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  1. CONTENTS
  2. 1 THE DIRT
  3. 2 THE DUST
  4. 3 THE WEIGHT OF THE EARTH
  5. 4 IF YOU CAN’T TAKE THE HEAT, GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN PARTY
  6. 5 YOU’LL WISH YOUR CAKE, DOUGH, BABY
  7. 6 BLOOD AND WATER
  8. 7 IN LIVING AND DYING COLOUR
  9. 8 DOWN AROUND THE ROOTS
  10. 9 LOOK AT THAT ONE, MAKING A SCENE
  11. EPILOGUE
  12. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

To Nanny, whose fierce love still lives in my bones.

To my daughters, Coco, Neela, and Macie, for making my world bigger, brighter, and more beautiful than I ever could have imagined.

And finally, to my husband, Matthew, for making my tea every morning. For being in this life with me. For making me laugh when I need it most. For his patience, his intelligence, his perspective. For the boundless love and relentless faith that make all things possible.

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If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is thank you, it will be enough.

— Meister Eckhart

A black and white photo of the author. A woman with short hair stands in front of a body of water. She wears a dark topp with bar arms, a tattoo is visible on her upper arm.

Amy Spurway was born and raised on Cape Breton, where she landed her first writing and performing gigs with CBC Radio at age eleven. She holds a BA in English from the University of New Brunswick and a degree in Radio and TV Arts from Ryerson University. Her writing has appeared in Babble, Elephant Journal, Today’s Parent, and the Toronto Star. She lives in Dartmouth.

photo: Alex Pearson, A.S. Pearson Photography

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