Bedtime Stories

This book of short stories is both charmed and charming which was written to bring magic and wonder into the lives of its readers. The twenty two tales, and the art works that inspired them (by the very talented Paula Swenson), are short explorations and expositions of aspects of our consciousness.

Beautifully crafted, sensitive and enlightening, One Hundred Years of Ermintrude, is a breath of fresh air to the poetry arena. Drawing on the imaginative vitality of the magic-realist mode, the book tells the stories of 3 members of one family, presided over by the indomitable Ermintrude, condensing defining moments in each life into stanza form. The result is a highly evocative, affecting poem-story.

The eponymous opening tale of centenarian Ermintrude is recounted backwards, opening with the image of her wreath and ending with her mother s pregnancy, and establishes the probing questions about time and life that characterise the ensuing tales of her children, Tristan and Lucy.

The stories intertwine, musing on family, individuality, and mortality, whilst the prismatic writing bears endless re-listening.

This journey includes excerpts from the book, "Blessing of the Animals." Included are spoken prayers and ceremony ideas that includes diverse members of the animal kingdom as well as companion animals. Read by the author, Diana L Guerrero it is designed for you to visit over and over again to send out prayers for all animals and for guidance for ceremonies and celebrations.

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