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Waiting for Gravity
Waiting for Gravity is a poetic journey through heartbreak, healing, and the quiet hope that lingers between endings and beginnings
Told through the voice of Olive—a fictional character first introduced in The Other Side of Nothing—this grief poetry collection blends truth and imagination, memory and metaphor, to explore the ache of love, loss, and self-discovery.
Divided into sections that mirror the emotional stages of a soul unfolding, these poems confront lingering ghosts, spirals of self-doubt, and the flickers of light that lead us forward.
With themes of heartbreak, emotional trauma, modern love, and the long path to healing, Waiting for Gravity is a raw, lyrical collection for fans of contemporary poetry by women, poetry about grief, and character-driven verse narratives.
For anyone who’s ever waited for something to make sense, for closure that never came, or for gravity to pull them back to solid ground—this is for you.
Available now for Kindle preorder on Amazon. Release date: May 14, 2025.
Told through the voice of Olive—a fictional character first introduced in The Other Side of Nothing—this grief poetry collection blends truth and imagination, memory and metaphor, to explore the ache of love, loss, and self-discovery.
Divided into sections that mirror the emotional stages of a soul unfolding, these poems confront lingering ghosts, spirals of self-doubt, and the flickers of light that lead us forward.
With themes of heartbreak, emotional trauma, modern love, and the long path to healing, Waiting for Gravity is a raw, lyrical collection for fans of contemporary poetry by women, poetry about grief, and character-driven verse narratives.
For anyone who’s ever waited for something to make sense, for closure that never came, or for gravity to pull them back to solid ground—this is for you.
Available now for Kindle preorder on Amazon. Release date: May 14, 2025.
270 pages, Paperback
Published May 14, 2025
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About the author
J.L. Pete
4 books5 followersJ.L. Pete writes poetry and fiction tangled in grief, ghosts, and the strange magic of surviving. Sometimes it’s a novel. Sometimes it’s a poem. Sometimes it's full-blown absurdity with Death Drives a Minivan.
Her work explores heartbreak, healing, and haunted emotional landscapes—with time travelers, Grim Reapers, and emotionally unavailable spirits making guest appearances.
She’s the author of Call It Magic, The Other Side of Nothing, Death Drives a Minivan, and the poetry collection Waiting for Gravity—a deeply personal book written through the voice of Olive, a fictional character first introduced in The Other Side of Nothing, now navigating real-feeling ghosts and grief.
When she’s not writing, she’s probably outside walking her anxious dog, whispering dialogue into the wind, or giving ghosts the closure they never asked for.
She believes in second chances, dark humor, lowercase emotions, and haunting your ex through metaphor.
If you like your stories sharp, tender, and occasionally unhinged—in the way only heartbreak or the afterlife can be—J.L. Pete writes for you.
Especially if you're a fan of Matt Haig, T.J. Klune, Christopher Moore, or anyone who laughs a little too hard at death jokes.
Her work explores heartbreak, healing, and haunted emotional landscapes—with time travelers, Grim Reapers, and emotionally unavailable spirits making guest appearances.
She’s the author of Call It Magic, The Other Side of Nothing, Death Drives a Minivan, and the poetry collection Waiting for Gravity—a deeply personal book written through the voice of Olive, a fictional character first introduced in The Other Side of Nothing, now navigating real-feeling ghosts and grief.
When she’s not writing, she’s probably outside walking her anxious dog, whispering dialogue into the wind, or giving ghosts the closure they never asked for.
She believes in second chances, dark humor, lowercase emotions, and haunting your ex through metaphor.
If you like your stories sharp, tender, and occasionally unhinged—in the way only heartbreak or the afterlife can be—J.L. Pete writes for you.
Especially if you're a fan of Matt Haig, T.J. Klune, Christopher Moore, or anyone who laughs a little too hard at death jokes.
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September 30, 2025
Love poetry? This book is for you. Heartbreaking to heart warming... lovely poems that provoke all the feels.
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