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WITHOUT YOUR FATHER

$18.95

In a series of 112 vignettes, Without Your Father chronicles the year following the sudden death of Jessica Lynne Henkle’s father. Written in the second person and with searing honesty, the book depicts the oddities and absurdities of navigating sudden loss, along with the utter devastation of it: the daily, sometimes hourly trudging forward in a life that has become unrecognizable now that one person is no longer in it. Without Your Father seeks to mimic the grieving process itself and allows readers to enter its pages and move through their own losses, in their own ways. It is, at its core, an offering—from one grieving soul to another.

In a series of 112 vignettes, Without Your Father chronicles the year following the sudden death of Jessica Lynne Henkle’s father. Written in the second person and with searing honesty, the book depicts the oddities and absurdities of navigating sudden loss, along with the utter devastation of it: the daily, sometimes hourly trudging forward in a life that has become unrecognizable now that one person is no longer in it. Without Your Father seeks to mimic the grieving process itself and allows readers to enter its pages and move through their own losses, in their own ways. It is, at its core, an offering—from one grieving soul to another.

About JESSICA LYNNE HENKLE

Jessica Lynne Henkle has a BA in English and art history from Boston University and an MFA in writing from Pacific University. Her essays, stories, and poems have been published in many independent journals. She lives, works, and writes in Oregon, in a home filled with far too many houseplants and hundreds of books. You can visit her online at jessicalynnehenkle.com.

 

  • Genre: Flash Memoir

    ISBN: 978-1-963115-70-3

    Publication Date: MAY 5, 2026