Publisher's Synopsis
Enter into In the Near Distance in the desert where the sounds of a ranch fill the quiet of the day and the night culminates in "a jubilation of stars." Find yourself in geographical locales as well as invisible worlds. Make way for truck drivers, states of being, alcoholism, as well as joy. Stay for a while in Appalachia where voices of family and friends from the long-ago, speak in rich, timbered voices. Stay in grief as long as you need to, mourning those who have passed on, those taken by the pandemic. As sorrow finds its level, transcend with the love of dogs, in praise of children who don't listen, and tree-climbing at 67. At the final stop, humble acceptance leaves space to continue discovering and unraveling the unknown.
