KATHLEEN'S BOOK Publications
The Loneliness of Glass
Congratulations to Kathleen on her book, THE LONELINESS OF GLASS, forthcoming from Cornerstone Press in November 2026.
ABOUT THE BOOK
A young woman who lost her half-sister in a tragic murder makes a decision that will doom a dog; a woman becomes obsessed with a cookie jar at an AirBnB; a woman in an interracial marriage returns to her hometown for the first time since she married and must confront what she was taught about race; a woman with unusual powers embeds pieces of dead creatures into the jewelry she creates.
Featuring women on the borders, Kathleen Furin's stories show how a deepening understanding of inner truths can challenge one's social belonging and how this tension between inner and outer selves serves or destroys.
Grappling with complicity, the characters in The Loneliness of Glass struggle as they learn how an intent to "save" others is often fraught with hypocrisy and can lead to self destruction.
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Praise for The Loneliness of Glass
"The Loneliness of Glass casts an incandescent gaze on women on the fringes of American society, struggling with disappointing husbands, execrable jobs, messy desires, and the specter and lure of death. Devouring these twisty, haunting stories, I felt a thrill not unlike my first encounters with Carmen Maria Machado and Lucia Berlin. This book makes it clear: Furin is a major new talent."
—Jonathan Vatner, Author of Carnegie Hill
"Furin fearlessly explores poignant subjects such as relationships, death, and growing up in our puzzling and often traumatic modern era. Each story is crafted with true imagination that surprises and engages, resulting in spectacular storytelling that is sure to leave a mark. A haunting and beautiful story collection."
— Taylor Larsen, Author of Stranger, Father, Beloved
"A gothic collection of tales that traverse the worlds of the living and the dead. In Furin's sharp prose, women teeter between hope and loss, love, and the devastating landscapes of our civilization that reside beyond our front doors. A powerful and lyrical debut!"
— Alexander Weinstein, Author of Children of the New World
"The stories in Kathleen Furin's collection The Loneliness of Glass are all so arrestingly vivid. Some are entrancing in their eerie originality, others darkly comic and keenly observant of the human tragicomedy. The work of an assured hand, of a writer whose powers are already on full display, Furin's stories pulse with bewitching vitality."
— Christine Sneed, Author of The Virginity of Famous Men and Direct Sunlight
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Media Stories Featuring Kathleen
Writing Rituals with Coach Kathleen Furin
Mom Writes welcomes Kathleen to the podcast to discuss writing rituals, book coaching, and the creative process.
Trust the Process: An Interview with Featured Author Kathleen Furin
Permafrost talks with featured author, Kathleen Furin, about her story "Catch" and the path of creative writing.
Kathleen's Original Stories
Kathleen's Creative Work
Evanescent, "The Honor Walk" - Yeo writing prize, Honorable Mention.
Dig in to Kathleen's piece about family detention centers, "Out" in the Prompted anthology.
This piece explores a midwife's yearning to die a non-traditional death in the woods.
And check out the Coolest American Stories 2025 anthology, where one of Kathleen's stories is featured.
Kathleen's Coaching Clients: New Releases & Awards
We Celebrate: The Writers. Creators. Storytellers. Truth-tellers.
Congratulations to Kathleen's coaching clients on new publishing contracts and awards!
Kathleen Rose Morgan
We celebrate Kathleen for her book publication!
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“Morgan’s deep dive into healing from a traumatizing childhood at the hands of her family and the Catholic Church is a stunning indictment of the malevolence human beings can perpetrate on others. Long indoctrinated into her family’s mythology that ‘it’s a great li
We celebrate Kathleen for her book publication!
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“Morgan’s deep dive into healing from a traumatizing childhood at the hands of her family and the Catholic Church is a stunning indictment of the malevolence human beings can perpetrate on others. Long indoctrinated into her family’s mythology that ‘it’s a great life if you don’t weaken’ Morgan perfected the art of compartmentalization. Through Reiki, the use of mediums, and Brennan Healing Science, along with her own created family, she forges her path out of trauma, no longer willing to protect others from their own sins.”
—Gretchen Cherington, Author of Poetic License: A Memoir and The Butcher, The Embezzler, and The Fall Guy: A Family Memoir of Scandal and Greed in the Meat Industry
Samantha Specks
Samantha Specks
Congratulations to Samantha on her writing awards!
Foreword Indies Book Awards: WINNER Bronze Medal
Readers' Favorite Awards: Western -- WINNER Bronze Medal
Best Book Awards 2021: Fiction: Western -- Winner
Laramie Awards 2021: Finalist
Sarton Book Awards: Historical Fiction -- Short List
Samantha Specks
MENAH ADEOLA EYASIDE PRATT
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Blackwildgirl: A Writer’s Journey to Take Back Her Superpower is a book about how our lives are shaped by bargains, many of them made without our consent and which often involve the loss of some essential element of our being. Courageous women endeavor to undertake initiation
MENAH ADEOLA EYASIDE PRATT
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Blackwildgirl: A Writer’s Journey to Take Back Her Superpower is a book about how our lives are shaped by bargains, many of them made without our consent and which often involve the loss of some essential element of our being. Courageous women endeavor to undertake initiation journeys to recover what was lost in the bargain, in order to fulfill our destinies and life purpose. Blackwildgirl is a deeply reflective autobiography of acts, stages, scenes, and letters to Love beginning at the age of eight. It is a twelve stage initiation journey through journals to reclaim what was lost in a bargain made by Menah’s parents without her consent.
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