A fine-tuned, beautiful book. In Every Little Thing:, Small Breakthroughs, Big Mistakes, Endless Lessons, Sanelli proves that a narrative essay can be wise and vulnerable and nail what matters most in our lives, all in the same breath. No one tells-truth with more heart, humor, and accountability. With a voice that speaks of life as it is everyday lived—with joy, calm, worry, and alarm—Sanelli manages to write lyrically in warm, accessible language. One can learn so much from a writer who, wherever she goes she takes her readers along with her, her experiences becoming theirs, as well. These writings will make you miss the Northwest even if you've never been there. Gliding on sentences smooth as stone with the brightness of the author's enthusiasm, this book will delight, challenge, reassure, and steer any reader toward a higher capacity to expand life’s smallest moments into our grandest triumphs. Mary Lou Sanelli, author, speaker, and Master Dance Teacher, has published six collections of poetry and four works of non-fiction. Every Little Thing, a collection of essays, has been nominated for a Pacific Northwest Book Award and a 2022 Washington State Book Award.
