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Cheryl Grey Bostrom

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A keen student of both the natural world and the workings of the human heart, Pacific Northwest author Cheryl Grey Bostrom captures their mystery and wonder in her lyrical, surprising fiction.

Her novels Sugar Birds (Christy finalist, Amazon bestseller, and Book of the Year) and Leaning on Air have won more than two dozen industry honors, among which are CT’s Fiction Award of Merit and American Fiction, Reader’s Favorite, ACFW Carol, Nautilus, Best Book, Foreword Indies, and International Book Awards. Her newest work of contemporary women's fiction, What the River Keeps, releases August 12.

Cheryl's widely published short-form work currently includes her column in the American Scientific Affiliation’s God and Nature Magazine and her Substack
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Cheryl Grey Bostrom A three-generation story beginning in 1899 and set in Washington's San Juan Islands, where I've boated since childhood! The story arcs still taking sh…moreA three-generation story beginning in 1899 and set in Washington's San Juan Islands, where I've boated since childhood! The story arcs still taking shape, but already I'm immersed—and fascinated.(less)
Cheryl Grey Bostrom I grew up in Port Angeles, Washington, a quick seven miles from the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula. The story of that magnificent river through …moreI grew up in Port Angeles, Washington, a quick seven miles from the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula. The story of that magnificent river through its subjugation and release has long captivated me, and seemed a perfect illustration of my character Hildy's inner story—as she breaks free of generational strongholds that have held her captive.(less)
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Eat Before the Snow’s Too Deep

Friends,

Snow’s forecast—then wind and bitter cold.

The swans wintering here know.

Last night, instead of their usual dusk flight to watery roosts . . .

Trumpeters lingered in nearby feeding fields, mining soil and and grass, tugging cornstalks left for their gleaning.

While they could.

I heard them calling long after dark.

In coming days, when ice locks ponds and earth around here, they

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“Think of something that gives you pleasure, that you’re thankful for. Find the pleasant feeling’s color. Introduce it to the gray. Blend. Change your brain’s landscape.”
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