Karen writes, both in her journal and on her book projects, as much as she cooks and gardens. She has to write. Like writing, she grows to understand how grieving is a process too, an ongoing part of life.

She realizes you don’t get over a loss, you move through it. Still, unsure of what is on the other side of the door or the tunnel or the woods, she knows there is more life to experience.

In Obisidan Rose, a sequel to Afterglow, she continues to confront the ebb and flow of grief amongst life’s daily challenges and its gifts, like the births of more grandchildren.

Determined to bolster her spirit, she ventures with her new black lab puppy—Obsidian Rose, Siddie for short—to transition to a new place, one of reclaiming a life…and building upon it.

Read a sample chapter from Obsidian Rose