Change is natural—beautiful, cathartic, necessary. But change is also painful, ugly, destructive. It’s one of life’s only constants. You can either embrace it or struggle against it. But it’s unlikely you'll ever stop it.

This collection of 29 short stories, poems, and essays will take your breath away, break your heart, and even inspire transformation in your life. Because there’s no time like the present to break out of your shell, spread your wings, and embrace your own metamorphosis.

Written by members of The Ohio Writers' Association, with audiobook production by members of the Ohio Audiobook Narrators

Table of Contents

"Wild Animals" – poetry

"Upon The Zinnia Petal" – fantasy

"The Hidden" — poetry

"The Sisters" – poetry

"Chaoyangia" – poetry

"A Place For My Brother" – fiction: family-in-crisis

"Spring Forward" – poetry

"Experiments In Living Chemistry" – memoir

"I Am Gilgamesh" – memoir

"On Seeing My Great Granddaughter In The Womb" – poetry

"Lump" –fiction: family-in-crisis

"Transparent" – poetry

"Miracle Of The Mass" – poetry

"My Patient, My Aunt" – memoir

"Mystery School" – poetry

"Negala Clouds" – poetry

"The Blown Harp Lesson" – poetry

"The Rift" – LGBTQ+ fiction: family-in-crisis

"The Guts That Come With Love" – a poem

"The Sheriff" – American western

"Unbecoming" – poetry

"Red: A Fairy Tale" – LGBTQ+ romance/fairy tale

"The Last Susan" – poetry

"Aubade" – poetry

"Grandma Teague And Me" – memoir

"At The Crossing" – poetry

"Eight Billion Wolves" -essay

"Fair Flip" – urban fantasy

"On The Way To Proximata" – science fiction