NO MORE EMPTY SPACES

a novel

by D. J. Green

Now Available  |  She Writes Press

“ Green’s prose is tender and keenly observant . . . . A fascinating and frequently moving novel of family and geology.”
     —Kirkus Reviews

Body as Landscape/Body as Art

Body as Landscape/Body as Art

Deb: For decades, maybe most of my life (since my father, an Earth Science teacher, started telling me about geomorphology when I was a kid), I’ve been an ardent student of landscapes. Part of that, as a professional geologist, was developing studies to characterize...

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Paws-ed

Paws-ed

In my last post, I chose to reframe “stuck” to “paused” and that was a helpful shift. But I have been paws-ed in another way since April, when I met a tiny puppy the day after she opened her eyes. The grandniece of our beloved Capi, this tiny Coton de Tulear puppy...

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Paused

Paused

I had started a piece titled Stuck, but have decided to shift that sentiment. And so, I’ll say I’m Paused. Given the privileges I enjoy in life, I can hardly call myself stuck. That doesn’t mean that hurdles don’t appear in the path I’d like to travel. Some of those...

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Grieving

Grieving

I am. I am not special in that. We all grieve. It’s universal, yet unique. I have grieved before, so I thought I knew. But it turns out it is also unique for each person grieved and for each time it comes. I have been wondering—despite having a life I feel such...

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Flying Lessons—part 5

Flying Lessons—part 5

Here's the conclusion to Flying Lessons, but just the start to a life of adventure for young Will Ross. I hope you'll read No More Empty Spaces, my debut novel, which picks up on Will's life decades later as he takes his family to a remote and rugged region of Turkey...

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Flying Lessons—part 4

Flying Lessons—part 4

At the end of the last installment, Will thought, Gone wrong. This day’s gone wrong. If only his day had gotten better from there...but sometimes they don't. Despite that, Will realized he was hungry. His nostrils twitched at the smell of raw onion when he pulled the...

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Flying Lessons—part 3

Flying Lessons—part 3

Keep reading for the next installment of Flying Lessons. How will young Will Ross’ day progress? Joe smiled down at Will and, again, patted him on the back. “Okay, then, ready to go?” Will nodded. “Thanks, Joe.” Afternoon chores were feeding and watering the pigs and...

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Flying Lessons–part 2

Flying Lessons–part 2

Here's the second part of the short story, Flying Lessons. If you're reading my novel, No More Empty Spaces, you know that Will Ross is its protagonist, and he is of this story as well, but as a young boy.  Intent on the kite, the whack across Will’s right ear and the...

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Flying Lessons—part 1

Flying Lessons—part 1

Have you started reading No More Empty Spaces, and met Will Ross? The following is a short story (that will be featured as a series of posts) where you can get to know Will as a young boy. Perhaps it will give you some insight into why he becomes the man he...

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A Rainbow of Birds

A Rainbow of Birds

As a little kid, if asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, I’d respond, “I’m going to get a PhD in Ornithology.” Weird? Cute? Definitely nerdy. I birdwatched with my dad, loving it, and the birds. Though I did not reach the lofty goal I set for myself, I still love...

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