{"product_id":"blood-mother-annie-louise-twitchell-9798469004363","title":"Blood Mother","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn January 2019, my mother fell on the ice. She called me and my dad and said she needed to go to the emergency room; several hours later, the ER doctor informed us she had a minor concussion and would be fine in a few days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was over two and a half years ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the surface, my mother is a functional human being. But many of the things that she loves are inaccessible to her now. She likes people: loud noises, overlapping conversations, and crowded places are a no-go with her head injury. She likes to garden: sunlight makes her head hurt. She likes to travel: the vibration of tires on the road is too much.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing in our world is the same.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI am a writer, so I cope with things by writing. It has taken me two and a half years to be able to write about that night or the subsequent nights. While I mostly likely had post-traumatic stress disorder before her fall, the events of that night confirmed that diagnosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI hope for one thing from these poems: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etreat everyone-including yourself-with kindness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is enough harshness in the world without adding to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith love, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annie Louise Twitchell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8469004360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798469004363\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.07d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Annie Louise Twitchell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717757530367,"sku":"9798469004363","price":7.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da1949e1-3257-4cb5-9f9b-fbb77964401c.jpg?v=1705689351","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/blood-mother-annie-louise-twitchell-9798469004363","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}