The Wrong Way to Save Your Life (eBook, ePUB)
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Powerful, personal observations on fear and courage-that touch on art, faith, academia, the internet, and more-from "a masterful essayist" (Roxane Gay, New York Times-bestselling author of Hunger). In this poignantand thoughtful collection of literary essays, Megan Stielstra tells stories to ward off fears both personal and universal as she grapples toward a better way to live.In "The Wrong Way to Save Your Life," she answers the question ofwhat has value in our lives-a question no longer rhetorical when the apartment above her family's goes up in flames."Here is My Heart" sheds light on Megan...
Powerful, personal observations on fear and courage-that touch on art, faith, academia, the internet, and more-from "a masterful essayist" (Roxane Gay, New York Times-bestselling author of Hunger). In this poignantand thoughtful collection of literary essays, Megan Stielstra tells stories to ward off fears both personal and universal as she grapples toward a better way to live.In "The Wrong Way to Save Your Life," she answers the question ofwhat has value in our lives-a question no longer rhetorical when the apartment above her family's goes up in flames."Here is My Heart" sheds light on Megan's close relationship with her father, whosecontinued insistence on climbingmountains despite a series of heart attacks leads the authorto dissectdeer hearts in a poetic attempt tointerrogate her own feelings about mortality. Whether she's imagining the implications of open-carry laws on college campuses,recounting the story of going underwater on the mortgage ofherfirst home,or revealing the unexpected pains and joysof marriage and motherhood, Stielstra's work informs, impels, enlightens, and embraces us all.The result is something beautiful-this story, her courage, and, potentially, our own. "Sensitive and funny... She has a flair for nostalgia and for cultural criticism that is never pretentious." - Publishers Weekly "When Megan Stielstra writes you can actually feel her beautiful heart pumping blood through every sentence." -Samantha Irby, New York Times-bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life "A life-enriching collection of essays." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Reading this book is like listening to stories from a wise, compassionate, and irrepressibly funny friend." -Esme Weijun Wang, award-winning author of The Border of Paradise
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