Memoir & Poetry Books

In an effort to uphold personal values and live in faith with belief,

I Was a Good Wife: A Self-Portrait and I Left a Stranger: A Coming Out & Into Estrangement
will be removed from Amazon on January 1, 2026. The books are shelved for editorial refreshment and
will be republished independently, in 2026.

I’m Not Wearing Any Pants: Undressing a Diagnosis is also expected for publication in 2026.

I Was a Good Wife: A Self-Portrait

I will always be the one who left.

I never thought I would get married, and then I did. I was married for 11 years thinking I would never get divorced, but I did that too. Everything I thought I knew about myself unraveled. This is what happened when I decided to leave my marriage.

This is a self-portrait of my becoming.
(If I could’ve just painted this book, I would have.)

Published on Amazon, December 12, 2020.
Removed from Amazon, January 1, 2026.
Second Edition publication date To Be Determined (2026).

Enjoy the Spotify Playlist, for now.

I Left a Stranger: A Coming Out & Into Estrangement

In May 2023, Elizabeth Dawn embarked upon an artist’s journey from Washington state to Georgia.

She planned for Atlanta but circumstances led her to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Following her intuition, she moved west to east without telling her family and leaving behind a loving partner.

Using poetry as her guide, Elizabeth Dawn time travels to assess the lessons learned through reflective narrative.

First Edition published on Amazon, September 30, 2024.
Second Edition published on Amazon, December 31, 2024.
Removed from Amazon, January 1, 2026.
Third Edition publication date To Be Determined (2026).

Enjoy the Spotify Playlist, for now.

I’m Not Wearing Any Pants: Undressing a Diagnosis

I didn’t know I was raised in a cult.

I am interacting with 20 years of personal writing, assessing the religious trauma of my childhood after receiving a formal diagnosis of [Complex] Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in 2020.

Using the nine repeating symbols that emerge in my art—The White Room, The Mirror, The Body, The Eye, The Pussy, The Demon, The Alien, The Ghosts, & The Phoenix—I name, address and begin healing the ongoing symptoms.

It is my artist’s way, and dare I say, my own scripture; a blend of narrative and dialogue with the inner voices and identities I engage to heal through art as therapy.

Expected 2026