INCANDESCENCE: In Nature, I Found What I Was Looking For

Seekers painting by Clare Cooley for blog

This art featured in my memoir, Incandescence Rising Above Darkness is included as a moment of serenity between chapters and does not necessarily have any literal connection to the story. Incandescence Rising Above Darkness Chapter #6 In God’s House Nobody Was Home My first-grade class vibrated with happy chaos like a garden painted by Van… Continue reading INCANDESCENCE: In Nature, I Found What I Was Looking For

INCANDESCENCE: The Dark Couldn’t Touch Me In The Circle Of Light

Monkey In The Moon painting by Clare Cooley

This art featured in my memoir, Incandescence Rising Above Darkness is included as a moment of serenity between chapters and does not necessarily have any literal connection to the story. Incandescence Rising Above Darkness Chapter #5 Sphere Of Serenity Excerpt Whenever I felt fear, I would imagine myself surrounded by a circle of light. I believed the dark… Continue reading INCANDESCENCE: The Dark Couldn’t Touch Me In The Circle Of Light

INCANDESCENCE: The Whale Feels Truth As It Sees Through Falseness

Eye Of The Whale by Clare Cooley

This art featured in my memoir, Incandescence Rising Above Darkness is included as a moment of serenity between chapters and does not necessarily have any literal connection to the story. Incandescence Rising Above Darkness Chapter #4 The Eye Of The Whale Excerpt I stood perfectly still in front of a porthole window while the rest of my family… Continue reading INCANDESCENCE: The Whale Feels Truth As It Sees Through Falseness

INCANDESCENCE: Surrendering To The Sea Saved Me From Drowning

Blue Lady Bird by Clare Cooley

This art featured in my memoir, Incandescence Rising Above Darkness is included as a moment of serenity between chapters and does not necessarily have any literal connection to the story. Incandescence Rising Above Darkness Chapter #3 Sleeper Wave Woke Me Up Excerpt There is a wave that comes without warning, from behind silently, without announcing… Continue reading INCANDESCENCE: Surrendering To The Sea Saved Me From Drowning

INCANDESCENCE: The Winds Of Chance Blew With Gale Force

Mist and Mountain drawing by Clare Cooley

This art featured in my memoir, Incandescence Rising Above Darkness is included as a moment of serenity between chapters and does not necessarily have any literal connection to the story. Incandescence Rising Above Darkness Chapter #2 Seed Settles On Sacred Soil Excerpt Seeds are designed to survive severe cold, extreme heat, drought, and infertile lands… Continue reading INCANDESCENCE: The Winds Of Chance Blew With Gale Force

INCANDESCENCE: When Opposites Attract The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty

Japanese Crane In Snow Field by Clare Cooley

This art featured in my memoir, Incandescence Rising Above Darkness is included as a moment of serenity between chapters and does not necessarily have any literal connection to the story. When Polar Opposites Attract And A Saintly Person Marries An Abusive Person The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty Incandescence Rising Above Darkness Chapter #1 Duality Dance Excerpt… Continue reading INCANDESCENCE: When Opposites Attract The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty

INCANDESCENCE: Paperback available 7/7. WELCOME TO MY BLOG!

Clare Cooley holding her memoir Incandescence Rising Above Darkness photo by Bodhi Werner

7/7 @ 7PM CST Live Video Book Launch My memoir “Incandescence” will be available as a paperback book on Amazon starting July 7th. The Live Video Book Launch will be at 7pm CST. The black & white and color version will both be available. To mark the occasion we are hosting a Live Virtual Book… Continue reading INCANDESCENCE: Paperback available 7/7. WELCOME TO MY BLOG!

INCANDESCENCE Rising Above Darkness

“Clare Cooley’s true-life story is a riveting and intensely textural journey of amazing adventure, profound creativity, and punishing endurance through unimaginable life events. Cooley is fueled by her amazing spirit, artistic exploration, and an outright will to thrive, not just survive, over a lifetime of extreme challenges. Although her story is harsh and disturbing at… Continue reading INCANDESCENCE Rising Above Darkness