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Book SynopsisHow do you go on after you've lost everything?
Over several terrifying summers, deadly wildfires raged across Colorado. Lives were lost, and the flames destroyed thousands of homes. When the smoke cleared and only rubble remained, survivors were left trying to find a way forward against devastating loss. The aftermath of that destruction would span many years, and its effects are still felt today.
In "Phoenix Rising", twenty women share their stories of fire, the terror they felt as flames engulfed their communities, and the dark desperation that followed. And how---in the ensuing weeks and months---they worked to recreate a life from the ashes. Their tales of fear and bravery, of deep compassion and heart-rending grief, offer an uplifting chronicle of human courage and resilience.
In "Phoenix Rising" written by women united by wildfire, they have the privilege of stepping into those moments to stand in the hallways of their shock and fear, grief and disorientation, and then, armed with the wisdom of retrospection, walking out into whatever comes next.
Table of ContentsPhoenix Rising by Leslie Aplin Wharton
Poem: I Know the Color Gray by Jenn Nolte
Here Be Dragons by Barbara Nickless
After Disaster, Beauty Remains by Kendra Eucker
Life on Melvina Hill by Ann Lansing
No Ordinary Fire by Sandi Yukman
My Paradise by Louise Creager
Poem: Shades by Beth Cutter
The 503: The Things We Leave Behind by Melissa Fry
Starting Over by Jackie Klausmeyer
Rising from the Ashes by Yvette Trantham
The Dream by Jenn Nolte
Canyon Spirit by Bonnie Antich
Irreplaceable Things by Susan Ruane McConnell
Poem: Tempered, Forged, Tensiled FREE by Astrid
Fire on the Mountain by Cheryl Delany
The Wildfire of Birth by Amanda DeAngelis
The Thoughtful Side of Insanity by AnnMarie Arbo
For Better or for Worse by Linda Masterson
Finding Meaning in the Fire by Bethany Trantham
Walking through Fire by Kristen Moeller
