Something Familiar: read something you'll love to remember

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What would happen if a stranger revealed his deepest secrets to you? Would you see wolves in the Yukon, black walnuts in October, orbs from another world? Would you look into the eyes of a mermaid? Would you turn from the eyes of the law? Whatever happened, could you ever forget it? Slip into something magical, something comfortable, something familiar.

When the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago asked Americans who say they don't read poetry why they don't, one of the main reasons they found is the perception that poetry is difficult and irrelevant.

The appeal of Something Familiar is that these poems and short stories are clear storytelling about characters you'll recognize, from life in smalltown America, the farm, to the strange conversations of otherworldly matters heard on the metro bus.

ACCOLADES

"Kat Ricker is a writer of real talent, genuine heart, and the kind of delight in life that lifts the reader. You will feel fresher, lighter, happier, and more alive after reading what she has given us in this book. I can't imagine a better use of $10 than getting this book. You will get more delight and pleasure from these pages than you will expect, even after my enthusiastic build-up. Really."
– Craig Matteson, Top 100 Amazon reviewer

"Rooted in diverse, down-to-earth experiences, Kat's poetry and stories lift readers to the sky on the wings of her imagination."
– William Marr, past president Illinois State Poetry Society (Autumn Window, Arbor Hill Press)

"Completely engaging. This is poetry for people of all backgrounds."
–Blogcritics

"If you are a writer, this is one of the top 10 books you should read in your lifetime. The writing style teaches you more than a book on writing ever could. Something Familiar awakens a new beauty in the everyday existence and contains the essence writers seek and few ever find. Kat Ricker has captured a magical connection between souls within a world of words."
– Rebecca Johnson, The Rebecca Review, Top 5 Amazon reviewer

"Kat Ricker has both eye and heart combined with the gift of hearing the unspoken story. At one moment, she magnifies what has been unnoticed, and the next she moves us to the far-reaching implications of the human heart. She reopens our eyes and hearts so we can "be whole once more."
–Dr. William Boggs, professor, Slippery Rock University, poet (Greatest Hits, Pudding House Press)

"Take something familiar and be able to reveal its freshness, take something simple and be able to reveal its subtleties: this is what Kat Ricker does with words that evoke poignant and delicious images and emotions of the everyday and the unfamiliar."
–Dr. Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli, Senior Lecturer and Writer, Deakin University, Australia