The Stones, the Crows, the Grass, the Moon

Missing collection

By: Walter Kirn

Narrated by: Walter Kirn

The New York Times bestselling author of Up in the Air and Blood Will Out embarks on a journey that begins with the death of his beloved mother - and ends in an inexplicable spiritual awakening.

After the utter grief of taking his mother off life support, Walter Kirn is compelled to understand his recurring visions of a Native American holy site. With his children and girlfriend, he follows them. In opening himself up to the mysticism he sees in religion, music, and nature, Walter discovers something magical and transcendent: solidarity and solace in the world around him.

Walter Kirn’s The Stones, the Crows, the Grass, the Moon is part of Missing, a collection of six true stories about finding, restoring, or accepting the losses that define our lives - from the mysterious to the inspiring. Each story can be listened to in a single sitting.

©2018 Walter Kirn (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing Inc., all rights reserved.

The Stones, the Crows, the Grass, the Moon

I’m not sure what I expected when choosing to read this short story but by it’s ending, I found tears streaming warm down my cheeks. I found the words touched my soul & sounding familiar personally. I considered the message to be very thought provoking & reinforcing my own feelings that we are all connected. I’m glad I chose to read it.

Cosmic Coincidences Mock Math

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Hm

I just wasn’t as invested in this book as the others. It was the same with the last promoted group of books. There just seems to be one I can’t get into, and this was it.

Fantastic!

Great story line, and keeps you interested right from page one. You can feel the emotion of his mother passing, and how her spirit stays with him, through the "messengers". Some parts gave me goosebumps! Narration was so easy to listen to, absolutely loved the whole thing. Great writing!

Not for me

The story is well-told, but it didn't speak to me. I listened all the way to the end since it was so short, but felt lukewarm through the whole thing. The author tells a touching story about the unexpected loss of his mother and his communications with her afterward (related to cross, as you might guess from the title), but somehow it just didn't land right for me.