by Kelly Fordon
A few notes:
Constellation Work (or Family Systems Constellations) is a revelatory form of therapy, and I really dig it, so I apologize to Bruce Hellinger for my skeptical protagonist. She had a lot to work through, and I’m sorry she took it out on you.
Apologies to my mother, who actually did write a cookbook called How to Help Your Child Eat Right! It may seem like I am taking a whack at the carrot people with the raisin eyes in this book, but I promise, Mom, they were delicious. Anyone would have preferred them to a Twinkie.
On a somber note, my neighborhood, like so many others, has seen a rise in both opioid overdoses and suicides. Please get help if you or someone you love needs it. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) National Helpline is 1-800-662-HELP (4357), and the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255.
Last but not least, I am grateful to my publicist, Gregory Henry, as well as Jen Anderson, Jamie Jones, Annie Martin, Emily Nowak, Kristina Stonehill, Carrie Teefey, and everyone at Wayne State University Press. It has been a great honor working with you.
About the Author
Kelly Fordon’s work has appeared in The Florida Review, The Kenyon Review (KRO), Rattle, and various other journals. She is the author of three poetry chapbooks, including On the Street Where We Live, which won the 2012 Standing Rock Chapbook Award. Her most recent chapbook, The Witness, won the 2016 Eric Hoffer Award for the Chapbook and was shortlisted for the Grand Prize. Her short story collection, Garden for the Blind, was chosen as a Michigan Notable Book, a 2016 Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Finalist, a Midwest Book Award Finalist, an Eric Hoffer Finalist, and an IPPY Awards Bronze Medalist in the short story category. She teaches at the College for Creative Studies, Springfed Arts, and InsideOut Literary Arts Project in Detroit.