Born out of a summer spent in the Adirondacks, Saplings wrestles with our innate desire for belonging, the comfort of finding our place, and the pain of saying goodbye. Atmospheric, the stories within are washed in the natural beauty of the Adirondack Park, from clots of pine trees that cocoon everything within them to the reflection of sunsets dancing across the lake. Saplings graciously invites readers in, allowing them to sit right in the middle of the mundane, all the while examining the profound moments that speckle an ordinary life.