Gripped by anticipatory grief in October 2024, I put in my headphones, turned up my dark, angry, loud music, and folded black star after black star after black star until I – slowly – started to remind myself of all the little things that make me smile – like music, art, hugs and wild swimming – and life instantly felt a little brighter again.
This book is based on the Tiny Star Story bottle I made back then, and I hope that it will help you see your own little glimmers when life feels tough. This book also makes a beautiful and thoughtful present for a friend in crisis, when you don’t know what to say. At the end of the book, there is space where you can make a note of your own little glimmers – maybe a cuddle with your pet or leaves dancing outside your window.
Its beautiful simplicity makes this book easy to read and take in, and I am hoping it will add a splash of colour to your life and bring a smile to your face.
Being in that dark place of grief is hard. This book can help.
Size: A6 (105mm x 148mm), 4 page cover, printed on 350gsm uncoated card and 24 inner pages, printed on 170gsm uncoated paper.
Part of my series of Tiny Star Stories.
Available with or without a tiny bottle with hand-folded paper stars to match the glimmers in the book.
Part of the ‘Home, work, love and hope’ Annual Artist bookmakers exhibition at the Upright Gallery, Edinburgh from 29th November 2025 – 19th December 2025. Open Wednesday-Friday 11am-5pm, Saturday 12am-4pm.
