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MARCELA AVELAR

Foreword Emily Hart Fiskio.

A Tale About Depression, Melancholy, Joy & Other Drugs. This book is divided into three chapters, Darknesss, Gray Area and Light. Kiss Me Goodnight takes readers through the personal journey of healing, from Darkness to Light, not as a destination but a constant battle to gravity.

Kiss Me Goodnight

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Same poems and illustrations, for the ones that love a softcover book in their hands.

Kiss Me Goodnight

PAPERBACK

IN YOUR WORDS

  • “It’s such a special collection and still one of my favorites from the last few years.”

    — Danys Mares, Associate Editor Andrews McMeel

  • “Your writing is stunning and uncomfortable in the best way. Every emotion in the corners of my being was woken up page by page.”

    — Sarah Oda, Creative Producer

  • “Kiss Me Goodnight is an open window in her dark room. And we all must climb inside and stay for a while.”

    — Emily Hart Fiskio, Poet

  • “Reading your words made me see that I had also found my way out and back to myself.”

    — Maurice Dowell, Met Opera Dancer

  • “What an offering you've created. Stunning poetry. And something that can inspire all of us to be honest with ourselves.”

    — AM, Singer-songwriter

  • “Your story, your strength and vulnerability are so real. It’s sad and uncomfortable BUT you’re not alone.”

    — Mark Mayer, Creative Director Phillips

  • “It is stunning. In many ways. You are able to express the light - and the journey - and all the shades between.”

    — Jody Levy, Artist & Entrepreneur

  • “It’s an important and courageous work, with a stunning economy of language and beauty of form.”

    — Ryan Sutton, The LO Times

BEHIND THE SCENES

Illustrating the cycle of depression and path of healing in the most abstract way. All backgrounds in th booklet were done in watercolor. The tone goes lighter, in a subtle way, page by page.