Dedication

Lynette Louanna Churchyard

1948-2024

Lyn Churchyard was incredibly important to my own writing journey. We met when I was a teenager, and she was the first writer I knew I knew. It was in conversation with her that I began to learn about the work of writing, the industry of it. She read my teenage attempts at novels, encouraged me, and expressed a belief in my abilities which I have carried with me since. Her novel, The Galtimer Conspiracy, was published earlier this year, after years of hardwork.

Sadly, Lyn passed away recently. I do not know that I have a poem in me for her, but it felt a more fitting tribute that I dedicate this, my first published short story, to her.

This one is for you, Lyn.
Thank you for everything.