My Life in Water is a collection of essays about the fluidity of life, its ebb and flow. Each essay tells the story of a time when one comes close to drowning, floats in joy and peace, watches others sink or swim. It's about how liquid of some type, such as membranous croup, wild river rapids, floods, small islands, the rising ocean tides-can bring deep realizations to help connect the individual to the basic elements of life, to navigate its streams.