I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness

<club-desc-paragraph>A writer and new mother boards a flight to Reno, Nevada for a speaking engagement, but her temporary escape soon becomes a surreal and searching odyssey when she decides to linger out West. Distanced from the confines of her domestic duties, as well as a recent diagnosis of postpartum depression, she reconnects with old friends and wrestles with seemingly conflicting identities. She also confronts the ghosts of her past—her father, a member of a notorious cult; her mother; her first love—deep in the Mojave Desert where she was raised.<club-desc-paragraph>

<club-desc-paragraph>Seamlessly blending fiction with fact and humor with tragedy, author Claire Vaye Watkins—who shares a name with her narrator—raises questions about what it means to be a mother, a lover, an artist, and a woman. How can we reconcile our circumstances with our past selves, our desires, and our identity? Join the author and Belletrist Co-Founder Karah Preiss for an exploration of love, loss, and the winding path to wholeness.<club-desc-paragraph>

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