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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Brown, Kelly Williams.     Subjects     Brown, Kelly Williams.     Brown, Kelly Williams -- Mental health.     Depressed persons -- United States -- Biography.     Women authors, American -- Biography.     Authors, American -- Biography.     Handicraft -- Therapeutic use.     Depression in women -- Humor.     Handicraft -- Humor.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Brown, Kelly Williams.       by title:      Easy crafts for the ...       by call number:      616.85270092 B878e     Search the Web     Brown, Kelly Williams.     Brown, Kelly Williams.     Brown, Kelly Williams -- Mental health.     Depressed persons -- United States -- Biography.     Women authors, American -- Biography.     Authors, American -- Biography.     Handicraft -- Therapeutic use.     Depression in women -- Humor.     Handicraft -- Humor.       MARC Display

Easy crafts for the insane : a mostly funny memoir of mental illness and making things / Kelly Williams Brown. by Brown, Kelly Williams. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2021. Call #: 616.85270092 B878e Subjects Brown, Kelly Williams.   Brown, Kelly Williams -- Mental health.   Depressed persons -- United States -- Biography.   Women authors, American -- Biography.   Authors, American -- Biography.   Handicraft -- Therapeutic use.   Depression in women -- Humor.   Handicraft -- Humor. ISBN:  9780593187784 (hc) Description:  268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Contents:  Introduction. Thank, or at least acknowledge, your lucky stars -- Unmarried : in which I leave my spouse; flee to Independence, Oregon; and assume a future so bright, protective eyewear is required -- Ascendant : in which I establish a new family, join tinder, and fall in love over the course of one evening -- Dislocated : in which Trump becomes president, my bones crumble to dust, and we all become 25 to 33 percent crazier -- No apparent distress : in which I break my other arm and meditate on the nature of independence in a time of growing darkness -- Scenes from a breakdown : in which I just cannot get a win -- A fertile time : in which I seek the meaning of family and find some truly terrible ideas -- My almost-dying : in which I do the worst thing -- Psych ward crafting : in which I lose all my freedoms but gain some new makeup skills -- Well ... ish : in which I gain a lot of sanity and lose a lot of mobility -- So it's time to reconstitute your whole dang life : in which I do that exact thing -- Afterword : ... And now, here we all are. Summary:  "From the New York Times bestselling author of Adulting comes a story about how to make something when you're capable of nothing. Kelly Williams Brown had 700 Bad Days. Her marriage collapsed, she broke three limbs in separate and unrelated incidents, her father was diagnosed with cancer, and she fell into a deep depression that ended in what could delicately be referred to as a 'rest cure' at an inpatient facility. Before that, she had several very good years: she wrote a bestselling book, spoke at NASA, had a beautiful wedding, and inspired hundreds of thousands of readers to live as grown-ups in an often-screwed-up world, though these accomplishments mostly just made her feel fraudulent. One of the few things that kept her moving forward was, improbably, crafting. Not Martha Stewart-perfect crafting, either -- what could be called 'simple,' 'accessible' or, perhaps, 'rustic' creations were the joy and accomplishments she found in her worst days. To craft is to set things right in the littlest of ways; no matter how disconnected you feel, you can still fold a tiny paper star, and that's not nothing. In Easy Crafts for the Insane, crafting tutorials serve as the backdrop of a life dissolved, then glued back together. Surprising, humane, and utterly unforgettable, this is a poignant and hysterical look at the unexpected, messy coping mechanisms we use to find ourselves again."--Publisher. Genre:  Memoirs. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 616.85270092 B878e Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList Central Library Adult Nonfiction 616.85270092 B878e Core Collection - Adult Checked in Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 616.85270092 B878e Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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