Carrying On

Susan Lynn recalls carrying on after the death of her mother. Following her mother's death, she keeps in contact through letters. They chat about worldly woes that plague Susan since her mother passed.

Susan seeks answers to male dominance and trials for her first book signing. She paints a graphic, provoking picture for the strange "carrying ons" of her church where "roosters sleep with roosters. " It's decided that church leaders mix up the gender order in the chicken roost. Susan's mother sends her some powerful, spirit-filled messages laid out in simplistic Appalachian language.

Shadows hover over Susan since her mother's death and force their way on to paper. Her mind connects with her dead mother in strange ways. These episodes will evoke a myriad of emotions for readers who have or will make final journeys with loved ones and then be left behind to find their ways to "carry on. "