“A GARDEN OF PANDEMIC GRATITUDE LILIES”
I used origami to fight pandemic depression. My essay recounts how I thanked humans, famous and ordinary. Every day, I penned a letter of thanks, folded it into an origami lily, and mailed it. I hoped to lift a few souls, but I never expected expressions of gratitude to change me. For anyone needing inspiration to tell someone they matter – right now – before it’s too late.
Read how this writing-plus-origami project altered my life in THE PANDEMIC MIDLIFE CRISIS
from the HerStories Project.
In this essay collection, thirty-one midlife women describe their experiences during 2020. They are writers, teachers, artists, mothers, daughters, caregivers, activists, friends, and neighbors. My essay was chosen from thousands of worthy submissions. I’m honored to be included.
About me
Andra Watkins is the author of four books. Her memoir Not Without My Father: One Woman’s 444-Mile Walk of the Natchez Trace hit the NYT bestseller list in October 2015. Her well-reviewed Nowhere trilogy targets the fiction lover. She gives rousting keynote speeches and has yet to meet a destination she doesn’t like.
6 Comments
this sounds wonderful, Andra. what a lovely initiative. so good to see you –
beth
Good to see you, too!
Ordered! Looking forward to reading.
Yay! Thank you.
Ordered and looking forward to this read!
Thank you!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Comments are closed.