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Barnes and noble long forgotten fields4/11/2023 ![]() Her current work and craft is dedicated to those of us choosing healing over destruction. She’s learned that there are as many healing pathways as there are mice trails in the forest. Trying to find her way to healing and nourishment – and actively choose that over destructive behaviors. She’s also an Army Veteran and spent far too many years trying to see herself in motherhood through the fog of war. Leah Airt is a rogue librarian, yoga teacher, and mama hailing from deep bloodlines of land tenders, cooks, and magic makers. We would walk down to where her fence used to stand, and I’d squint, blocking out the Georgia sun, as I tried to imagine thousands of rabbits hopping along the landscape. Grandma’s father owned a nearby farm and she would tell me of how she’d skip through fields to sit on the fence and look out over the rabbits. Imogene always allowed the trip to Rabbittown to be an adventure and I enjoyed her stories of weaving flower crowns and playing in the fields. I would nod politely at the tulips that outlined her garden and dismiss myself from the towering wisteria as I skipped off to join her. I loved when grandmother would call to me out of her kitchen window with a proclamation that we must travel to Rabbittown. Growing up, I loved the idea of Rabbittown – I spent most of my days in my head dancing in my grandmother’s garden. Only a small cafe in the mall carries the long-forgotten place name. Imogene’s story begins in one of those cliche foothill towns – unincorporated Rabbittown.Ī statue of a rabbit still stands at the center of the Rabbittown stripmall. It’s an area known for roadside stands and unincorporated towns that hold more meaning to the locals than what you’d find on a map. It’s an unusual liminal topography caught between elder hills and rolling flats. ![]() Imogene grew up in rural north Georgia in an area known as Piedmont which resides right at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. If you are using a skillet, even if it’s well seasoned, you want to line it with butter to give it more of a crisp. This recipe is best baked in a skillet to give a crisp bottom and ensure that anything drizzled runs through the bread, but has a nice place to land. Her cookbook was well loved and always by her side at the hearth – it’s an honor to be able to share her recipe and bring her legacy to life in new kitchens. Her recipes were recently digitized and distributed by her youngest son – I love flipping through the pages and seeing the water spots, burn marks, and gentle handwriting. The woman behind the recipe maintained her kitchen as a place of refuge for me throughout my teens and twenties when I (or anyone) needed balance. The recipe itself produces a deliciously balanced bread with butter, banana, and warming spices. It’s a comforting staple when I’m stuck in a season of over-giving or lack of motivation. Parasocial will also be available across many digital platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, and Google Play.I make my grandmother’s banana bread when I need to ruminate on balance. ![]() ![]() Parasocial (ISBN: 978-1534399372) will be available at local comic book shops on Wednesday, October 4 and independent bookstores, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-a-Million, and Indigo on Tuesday, October 10. Henderson added: “ Parasocial is an unsettling glimpse at who we want to be, who other people see, and most horrible of all-who we really are.” Unless, of course, he’s the real monster… ![]() When she lures him to her home, he’ll have to put on the greatest performance of his life simply to survive until morning. In the middle of the pandemic, a fading genre-TV actor, fresh from his long-running series’ cancellation, collides with an obsessive fan at a Texas convention. I’m just here to cover up some of her art with words.” “Most importantly, it’s Erica’s most beautiful and strikingly innovative book yet. It’s a deep dive into all the things we’ve agreed not to talk about in modern fandom and celebrity… with an ending you’ll never see coming,” said De Campi. “ Parasocial is a twisted exploitation thriller that will leave you never feeling safe at a convention again. This thrilling, psychological suspense story will hit shelves this October from Image Comics. Bestselling Dracula, Motherf**ker creative team-Alex de Campi and Erica Henderson-reunite for the upcoming, original graphic novel Parasocial. ![]()
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