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In this epistolary, multi-POV novel-in-progress, Sterling rises from nobody to The Leader, enshrining her belief that all life is happy and sacred into law. She has banned all treatments for the mentally ill and unleashed the Enforcers of the Truth to disappear the neurodivergent. Lucy has to get her medication from the underground resistance and is in danger of being captured. Sterling has also imposed deep restrictions on maternal healthcare and abortion. When Beth finds herself pregnant again, she is denied all outlawed prenatal care, and fears being forced to give birth without medical attention. The novel, essential to our times, explores the threat of rejecting science and medicine, and of stigmatizing, ostracizing, and scapegoating those with mental illness. 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The water tries to swallow me but it will always fail. I grew up with a love of art and personal expression, of creating things with my hands and mind, of capturing and sharing beauty, darkness and light. Largely alone, I fought to find community. I danced, I drew, I painted, I crafted, I knotted, I knitted, I spoke, I acted, I directed, I threw, I stitched, I debated, I played, I sang, I composed, I dotted, I designed, I dyed, I baked, I decorated. I imagined and imagine still. I write and photograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56db623845bf214a0b38407b/1585973403273-2DS9CTAYMLZC012HSSR2/2A2B9F36-00DA-4CB9-8204-28736E4AC306.jpeg Me - Now… I am a caregiver tending to my tiny humans, piles of dirty dishes, plants, and too many manuscripts. I am a disabled white settler living and writing and caring on the We(s)t Coast of Canada. I have completed Simon Fraser University’s The Writer’s Studio and have a BA in psychology from the University of British Columbia. 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With a gift card, you can brighten up someone’s home, office or dorm room with a potted plant of their choice. They’re available in any denomination and we’ll mail it for free!