For book quote Wednesday this week I have something different. You may know that I wrote a chapbook about depression, abuse, healing, and how to deal with the depressed person: Plant a Garden Around Your Life. What you may not know is that one of the steps involved in that healing was to start to have healthy relationships.

Here’s a story, in a series of haikus, about what it was like to break up with someone in a relationship that ended rather badly. For those keeping score at home, this was back when I thought I’d found the person I was going to marry… and it didn’t work out. Looking back on it, it was just as well: the man I eventually married was a much better fit. But at the time…

Here is a link to where to buy the book. It’s available in paperback, free on Kindle Unlimited, and only $1.99 for the Kindle version.