What is a noise like wings?
A noise like wings is a essay/poetry collection by Troy McCall (he/they 38), based in North Carolina.
Topics include:
long-term sobriety (a former heroin addict who’s been clean since 2010)
chronic-illness & pain (living with an autoimmune disorder and spinal hardware)
complex-grief (surviving the death of two intimate partners)
recovery from trauma and abuse
collectivism, political revolution
the wonder of the human condition
transformative grace
Troy is currently enrolled in the creative nonfiction MFA program at Queen's University. He studied undergraduate Computer Science & Creative Writing at University of North Carolina Charlotte, and graduate Genomic Sciences at NC State University.
When it’s not a global pandemic you can find them in a National Park, traveling solo internationally, working on open source projects, in their garden, at the climbing gym, co-chairing the local independent bookstores writers group, crashing a wedding for the dancing, carrying around full grown 70-lb dogs like they’re babies, or in a 12-step meeting.
Why subscribe?
because it’s 2021+ & you’re tired of digging through their Tumblr for essays.
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Where should I start?
Mourning in the Burned House [braving our own wilderness]
If Only We Would Allow It [Part 1 of "The Parting Glass Series" on grief]
Thank Goodness [on transformative grace]
Inquiries/Contact:
anoiselikewings@protonmail.com
What do you look like?
something like this:
