Instructions for the Proper Cremation of Your Grief by Amber Decker

In this poignant collection, Amber Decker explores themes of rediscovering self-love and trust after the storm of trauma and grief has dashed one’s inner world to pieces.

“Look at how the sun
sinks like a black boat
between the mountains, how
it paints the snow with flame,

how it ferries you like a frozen queen
to the other side of daylight
silent as every death you’ve escaped
on little cat feet …”