“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 Saluke
The 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.
Fall marches on: Fundraiser follow up and flier frenzy
This is the calm before the storm, in many ways. Here in Indiana, we’ve had a big old cooldown. The days are getting much shorter, and the daylight savings switch is right around the corner as October quickly fades into November. It’s been a great fall. September was...
The autumn equinox: opening the door to fall book tour signings and events
Life with Lucy is about to get busy. From as far north as Ft. Wayne to as far south as Bloomington, including, Marion, Jonesboro, Gas City, Huntington, Kokomo and Noblesville, the Lucy’s Way fall tour is about to touch down in nine spots over the next few months. But...
THE AUTHOR’S JOURNEY: A Fundraiser for Marion-Grant County Humane Society, and the Soundtrack of Lucy’s Way
Welcome to September! What an awesome, joyous, fantastic month! Are you catching the drift that I’m a fan of September? It’s true, I love this month in Indiana, as summer starts slowly fading toward fall but the days and evenings are still long and the weather warm,...
Reunion reflections, nature’s harmonies, and getting Coldplayed (well, not really, but…)
“A tree that fills a man’s embrace grows from a single seedling.” -Tao Te Ching, verse 64, Jonathan Star translation On top of Lucy’s urn, two small acorns sit. They serve as reminders of Chapter One of Lucy’s Way and that...
THE AUTHOR’S JOURNEY: Rolling with changes (editorial and otherwise)
“The Park isn’t the same as it used to be.” It turns out this first line of Chapter 8, “Practicing Eternity”, in Lucy’s Way is hitting me in new ways these days. When I originally wrote “Practicing Eternity”, it was Chapter 9, and it was a whole lot different, but...
Mango mindfulness and other meditative food musings
It took me just over 48 years of my life to discover a simple truth… Mango is awesome. I love it. It’s my favorite fruit, sending tropical tidal waves of pleasure coursing through my senses of taste and smell every time I partake in its extraordinary and tantalizing...