There is something mystical about holding the hand of a person who is “crossing over.” It can be heartbreaking, of course, but also very holy and beautiful. Some of the pieces in this collection share the experience of personal loss when a loved one dies. Often the presence of an angel or another mystical experience is shared. But not only in death—there are also stories here of the way the mystical world interacts with us in daily life. And not only angels, but also mothers, fathers, sisters, grandfathers, friends, and even a homeless man and a dog.
Contributors:
Cassandra King – Suzanne Henley – River Jordan – Sally Palmer Thomason – Natasha Trethewey – Sonja Livingston – Johnnie Bernhard – Frederica Mathewes-Green – Angela Jackson-Brown – Christa Allan – Renea Winchester – Jacqueline Allen Trimble – Mandy Haynes – Wendy Reed – Lisa Gornick – Jennifer Horne – Ann Fisher-Wirth – Averyell Kessler – Lauren Camp – Cathy Smith Bowers – Nancy Dorman-Hickson – Joanna Siebert – Susan Cushman – Claire Fullerton – Julie Cantrell
Table of Content
Table of Contents
Sophy Burnham
Foreword x
Susan Cushman (editor)
Introduction xvii
Mystics and Messengers
Cassandra King
Another Kind of Angel 3
Suzanne Henley
Road Trip 10
River Jordan
Trouble Comes Around 17
Sally Palmer Thomason
Letting Joy In 22
Natasha Trethewey
Clairvoyance 24
Angels Watching Over Me
Sonja Livingston
The Angels’ Share 35
Johnnie Bernhard
Angels Watching Over Me 43
Frederica Mathewes-Green
A Choir of Angels 51
Angela Jackson-Brown
A Word to the Guy with the “God Bless”
Sign by the Side of the Road 55
Christa Allan
Angels Passing Through My Life 57
Renea Winchester
Waiting For Her Angel 62
Jacqueline Allen Trimble
The Truth About Angels 68
Mandy Haynes
Rose’s Angel 70
All in the Family:
Mothers, Fathers, Sisters, and Grandfathers
Wendy Reed
The Day of the Dead 81
Lisa Gornick
The End 92
Jennifer Horne
Letters to Little Rock 97
Ann Fisher-Wirth
Poems For My Sister Jennifer 103
Averyell Kessler
Little Ole Girl 109
Angela Jackson-Brown
When a Mother Leaves Her Child 114
Lauren Camp
Poems About Parents and Grief 116
Cathy Smith Bowers
A Hundred Cigarettes 119
Nancy Dorman-Hickson
A Brother Dying 121
The Rev. Joanna J. Seibert M.D.
My Grandfather, My Angel 131
Susan Cushman
Hitting the Wall 141
Friends
Claire Fullerton
The Power of Three 157
Cathy Smith Bowers
Late Email from Your Daughter
Concerning You, My Friend 162
Claire Fullerton
Eulogy for Shadow 164
Julie Cantrell
Not All Angels Have Wings 166
Contributors 172
Permissions 184
About the Editor 187
About the author
Susan Cushman is author of five books—two novels, two memoirs (most recently Pilgrim Interrupted), and a short story collection and editor of three previous anthologies, including Southern Writers on Writing. A native of Jackson, Mississippi, Susan lives in Memphis with her husband of 53 years. Susan has not yet seen angels in person, but she has a growing relationship with her guardian angel, who has been with her in at least two near-death experiences.
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