Böcker av Lynn Gale

Big J is so excited to go to his friend Charlie's birthday part. Charlies lives on a farm, and Big J has never been to a farm before. When he arrives, he has a hard time dealing with all the new things there.Will Big J be brave enough to try something new? Join us and find out.

Growing up on air force bases in a dysfunctional family, the author re-examines her memories of growing up through different life stages. Filtered through the lens of time, they have taken on blurred edges, as if viewing them through a lace curtain. The title, L'Opacité, captures this opaqueness. Isolation, alcoholism, dysfunction, feelings of not fitting in, not being enough, feeling lost, confused, lonely, or unloved - these are emotions felt by many people universally and the author hopes the reader will find a small piece of connection, understanding, and solace in this poetry collection.

Growing up on air force bases in a dysfunctional family, the author re-examines her life stages through poetic expressions of her memories. Time dims the past and often what we remember is foggy or clouded, akin to looking through a veil.The title of this collection, L'Opacité, attempts to capture this surreal quality through reflection and viewing the past from different perspectives.