My Life in Water is a collection of essays about the fluidity of life, its ebb and flow. Each essay tells the story of a time when one comes close to drowning, floats in joy and peace, watches others sink or swim. It's about how liquid of some type, such as membranous croup, wild river rapids, floods, small islands, the rising ocean tides-can bring deep realizations to help connect the individual to the basic elements of life, to navigate its streams.
About the Author:
Cat Pleska, a native West Virginian, is an award-winning author, educator, and storyteller. Her memoir, Riding on Comets, was published by West Virginia University Press. Cat edited four anthologies and her stories and essays have appeared in The Appalachian Heritage Anthologies, Still: the Journal, Heartwood Magazine, Change 7 Magazine, and many others. She teaches in Marshall University's English department and in the graduate humanities program.
