Cathy Stonehouse

I grew up in the UK and emigrated to Canada in 1988, receiving my MFA in Creative Writing from UBC in 1990. I’ve published poetry, fiction and non-fiction in a wide range of Canadian magazines and anthologies, edited the literary journal Event for three years, and currently spend my time chasing after my not-quite-toddling daughter and making notes for future writing projects on the backs of envelopes. This essay pushed its way out of me during the first raw months after my (living) daughter’s birth. Writing it has felt like a partial completion of the unfinished journey that was Gracie’s life.

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