Wellfleet Public Library

In Milkweed and Honey Cake: A Memoir in Ritual Moments, Wendy A. Horwitz explores how ritual can exalt ordinary moments and frame the extraordinary. With observations from nature, religion, and literature, she tells stories about celebration, loss, change, and the best way to open a pomegranate. Lyrical and funny, thought-provoking and deeply moving, this book is at once a meditation on our desire for meaning and the story of a woman's lifelong efforts to create it. Wendy will read short excerpts from the book and will discuss ritual (in its myriad forms), the writing process, and the role of family and community in creating meaning during challenging times. Q&A and book-signing/sales will follow.

Wendy A. Horwitz's essays have been published in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Afterimage, Neurology (Humanities Section), Jewish Literary Journal, Intrepid Times, and McClatchy-Tribune News Service, among others. Originally trained as a pediatric psychologist, she lives in Philadelphia, where she teaches writing and health humanities.