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The People We Fear May Be the Ones We Need
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A red Winnebago, a box of ashes, and a woman who can’t outrun her guilt. That’s the emotional launch point for my conversation with author Leanne Walling, who published her debut novel *Salt and Light Express* at 69 and proves, in real time, that reinvention is not reserved for the young.
We talk about the real-life pivot that got her there: the pandemic, a lingering regret, and an MFA that forced the work onto the page. From that foundation, we dig into what makes her story hit so hard: grief and healing after loss, the ache for community and belonging, and the surprising…
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