Some stories are built around a single moment. Others take years to understand. Still Showing Up brings together a forty-five-year journey shaped by care, crisis, family, DNA, and the experiences that help define who we become.

Written by Kenneth L. Dabbs, MSN, FNP-C, Still Showing Up is a nonfiction work that reflects an interest in telling personal life stories and exploring the experiences behind them. Rather than presenting life as a collection of isolated events, the book looks at the connections between the people, circumstances, challenges, and memories that become part of a person’s story.

The title itself, Still Showing Up, speaks to the idea of continuing forward through the different chapters of life. There are experiences that challenge us, relationships that influence us, and moments that remain meaningful long after they have passed. Personal stories can help us understand those experiences from a different perspective and recognize how they contribute to the person we eventually become.

The book is also part of a three-book companion set, alongside The Boy With Another Man’s Name and The Kipps Patriots. Together, these titles represent an ongoing collection of nonfiction stories and experiences.

For Kenneth, writing provides an opportunity to preserve personal stories and bring them to readers who may connect with the experiences, questions, memories, and relationships found within them. The goal is not simply to tell a story, but to give readers an opportunity to consider the moments in their own lives that have shaped their journeys.

Still Showing Up is one part of a broader collection of books that explores personal experiences through nonfiction. As additional titles become available, readers will be able to discover more of Kenneth’s writing and follow the continuing journey behind these stories.

Whether you are discovering Kenneth’s work for the first time or following the development of the companion set, Still Showing Up offers an introduction to the personal storytelling at the heart of his books.

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