Still Moving
~ a memoir of the first 3 years of Long Covid ~
In late 2019, Skyeris fell ill with a strange respiratory illness. As someone with a long history of respiratory ailments, she was puzzled by the intensity of what she concluded must be a bad flu. Except that in the new year, the illness morphed into raging aggravation of her pre-existing chronic illness, along with unnerving brain fog, disorientation, and profound exhaustion.
Only after the pandemic began did she understand the source of her acute illness. Several more months passed before she had any idea of the larger implications of Long Covid. In those fiery collective years, she sequestered herself as much as possible, emotionally most of all.
From this journey both collective and isolated, unfolding all over the world and yet mostly at home, she shares the steady despair and rare triumphs. Through screens, in her own body, or anywhere else, she traverses the intensity of the pandemic, but most profoundly the labyrinth of the heart.
“This is a beautifully honest and thought-provoking account of the physical and mental struggles of living with a long term chronic illness such as Long Covid; the uncertainty for the future, the feeling of being isolated from the world, and the sheer depths to which we can fall whilst suffering. This memoir embraces and accepts all of the dark, and yet still allows the light to shine through.”
– Jackie Baxter, Long Covid Podcast
For readers outside the US:
Still Moving is distributed via regional online platforms,
including Apagea, Booktopia, BibliU, Scribd, and a few dozen more.
All the Amazons should have the book as well.
ISBNs:
Paperback ~ 979-8-9893539-0-3
Ebook ~ 979-8-9893539-1-0
“Sensitive and revealing…Skyeris’ writing is clear, authentic, and deeply human throughout, often expressing her ideas and reactions in emotionally charged sentences that convey the intensity and confusion of the pandemic era.
A searing, deeply personal memoir of chronic illness.”
– Kirkus Reviews
Interview questions:
~ What do you want people to know about Long Covid?
~ What is unique about your experience?
~ What are your suggestions for long-haulers who don’t have support in their immediate community?
~ What are your suggestions for people who are not long-haulers and want to support them?
~ Why is it important to change how we discuss pain?
~ Why is it important to change how we discuss grief?
~ Why did you decide to share this experience?
~ How was the writing process?
Skyeris (she/they) is a musician, wordsmith, intuitive, and teacher. A neurodivergent synesthete, they relish liminal spaces and expanded consciousness. They believe in the power of breath, connection, and sound.
skyeris.art@gmail.com
book cover conceptualized by Skyeris & designed by Hazel Lam
photos by Emerald Dove Photography