Making Up the Gods Rod Carley the honest nugget (no fool's

the honest nugget (no fool's gold)

and the recipient of the 2023 Creative Writing Medal

and very much alive

Carson Bohdi              Michelle Delorme         Brennan Gregoire

— Caroline Adderson

Making Up the Gods Rod Carley the honest nugget (no fool'sFiction Pub Date: October 15, 2023 5. 5 x 8. 5 376 pages Trade Paperback: 9781988989686 e pub: 9781988989693 Making Up the Gods is equal parts quirky and sincere in its thoughtful exploration of tragedy and recovery, of new and old relationships, and of deeper questions of when to let the past rest. Simone, a retired widow, would live a quiet and isolated life, if not for the lingering ghosts of her family. One day, Simone is visited at her home by a