'Goode Vibrations of the Wresting Place' with Author Amy Safford in Conversation with Poet Kristin Rieff

Local author Amy Safford will be at the library to read from and discuss her debut, Goode Vibrations of the Wresting Place, in conversation with USM English Faculty and poet, Kristin Rieff. The novel is is a mix of suspense, historical fiction, and supernatural mystery.

"The transformation of Penelope Brigid Goode begins after a near-death experience on her 30th birthday while skiing on a mountain in Maine. She wakes up in recovery and the world around her is more vibrant, vivid, and intense. After Pennie and her uncle survery a graveyard at the former Home for the Feeble-minded, she senses her first vibrations spirits of the Malaga Island settlement reinterred on these very grounds after a forced exile over a century ago by the State of Maine, a chapter of racism and eugenics in Maine's history. Through a slow unearthing, Pennie uncovers the past and recognizes the power of her dreams, the haunting history of Malaga Island, and her fight for justice and the truth."

Amy Safford’s essays and articles have appeared in Soul Magazine, Mythology Journal, Mind Prose, Write a Catalyst, and other publications. She taught English composition at the University of New England and was a contributing writer to Coastal Fish of Southern Maine and New Hampshire published by Wells Reserve & Laudholm Trust. Her alma maters are Boston University, USM Stonecoast MFA program, and Berkeley Law (ESG Cert). She lives in Southern Maine. Learn more at GoodeVibrations.com.