Cheese Crackers and a Glass of Wine - Paperback

Tuckett, Angela Ren?: - Angela Ren? never set out to be a poet, she just needed a place to put the things she couldn't carry anymore. A retired Air Force veteran and mother of four, she's lived a life full of hard choices, quiet sacrifices, and deep love. For years, she did what so many women do: she held it all together. Until one day, she didn't. And instead of breaking apart, she picked up a pen.Writing became her release. Her truth. Her way back to herself.Cheese, Crackers, and a Glass of Wine is her first collection, it's a book born in the middle of the mess. It holds the weight of love that didn't last, the ache of starting over, the beauty of raising children while trying to remember who you are, and the moments that cracked her open and let the light back in.Angela writes the way she lives: with her whole heart, no mask, no filter. Her poems aren't dressed up. They're honest. They come from real places, like betrayal, desire, forgiveness, fear, joy, power and love. She doesn't write to impress. She writes to feel. To heal. To speak to the people who are tired of pretending they're fine.When she's not writing, Angela is chasing peace, adventure, and the next version of herself...whether that's in the mountains, by the sea, or across the world. This is her debut collection, but it's far from her final word.