A Conversation With Anne Panning

Author of the new grief memoir, Dragonfly Notes: On Distance and Loss

By Sean van der Heijden

Anne Panning is the author of a bold and brilliant memoir out today from Stillhouse Press. Dragonfly Notes: On Distance and Loss dives deep into the sudden loss of her mother, becoming a moving portrait of loss, love, and what it means to be a family. I sat down with Anne to talk about her writing process, what dragonflies mean to her, and more.

Sean van der Heijden: There are so many signs throughout the book that seem to be from…