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Melanie Dale

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***Melanie's debut novel, GIRL OF LORE, hits shelves April 21, 2026! Preorder it now to get the deluxe limited edition with sprayed edges and gold foil!***

Before embracing her love of monsters and sneaking into the fictional world of GIRL OF LORE, Melanie Dale published a bunch of nonfiction books, shambled around as a zombie on TV, and survived cancer. She’s written episodes for the anthology horror television series CREEPSHOW and over a decade of essays for COFFEE+CRUMBS. While she’s won no awards for literature, one time she won a Halloween costume contest and still feels pretty stoked about it. When she’s not writing, she’s teaching yoga or battling her own brain. She lives in the Atlanta area.
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The Last Days of the Swim Taxi

He had to pass a test at the hospital before they’d let him in our car. On the tenth day in the NICU, hooked up to all the beeping things, we watched him sit in their car seat. I glanced at the O2 monitor over and over. His floppy head seemed to sink into his neck and I worried he wasn’t getting enough air. What if he failed the test? What if Baby Elliott got an F in Car Seat Breathing and they di

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“People always talk about the difference between joy and happiness. I’ve decided the big difference is that joy hurts. Happiness is a wonderful feeling and joy is a daily dying to your original plans and scooping up God’s plans and not hating him for them.”
Melanie Dale, It's Not Fair: Learning to Love the Life You Didn't Choose

“we don’t learn to love our lives and then check a box when it’s done. We learn to love our lives every day, one day at a time, forever.”
Melanie Dale, It's Not Fair: Learning to Love the Life You Didn't Choose

“I am amazing at falling apart. I fall apart like a boss. It’s a gift, really.”
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“Art is a terrible preacher, but a tremendous conversationalist.”
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“I believe that we are better together. We make each other better moms, better humans. We need each other, because mothering is just too darn hard.”
Melanie Dale, Women are Scary: The Totally Awkward Adventure of Finding Mom Friends

“We aren't just moms. We are just a connected organism of nurturing world changers. And that is just awesome.”
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“Forgiveness doesn't always mean togetherness. Sometimes walking away from a relationship is the only way to find peace.”
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“There's freedom in learning to be wrong. You give the people around you permission to be right.”
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