Up on Amazon
Hello all,
I’m stoked to inform y’all that a collection of my works, both seen on this site and from my personal stash, has recently been published on Amazon.
Much like the content I post here, “Words Between Silences” has to do with my personal struggles, whether they be emotional hurts, mental blocks, or simply questions I sought answers to. My way of rationalizing the irrational, as it were. Whether it be a contemplation of time, matters of the heart, or demons of the past, all is available to dissect now. That’s still kind of crazy to me.
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I’ve had a few family members (mostly my mother) ask me, concernedly (and rightly so) whether I was actually thinking straight when I published, mainly because I have chosen to air out my skeleton-ridden closets to the world. And yes, I was. And yes, I understand the insanity of my actions, and of course I’m scared of the reactions but I’m so, so tired of hiding my sadness behind smiles and the truth behind a masquerade. I knew I needed to expose those pains so they’d stop taking up mind-space, and I knew I’d need to do it in a way that I couldn’t easily take back. Hence a book.
And I’m proud of my words. I’m not necessarily proud of the content (how could I be, if it’s full of my demons?), but I’m proud of my journey and my resulting emotional understanding. I’ve also unearthed a love of writing poetry, not just reading it, and I may have a couple other collections underway, though it’ll be a long time before either of them are ready.
All that word vomit aside, “Words Between Silences” is up on Amazon under my true name, Cecilia Jeffers. Feel free to either buy or ignore, as I’ll try to keep a slow stream of poetry and thoughts here (I know I’ve been slacking, y’all, it’s been a heck of a year).
