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Life-altering events

6/30/2013

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Sometimes a life event is so profound it changes everything and from that point forward you think of what things were like before and subsequently. Consider how time is measured time before and after the birth of Christ. Events in our lives aren't marked in such a monumental way, but in our own minds they are just as distinct. Recall what life was like before the assassination of President Kennedy. Or more recently 9/11.

When I was ten, my father and brother drowned in a boating accident. My brother was 17 and a month from going to the University of Illinois on a full academic scholarship. It was a beautiful day and I remember thinking it should be raining; wondering how it could be nice outside when something so devastating happened. For years afterward, I marked time as before and after "The Accident". That's a personal example of a life-altering event, but I'm sure you can add many more. In fact I'd love to hear from you about them.

In "Halifax"  http://bit.ly/JoanMauch  Ellie's life-altering event came at the barrel of a gun. For her, everything from that point forward changed - her outlook, her relationships, everything. Our lives often are defined by the divide between what was then and what is now. The trick is to treasure our memories and learn to live - even love our unexpected new reality .
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    LEON'S WALL was released June 30,2017. UNMASKING MISS JANE is the 2nd edition of THE MANGLED SPOON published in 2014. Her debut novel, HALIFAX, was originally published in  2013. Her fourth and fifth novels,  THE WATERKEEPER'S DAUGHTER and ESCAPE FROM AMBERGRIS CAYE were published in 2014 and 2016.  Excerpts of all five novels may be viewed under the "Home" tab. Check it out!

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