explores personal issues that plagued the author in her childhood and teens and how the birth of her son was the catalyst that pushed her to triumph over anxiety, self-sabotage, and negative self-image, and ultimately led her to discover her love of creative writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe memoir touches on profound themes including generational trauma, anxiety, and widowhood, but also captures the joys of motherhood, the delights of love and marriage, valuable life lessons, and overcoming our inner critic to achieve body positivity and self-love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeniors will especially appreciate the poems devoted to the unpredictability of dating over sixty, the joys of grandparenting, and coming to terms with aging.\u003cp\u003eBeautifully written, \u003ci\u003eMy Story\u003c\/i\u003e is an honest personal account of one woman's life journey that will resonate with anyone who has battled lifetime insecurities to achieve personal growth, self-acceptance, and inner peace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA perfect gift for: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoetry lovers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWomen and men of all ages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeniors coming to terms with aging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone in search of positive and empowering books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGift-givers in search of unique presents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--------------------\u003cbr\u003eLOST IN TRANSLATION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf love languages are a real thing \u003cbr\u003eThen my father and I\u003cbr\u003eWere from different countries\u003cbr\u003eHe was from the land of \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou have a roof over your head\u003cbr\u003eAnd food on the table\u003cbr\u003eAnd want for nothing\u003cbr\u003eWhile I work overtime to pay for it \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn my one day off, I cut the lawn\u003cbr\u003eBefore cooking the Sunday dinner\u003cbr\u003eAnd when you're older, and your son has no dad, \u003cbr\u003eI'll fill that role, too \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut I was from a different land\u003cbr\u003eStarved for affirmation\u003cbr\u003eAware of every criticism\u003cbr\u003eLonging for words he rarely said \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI needed to hear \u003cbr\u003e\"I love you\"\u003cbr\u003eAnd now, I understand\u003cbr\u003eThat's exactly what he was saying \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDNA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI view the whole picture\u003cbr\u003eChance and fate \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ancestors who met\u003cbr\u003eWhile living their own journeys \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome desired a new land\u003cbr\u003eChanneled the wind in their sails \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn pursuit of better lives\u003cbr\u003eSeeking fortunes unknown \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnglish\u003cbr\u003eScottish\u003cbr\u003eGerman\u003cbr\u003e French\u003cbr\u003eCanadian\u003cbr\u003eIrish\u003cbr\u003eAmerican \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat all of them collided and became\u003cbr\u003ethe great\u003cbr\u003econstellation\u003cbr\u003e of my\u003cbr\u003eancestry \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSeems miraculous \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are all the product of\u003cbr\u003ea million\u003cbr\u003esplit-\u003cbr\u003e second\u003cbr\u003edecisions by \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHundreds of forebears \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose lucky survivors of\u003cbr\u003estorms\u003cbr\u003ewars\u003cbr\u003e famines and\u003cbr\u003eplagues \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are the result of\u003cbr\u003ecenturies\u003cbr\u003eof\u003cbr\u003e love\u003cbr\u003estories \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuddenly, \u003cbr\u003eI feel\u003cbr\u003euniquely\u003cbr\u003emeant to be\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--------------------\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKatherine Billings Palmer is an author, poet, essayist, and retired technical writer from Garden City, Michigan. Her essays have won numerous writing awards and she's been published in \u003ci\u003eWestland Writes\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eBear River Review\u003c\/i\u003e. Following her husband's death, she published two books about her struggles to cope with grief: \u003ci\u003eI Wanted to Grow Old With You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Widow's Words\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatherine is a guest blogger for the Hope for Widows Foundation and writes about her grief journey at www.TheWritingWidow.com. Her biography and blog can be found at www.TheWritingWoman.com. 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