Zero at the bone : rewriting life after a snakebite by Toso, Erec, 1956- instant download

Zero at the bone : rewriting life after a snakebite by Toso, Erec, 1956- instant download

210 pages ; 23 cm, Zero at the Bone is a deeply personal narrative about Erec Toso's physical recovery and emotional transformation following his near-death experience. In elegant prose that inspires as much as it unsettles, Toso takes the reader along with him on his expedition into the uncharted territory of cellular damage, hallucination, and ultimately profound spiritual awakening. In a story that hinges on a common fear about an unlikely event-that of a snakebite-Toso uncovers a more widespread reality that many of us do not fear enough-complacency, Steps -- Day begins -- Someone at the door -- Crossing deep waters -- Another chance -- Winding words -- What remains -- Cocktails -- Momentum -- Carried -- The plumed serpent -- Enemies and brothers -- Measuring zero at the bone -- Patterns -- Just enough -- In bad taste -- Seeing inside -- Resonance -- Infusion -- Unwinding narrative -- Beneath the new moon -- Clocktime -- Spiral travel -- Holding breath -- While I was gone -- Learning to breathe -- The snake inside -- Sunrise -- Cultivating balance