"... feelings of loss will never be silent or at rest until given voice. Like grief itself, this important book is simultaneously expansive and intimate. Zinna has written a meditative guidebook to assist writers turn the unease of life’s sorrows into compelling narratives."

"...a gentle, careful, solid guide for anyone approaching the work of writing loss. She collects stories, her own and others, and provides writing portals to help people communicate their grief. She pushes back against the idea that we are isolated in our sorrow, teaching us how to make our stories both personal and universal."

"...a warm, sustaining community on every page... Full of accessible lessons, useful literary role models, and generative prompts, this book will appeal to writers of all levels of experience and across genres. It’s a book for any reader who fears that loss is untranslatable and who yearns to find an authentic voice for grief."

"...a craft book imbued with a multitude of personal stories from her Grief Writing Sundays group. This gifted teacher offers a series of inventive portals to transport writers to "the memory of their own feelings"―uncovering rich seams of material previously unexplored. An essential resource for writers who feel blocked."