“If there’s a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
— Toni Morrison
Whenever Big Questions overwhelm me, I turn to books and writers in search of answers and equilibrium. Sometimes I can’t find what I’m looking for. In that case, I follow Toni Morrison’s advice: “If there’s a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.” This has worked for me because I’ve always loved to write. It’s how I figure things out. I love words; love seeing where my pen takes me. Two books have resulted from this process.
Notes from Planet Widow (my most recent book) came about because I needed to make sense of the incomprehensible experience of losing my beloved husband Jack. Writing my story helped restore my sense of wholeness within the altered context of being on my own.
It is a joy for me to share my musings with you.
PHOTO BY CARRI BASS
ADVANCE PRAISE FOR NOTES FROM PLANET WIDOW
“A loving, gracious invitation to a land that is ever so difficult to traverse.”
– Geneen Roth, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Women Food and God and her most recent book, This Messy Magnificent Life
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“Gwen offers the truth, which happens to be just as painful as it is filled with grace. She models a beautiful way forward.”
– Kelley Weber, Spiritual Director, Aspiralspace.com
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“The documentation of Gwen’s journey provides the reader practical information, resources, and illustrations that serve as a graceful guide through the angst, pain, and loneliness of the loss of a love.”
– Jackson Rainer, Ph.D., ABPP, Board Certified Clinical Psychologist, psychotherapist, educator, author, and expert in the areas of grief and bereavement, and end of life and palliative care.
