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EMBERS

EMBERS A self-published novel by j.m. bridgeman, EMBERS is the story of a few days in the life of Wyn McBride, a mature female artist who loves her career, her friends, her home, homes, in British Columbia, Canada. An opportunity to visit Ireland for the first time changes Wyn forever.
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Titles are so important. I'm happy with this one, EMBERS , especially with John O'Donohue's "embers of kinship" phrase, and also because it alludes to the title of a song on Jim Byrnes' Fresh Horses referenced in the story. My first working title was Clara . It is the name of a small town in Ireland. But there are many female characters in CanLit named Clara, and I wanted to avoid any unfortunate crossover. Also, to me, the book is not about Ireland. It is about what a Canadian woman learns about herself and her country while she is on a trip to Ireland. Another title was Accommodations because so many of Wyn's adventures take place in motel rooms and B&Bs. And I like the idea that, all her life, Wyn has attempted to accommodate herself and her life choices to address her often unconscious needs.  I also toyed with Claritas , with Shine , and with Turning Into Light (from an Eastern poet, Hafiz). I was serious about this "writing ...
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The Fire Within

The Fire Within One of my private passion pastimes is photography. I love the word origin--writing with light. I used to think that I was  always trying to "capture the light." As if it is prey and I am the hunter. Or the quester. As if the light is magic.  For  me, the most obvious hiding place for light (and its brokenness, colour) is in flowers. There is a reason why I was called  the "Flower Girl" in my family. Not only because I got to be in Auntie Olive's wedding party. Not only because I always  brought bouquets into the house--buds, greenery, blossoms. I just love them. But I also see these "hot flower pics" as  connected to the "embers" theme, because for sure, is not the fire here too, seeping out of the light at the flowers'  cores?  I heard that fire hidden in the seemingly cold cinders once described as "the mothering fire" and that is  another subtext in this novel. Mothering. Kindling. Warmth. Love.
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