Susan Lynn recalls carrying on after the death of her mother. Following her motheras death, she keeps in contact through letters. They chat about worldly woes that plague Susan since her mother passed. Susan seeks answers to male dominance and trials for her first book signing. She paints a graphic, provoking picture for the strange acarrying onsa of her church where aroosters sleep with roosters.a Itas decided that church leaders mix up the gender order in the chicken roost. Susanas mother sends her some powerful, spirit-filled messages laid out in simplistic Appalachian language. Shadows hover over Susan since her motheras death and force their way on to paper. Her mind connects with her dead mother in strange ways. These episodes will evoke a myriad of emotions for readers who have or will make final journeys with loved ones and then be left behind to find their ways to acarry on.a