Avra Wing with Lucy Bert — 'Stride'

Third Place Books welcomes author Avra Wing for a discussion of her memoir Stride: How I Walked Away from Trauma Toward Healing , a "thoughtful and candid memoir that examines the aftermath of a sudden, life-altering injury." (Dr. Rana Awdish) Seattle writer and artist Lucy Bert joins in conversation.

One spring afternoon in 1990, writer and mother Avra Wing, while holding her young son, is crushed by an out-of-control car careening onto the sidewalk near her Brooklyn home. Avra manages to hold on to her little boy, who is physically unharmed. She loses her right leg.

Stride is an unflinchingly honest account of living with sudden disability in a world designed for the able-bodied.

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About Stride. . .

One spring afternoon in 1990, writer and mother Avra Wing, while holding her young son, is crushed by an out-of-control car careening onto the sidewalk near her Brooklyn home. Avra manages to hold on to her little boy, who is physically unharmed. She loses her right leg.

Stride is an unflinchingly honest account of living with sudden disability in a world designed for the able-bodied. Wing writes with poetic intimacy about her experience navigating the physical and emotional obstacles to recovery, her friends' and family's reactions to her injury, and the hard-won wisdom gained from learning that if you reach out your hand, someone will take it. Chronicling personal loss but also triumph-including adopting her third child-she tells a powerful story of recovery and resilience.

Stride illuminates how a radically altered life path can lead from tragedy and loss to community, connection, and joy.

Avra Wing is a novelist and teacher whose debut novel, Angie, was adapted into a feature film starring Geena Davis and James Gandolfini. She has led writing workshops for people with disabilities since 2009 and is a passionate advocate for creative expression as a path to healing. She has three adult children and lives with her husband and cats in Brooklyn

.Lucy Bert is a Seattle-based writer and artist. When not sewing or typing away, she works for Disability Empowerment Center, a nonprofit CIL dedicated to supporting people with disabilities in the King County area. A lifelong aficionado of speculative fiction, Lucy is fascinated by the intersection of disability and the fantasy/horror genre, seeking to foster accessibility and diversity within the arts community.

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