“What I learned during that stretch of my recovery, and partially through the help of Lucy reminding me that eternity lies within today, is that even in times of trouble and sorrow, the miracle of life… continues to surround us.”
-Mark SalukeThe Blog: Finding Lucy’s Way
Welcome to the heart of Lucy-Books.com, where stories continue beyond the pages. Here you’ll find reflections from author Mark Saluke, updates on events and recovery, and behind-the-scenes insights from Lucy’s Way. More posts are coming soon—this journey is just getting started.
Losing my Grip on Mindfulness…Again
Skeeters and silkworms nearly did me in. Okay, so that might be a slight exaggeration. But they were a part of this recent slide, one that culminated when I fell and busted my knee, a few hours after getting stung by a bee (and no, a fun rhyme this isn’t supposed to...
The Journey is Shifting: Hanging up my Sportswriting cleats, and the future of Lucy’s Way
It was weird. It was bittersweet. And yet it was right. That’s what I said on the X formerly known as Twitter (Prince nod) last night as I called it a wrap on 20-plus years of sportswriting. This wasn’t a quick decision. It started a while back as nothing more than a...
Full Circle Kinda Stuff: Mindfulness 101 with Chip and Cheri, Cedar Point Memories, and Book Events With Lucy.
The Way according to Chip Dad was here, packed and left Momma Wende too, I checked Auntie Cheri came, it was fun for a bit Where’s Dad though, I’ll watch and I’ll wait Went walking, my fav! The cicada songs loud Summers eve when the sun is still long Folks wait...
The Chip Chronicles: Close Calls, Paths of Possibility and Mr. Miyagi Wisdom
Out of nowhere, in the blink of a freaking eye, the dog slinked his way under a fence where there was absolutely no room to slink and was on top of Chip, attacking him. This is probably a story for a book, but since I’m telling it here, I’m leading with the outcome:...
The Author’s Journey: Connecting the dots with Chip and Chewie, Loretta and Roger, and the marketing presence of Lucy’s Way
The toughest part of being an author is writing the book, right? That’s what I thought. And I thought wrong. There’s so much more that goes into a book once it’s written, whether it’s editing and design, sales platforms, or marketing the brand you’ve created. For me,...
Turning 18, and one, and 29: April showers of milestones, memories and more to come.
Well, I’m 18. Feels weird saying it that way, partly because in six months I’ll be 50, and partly because it’s hard to believe it’s been that long since I started this journey. But it’s really been 18 years since I took off down this winding road of recovery, 18 years...