I feel deeply grateful to receive a powerful editorial review nearly six months after Writing in the Wound was published.
Yesterday, a reader, Lisa Chawla, shared a moving reflection on Goodreads about the book’s impact on her. Moments like this remind me why I wrote it.
I wrote Writing in the Wound for those navigating migration and racialization—experiences that are often internalized, fragmented, or rendered invisible. This book is an attempt to give them form, to show that what is carried in the body and in memory can become voice.
If there is one thing I hope readers take away, it is this:
These experiences are not only sites of injury, but also sites of knowledge.
When scars begin to speak, they do more than tell a story—they begin to name the structures that produced them, and in doing so, open the possibility of shifting those systems—and our place within them.
Nearly six months after publication, the book is still finding its way into readers’ lives.
I know that many people have been wanting to read this book and for a limited time, I would like to remove all the barriers on reading this book.
For the next 5 days from Monday (March 22nd) to Friday (March 27th, 2026), Writing in the Wound is available to read for free on Kindle Amazon.
If it resonates, I would be grateful if you read, share, or leave a review. And join me this spring for two creative writing courses online at Alexandra Writing Centre Society. Details on my website: writinginthewound.com/courses
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