“Unraveling Secrets of the Heart: Deborah Derrickson Kossmann’s Journey in ‘Lost Found Kept’ Reveals the Power of Redemption”
I submitted for the 2023 inaugural Aurora Polaris Creative Nonfiction Award and forgot to write down on my submission list that I had done so. 2023 was a terrible year mostly. My mother died, my father-in-law died, and we had another house of forty plus years to clean out. There were health issues, auto accidents—you name it, and it happened. Three months after my mother died, I was surprised to find out I’d won (I’d forgotten I’d submitted it!) and that the book would be published. My mother loved astronomy and space, and it felt to me that maybe she was sending me a message that she was okay with my doing this. I was so happy that Trio House Press understood and loved the book.
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