{"product_id":"the-evolution-of-my-smile","title":"The Evolution of My Smile","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eMonique Rardin Richardson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e is a Northern California-based author and poet whose work centers on the transformative power of resilience. After a career in the medical field, Monique has returned to her creative roots, becoming a resonant voice for the complexities of the human heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eHer prose books include the award winning memoir, \u003ci\u003eWhen Then Became Now,\u003c\/i\u003e romance novel \u003ci\u003eOur Last Hello,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003e and the novellas \u003ci\u003eDespina the Anti-Cupid \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Unlikely Dreamcatcher. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;\"\u003eMonique’s poems are published in several anthologies, including \u003ci\u003eHavik’s Journal of Arts and Literature,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eViewless Wings, Wingless Dreamer,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003eColossus. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: italic;\"\u003eThey also appear in her first poetry collection, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003ePieces of Me.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eAnother of her passions led her to become an accomplished photographer whose work has been exhibited at the \u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003ede Young Museum\u003c\/span\u003e in San Francisco.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eIn \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eThe Evolution of My Smile,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e she explores the linear journey of shadow and light, proving that healing isn’t a sequence to finish, but a circle to embrace. It is a collection for anyone who has ever felt broken in the dark, only to find that their light was simply waiting for the shadow to catch up. \u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\"\u003eBecause true evolution isn’t about leaving the sadness behind. It’s about learning how all emotions can finally live together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eIf you’d like to learn more, you can find her at:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.moniquerardinrichardson.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003emoniquerardinrichardson.com\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback: 94 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Kelsay Books (August 6, 2026)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kelsay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53925839601848,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/0800\/0329\/files\/mrichardson_front.jpg?v=1786848346","url":"https:\/\/kelsaybooks.com\/products\/the-evolution-of-my-smile","provider":"Kelsay Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}