Grandmother's Gorgon: Two generations, one shared journey

Evoking both personal experiences and universal themes, Grandmother's Gorgon takes a grateful look at the gifts and passions shared between a grandmother and her granddaughter, all the while celebrating the wonder of life. As she considers the roles that creativity, technology, and aging play in her mid-life, Burns delves into letters from her childhood written by her grandmother, an aspiring author herself, that reflect their shared joy in the art of writing and how to proceed into a world you've never been in before.The first half of the book is a story written for the author by her grandmother. It tells the story of a middle aged woman adjusting to living alone (before technology took over the world,) and how its often too easy to become disconnected from both your community and yourself.The second half tells the story of a woman living post-pandemic trying to navigate her life in this “everything at your fingertips” modern lifestyle and why it may not be what’s best for us as we get older. Read more