Written from a richly lived life, Megan Hutton's poems are as direct as sunlight. "Some in the form of portraits, others addressed to intimates, the poems illumine inspiring varieties of love, obstacles, and understanding. With her unadorned directness, these poems are like the firm handshake of an honest woman you'll want to know." Molly Peacock, author of The Widow's Crayon Box, The Paper Garden, Flower Diary, and numerous poetry collections. "The simple yet evocative Bones to Ashes begins with the speaker's accountability, 'I take full responsibility,' and guides readers on a journey of reckoning and resilience that begins with an empty canvas. These poems look at grief and loss unflinchingly. By the end, the narrator gathers us in these sacred spaces 'to share and listen without judgment.' And asserts "we gather because that is how writers survive."" Kate Marshall Flaherty, Published in numerous journals.