Tornado
When award-winning author Mary Anne Mohanraj learned she had breast cancer, she immediately began recording the details in her blog. Tornado is her honest, day-by-day account of diagnosis, chemo, surgery, radiation, and reconstruction, over a three-year period.
One out of eight women gets breast cancer. You know someone who has it, or work with someone, or may have been diagnosed yourself. This is a book for all of us, but especially for anyone facing a breast cancer diagnosis for yourself, or for someone you love.
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July workshops and free community events
Mark your calendars for July workshops and free community events at Serendib House Studio: WORKSHOP INFORMATION (SPRING 2026) UV Resin Jewelry ($35) Dates: Fri 6/10 (4-4:45, 6-6:45), Sat 7/11 (1-1:45) Learn how to embed dried botanicals in UV resin to create a necklace or set of earrings. You’ll make one item to take away with you; additional jewelry may be made, if time permits, for an extra $25 per piece). Botanicals will be provided (or

Bookmarks and bag charms
New in store: bookmarks and bag charms. Serendib House301 Harrison Street, Oak ParkWed / Thurs / Fri 1-7Sat 9-5, Sun 10-6

Some new items in the store
Some new items in the store. The first one, I’m hoping to use myself, to learn how to draw some coloring pages. Serendib House Studio301 Harrison Street, Oak ParkWed / Thurs / Fri 1-7Sat 9-5, Sun 10-6

The lilies are gorgeous
The lilies are gorgeous this time of year. This is the perfumed garden mix from White flower Farm, which has bloomed reliably for me for many years, and grows to over 6 feet tall.
The story of
Mary Anne Mohanraj
Mary Anne Mohanraj is author of A Feast of Serendib, Bodies in Motion, The Stars Change, and twelve other titles. Other recent publications include stories for George R.R. Martin’s Wild Cards series, Perennial: A Garden Romance (Tincture), stories at Clarkesworld, Asimov’s, and Lightspeed, and an essay in Roxane Gay’s Unruly Bodies.
Mohanraj founded Hugo-nominated and World Fantasy Award-winning speculative literature magazine Strange Horizons, and serves as Executive Director of both DesiLit (desilit.org) and the Speculative Literature Foundation (speclit.org). She is Clinical Associate Professor of fiction and literature at the University of Illinois at Chicago. www.maryannemohanraj.com