Selah Saterstrom is an author whose works delve into the depths of the human psyche, exploring the complex relationships between body, spirit, and reality. Her writing is characterized by an unconventional approach to storytelling, often breaking down traditional narrative structures. Saterstrom uses evocative imagery and language to create intense and immersive reading experiences. Her work focuses on themes of identity, memory, and the search for meaning in an often chaotic world.
Exploring the profound journey of recovery, this book delves into the emotional landscape of life after trauma. It navigates the complexities of pain and healing, offering insights into resilience and the human spirit. Through the lens of a rancher's experiences, it uncovers the uncanny territories that accompany such a harrowing experience, ultimately shedding light on the paths toward reclaiming one's life and identity.
Literary Nonfiction. Film. Religion & Spirituality. How does one participate (read and write) from within the membranous precinct between our multiple bodies, from within the larger rhizomic field of resonances, where much is sounding and also unsounded? By employing various "divinatory generators" (instructions, methods, trances), the essays in IDEAL SUGGESTIONS: ESSAYS IN DIVINATORY POETICS genuflect to practices that celebrate engagement with uncertainty while cultivating strategies through which one might collaborate with both rupture and rapture.
The narrative weaves together the author's unconventional experiences as a stripper and felon, alongside her journey to becoming a bestselling author. It explores personal themes such as her grandfather's suicide and the impact of historical figures, including 18th-century killers. The storytelling is infused with humor and reflection, culminating in an unexpected appreciation for life's simple pleasures, like the best red velvet cake. This unique blend of personal and historical insights offers a captivating look at resilience and creativity.
Interweaving visceral, atmospheric prose with historical photographs, images and texts, The Pink Institution traces four generations of Mississippi women from their run-down, post-Civil War plantations to the modern-day trailer parks that house the youngest generations. As the impoverished decay of the Deep South expresses itself through their bloodlines, a new impression of Southern history and heritage emerges. The lyrical gravity and singular style of this unforgettable debut novel will transform the reader in its wake.Selah Saterstrom’s writing has appeared in 3rd Bed and Pitkin Review. She is the editor of Soul Collections, a collection of prose and poetry written by at-risk teenagers in North Carolina. Born in Mississippi in 1974, she now lives in Asheville, North Carolina, where she teaches at Warren Wilson College.