– Dinty W. Moore, Author of Between Panic & Desire
Under Tracy Seeley’s cool, clear gaze, the fractured landscape of America’s rootlessness is seen whole again. She reminds us that place is both on the horizon and within our memories; reminds us of ‘who and where we are.’ My Ruby Slippers is a complete pleasure to read, swift and graceful, and very moving.
–Lewis Buzbee, author of The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop
There is a sensitivity and patience and persistent thoughtfulness in Tracy Seeley’s prose that make her memoir unique to this cultural moment. In her capable hands we are in no hurry to get anywhere, but happy to follow her lead down every digressive and revelatory path.
–Phillip Lopate
Ad astra per aspera.To the stars through difficulty is the Kansas state motto. Tracy Seeley’s My Ruby Slippers takes us on a knockabout journey to Dorothy territory, but when she awakens in sunflowers, she’s not home. An honest inquiry into who we are wherever we are, and a brave meditation on mortality. A wonderful book.
–Terese Svoboda, author of Black Glasses Like Clark Kent
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“I went back to discover the place I came from and thought I’d left behind, to re-imagine my family story, to learn stories I never knew, to learn what it means to live deeply in the place I find myself, and in my one and only life.”
coming up
After a great first year on tour with My Ruby Slippers, Tracy has retreated to her writing cave to work on new projects. She still welcomes your messages and invitations via the trusty Contact Form, and is available for interviews, readings and other appearances.
Guest posts on zocalopublicsquare.org and daretobefabulous.com are coming soon. So stay tuned.
And meanwhile, feel free to poke around the site and to send copies of My Ruby Slippers to friends. Or, you can secretly leave them on the bus for strangers to find. Happy Reading!
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