By the Forces of Gravity

Rebecca Fish Ewan's illustrated coming-of-age memoir By the Forces of Gravity is told through drawings and free verse. Set in early-1970s Berkeley California Rebecca's story reflects on a childhood friendship cut short by tragedy. In an era of laissez-faire parenting Rebecca drops out of elementary school and takes up residence in a kids commune-no parents allowed!-and we follow her bestie Luna and their hippie cohorts as they search for love acceptance and cosmic truths. Full of adventure and heartache By the Forces of Gravity promises to pull you in.   Rebecca Fish Ewan is the founder of Plankton Press (where small is big enough) and creates Tiny Joys &amp GRAPH(feeties) zines. She is a poet cartoonist professor. Mom and writer and teaches in The Design School at Arizona State University. Her publications include work in Brevity Femme Fotale Survivor Zine and Hip Mama. She's also the author of A Land Between. Review(s) "By the Forces of Gravity is like nothing you've ever read. R