Finding Light in Unexpected Places: An Anthology of Surprises: 1

We expect inspiration in sunsets blooming flowers and mountain-top views. And in turn weve come to not expect it elsewhere: in the tragic or mundane. This essay collection challenges this categorization of wonder light and beauty. Fourteen authors share their experiences of finding light in unexpected places. In a disaster on a dreary morning commute. In squawking gulls aging bodies and seeing the way a friend signs his name. Wherever you are whatever thoughts might be racing through your mind light is available. It might be just around the corner.Table of ContentsIntroductionCANDLES IN THE SNOW Kristin Procter Snow and Bones Maria Jerinic My Anti-Vegas Alaina Isbouts The First Snow Amanda Nevada DeMel Ice Petal FlowersHIDDEN LIGHT IN FAMOUS EVENTS World Trade Center Attack New York 11 September 2001 Erik Pihel Toward LightMurder of James Foley Raqqa 19 August 2014 Emily Skelding Long Distance LossMexico City Earthquake Mexico City 19 September 2017 Ligia de Wit The Heart of the CityNorthern California Wildfires Sonoma 8 October 2017 Fran Braga Meininger As the World We Knew BurnedTHE WONDER OF THE ORDINARY Toti OBrien Beautiful Bones Marcy Darin Ode to an Expressway Egret Laura Valdez-Pagliaro Two but Not Two Celeste Snowber Gull Woman Wes Choc Fore or Aft?UNTETHERED Beth Rosenberg Untethered