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Lanterns in the Dark
Paperback
Publisher Price: $14.99
Publisher: Elizabeth Chasse
Published: Apr 23 2026
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Lanterns in the Dark
Stories of Survival, Scars, and Light
What happens when people stop trying to hide their wounds and begin telling the truth about them?
Lanterns in the Dark is a powerful collection of personal essays from writers who have chosen to share moments of trauma, loss, and transformation from their lives. These are not stories polished into perfect endings or easy lessons. They are honest reflections from people who have lived through darkness and found the courage to speak about it.
Too often, we struggle with how to hold pain, our own and each other's. Some of us overshare in the hope that someone will finally understand. Others carry our stories quietly, unsure if anyone could truly hear them without judgment. In a world that moves quickly past discomfort, genuine listening has become rare.
This book offers something different.
Each author invites readers into a space of presence. A space where stories are not rushed, fixed, or explained away. Instead, they are witnessed. Through these deeply personal essays, readers are reminded that pain is not meant to be carried in isolation and that sharing our experiences can illuminate a path for others who may still be walking through their own darkness.
Within these pages, you will find stories of resilience, vulnerability, grief, survival, and quiet strength. Some will break your heart. Others will remind you of your own capacity to endure. Together they form a powerful chorus of voices that speak to the shared human experience of struggle and healing.
Every story in this collection is a light offered by someone who has walked through difficult moments and chosen to tell the truth about them. Alone, each light may seem small. But together they become something brighter.
A gathering of lanterns.
And when enough lanterns are lit, even the darkest paths begin to reveal the way forward.
Contributing Authors:
Betsy Chasse, Elizabeth Converse, Habaka KFJ, Gabriel Lovemore, Claudia Micco, Jennifer Pedrotti, Belia Paul, Jill Roth, Marlena Tanner, Heidi Zin
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