Description
Duct Tape and Grace is a collection of poems, prose, and memories from a woman who grew up in a revolving door house, joined the Marine Corps, became a helicopter mechanic, and then — at fifty — took a DNA test that changed everything. This book is what happened when she finally put it all down on paper.
This book contains themes of trauma, domestic violence, addiction, and
family separation. Please read with care and seek support if
needed. Crisis line: 988
Duct Tape and Grace was written for you if:
- You grew up in a house that held too much
- You’ve ever had to hold yourself together with grit and not much else
- You’re a veteran, a survivor, an NPE, or someone who found family in unexpected places
- You’ve laughed at something you probably shouldn’t have — because that’s how you survived
SAMPLE LINES FROM THE Duct Tape and Grace:
“I was born standing up, talking back, fists in the air.”
“Love and chaos breathed the same air.”
“Forgiveness is not a feeling. It’s a choice you make in the direction of your own healing.”
“I was never nobody’s.”
THE AUTHOR:
Shelley Huff is a Marine Corps veteran, survivor, and woman who laughs anyway. She grew up in California in a house with a revolving door — raised by her grandparents, surrounded by chaos, poverty, and enough love to survive it all.
She writes because some stories need to be said out loud.
