{"product_id":"nochrg","title":"No Choice but Forward, by Rae Greenwood","description":"\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePoetry, chapbook, 28 pages, from \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/collections\/bottlecap-features\" data-mce-style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBottlecap Features\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat do you do when you are encased in the throes of grief and depression? Do you sink further into the abyss’ cool grasp? Or do you embark on the painful journey that will lead to peace and light? Each step is agonizing and exhausting, but the light at the end of the tunnel glimmers in the distance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrief and depression are terrible yet very human events in one’s life. A loss of a loved one, the end of a relationship, or a job opportunity that slipped away could plunge even the most strong-willed soul into a depressive state. However, do we linger in a depressive state for eternity or take the first shaky step forward?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRae Greenwood is a writer and teacher from Northern California. She is the author of two poetry chapbooks: \u003cem\u003eThe Loss: A Fragile Journey\u003c\/em\u003e (Amazon, 2023) and \u003cem\u003eThe Change: A Healing Journey\u003c\/em\u003e (Amazon, 2024). Some of her poetry works appear or forthcoming in \u003cem\u003eBlue Villa\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAs Surely As the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eminiMAG\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Amazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rae Greenwood","offers":[{"title":"Chapbook","offer_id":49792745996603,"sku":"NOCHRG","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (PDF)","offer_id":49792746029371,"sku":"NOCHRGe","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0062\/4420\/4614\/files\/forwardfront.png?v=1734035850","url":"https:\/\/bottlecap.press\/products\/nochrg","provider":"Bottlecap Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}