I Don't Belong Here: A Year of Moving Forward and Essays on Grief

There is no definitive guide for dealing with trauma. Neither Google nor ChatGPT will ever have a comprehensive answer to How do I feel better again? And neither will this book.

After I found my high school sweetheart dead, I didn't know what to do or where to go. Instead of going to a therapist, as I probably should have, I followed the last band we saw together in a series of disjointed, rambling road trips. I had no plan. I had no expectations. All I knew was that I had to keep moving. It was in that constant motion that I somehow learned to live again.

This book documents that year on the road, along with a series of essays written two years later-an attempt to reason with life after trauma, and what I learned from those I met and the experiences I had on the road.

Again, this is not a self-help book, a how-to manual, or the key to releasing you from your grief. It is simply my story, and what I learned along the way. That said, as always, I hope you are able to get something from this.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Aw Shucks! Publishing LLC
Published: 02/28/2026
ISBN: 9798987553558
Pages: 310
Weight: 0.68lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d