My Turn

Local Author!!

MY TURN is a bold and tender collection of poetry and prose that traces one person’s journey from silence to selfhood. Inspired by the life cycle of cicadas, the book moves through three distinct phases—burrowed, emergence, and flight—mirroring the ache of hiding, the chaos of becoming, and the beauty of living freely. With vivid imagery, emotional honesty, and a voice both vulnerable and defiant, the collection explores themes of queerness, faith, grief, and personal transformation. Each piece is a step toward the surface, a crack in the shell, a declaration of identity. MY TURN is not just a title—it’s a reclamation.

Paul Satchwill is a writer from Southeast Indiana whose work explores the rich terrain of identity, faith, memory, and belonging. Raised among the woodlands and cornfields of the Midwest, Paul’s creative voice is deeply informed by place and personal history. His writing is both grounded and expansive—rooted in truth while reaching for the intangible.

With a style marked by lyricism, vulnerability, and vivid imagery, Paul weaves storytelling and poetry to illuminate the quieter moments that shape a life. He draws inspiration from nature, memory, and transformation, creating work that invites readers into a reflective, emotionally resonant space.

Paul's debut collection, MY TURN, is a journey through self-discovery and coming of age, threaded with hope, honesty, and the hard work of becoming. Whether writing about childhood or the tender process of learning to live openly, Paul offers stories that feel both deeply personal and universally human.