Noticing the Big Picture

Noticing the Big Picture is a collection of five essays originally put into motion as a result of the application process for an MFA--a Masters in Fine Arts. The nature of these assignments created pieces of a puzzle for the author to collect and assemble. An exercise that catapulted S.R. Coleyon into a new realm. One of greater self-empowerment, greater awareness and higher consciousness. Whether young or old, readers will most likely identify with the struggles and triumphs within, and they just may be able to take greater ownership of their futures as a result.

Noticing the Big Picture; Long Term Ramifications as Seen Through a Sort of Mustard Seed Philosophy takes readers on a ride through the galaxy, on a car trip down Interstate 95, into the dark recesses of a torn apart family, through a fight for life over death and into unknown territory with The Watching Machine. The essays are as connected as they are varied. Who knew the Ginger Snap could hold so much importance, that mending poles was an endeavor towards love, that CCR5-delta32 might be the key to a cure for a deadly disease, and that every choice we make really does affect many. The final essay leaves readers on pins and needles wondering if there is a book to come to explain this so-called Watching Machine and what we can do about it.

S.R. Coleyon is a writer and dog walker living and working in Philadelphia, Pa. She's written about lgbt issues, the logo on that pen from the bank, retirement communities, Canadian Geese and the adhesives on the back of labels. She recently earned an MFA in Nonfiction and currently writes essays with social platform panache, a dash of activism and, hopefully, some humor for good measure.