I Don't Belong Here: A Year of Moving Forward and Essays on Grief

By: Franzel

There is no definitive guide for dealing with trauma. Neither Google nor ChatGPT will ever have a comprehensive answer to How do I feel better again? And neither will this book.

After I found my high school sweetheart dead, I didn't know what to do or where to go. Instead of going to a therapist, as I probably should have, I followed the last band we saw together in a series of disjointed, rambling road trips. I had no plan. I had no expectations. All I knew was that I had to keep moving. It was in that constant motion that I somehow learned to live again.

This book documents that year on the road, along with a series of essays written two years later-an attempt to reason with life after trauma, and what I learned from those I met and the experiences I had on the road.

Again, this is not a self-help book, a how-to manual, or the key to releasing you from your grief. It is simply my story, and what I learned along the way. That said, as always, I hope you are able to get something from this.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GN4M781J
• ISBN13: 9798987553558
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Aw Shucks! Publishing LLC
• Length: 310 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"