Facing the Fire

Cover of "Facing the Fire" with flames in eye illustration and gradient orange-red background.

Facing the Fire invites us to cast aside our fears and face the fires raging in our minds – be it of family dysfunction, past trauma, conflict, or memories.

This collection of short stories, poems and essays, faces the fire head-on through brave and inspiring reflections on the past and hopes for the future.

Book titled 'Facing the Fire' on a table, with an illustrated eye and flames on the cover.

‘Every one of the authors published in this anthology started with a blank page and the motivation to share their thoughts. The skill within which this is performed is evident in the array of worlds encountered in these pages, worlds that will thrill, provoke and entertain you.’

—Ginni Manning— Writer & Playwright

Showing courage, passion and luminosity of words

Facing the Fire

Featured Writers:


Yuko Asamura

Aimee Blackledge

Michael Bond

Ana Caroline Colombo

Chris Jenkins

Bea Kirby

Michelle Kunkel-Greer

Barbara Stewart

Tamara Walker

Cale Ward

E-reader displaying "Facing the Fire" book with abstract eye and fire illustration, set against a yellow pillow.

Dysfunction rolls down from generation to generation like a fire in the woods, taking down everything in its path until one person in one generation has the courage to turn and face the flames’

Terry Real

Therapist, Speaker & Author


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