Life is never what you expect it to be. Turns, twists and tragedy and trying to come out on the other side—healthy. From childhood to motherhood, sights and sounds of relationships, kitchens, children, varied male characters, a French mother—every poem is a surprise menu item that merges the commonplace with complexity. Often, her poems tantalize with the suggestions of more to come in detailing a relationship or situation. “There is honesty in all of these poems, an affinity that readers can appreciate and associate within their own realms of life experiences.” —Sara Claytor, poet, Howling on Red Dirt Roads. Immerse yourself in Alice Osborn’s brave poetic voice; what’s left unfinished is where understanding begins.