What makes You so compelling is its refusal to simplify. Lashua writes for the reader who’s tired of pretending—who longs for honesty, complexity, and the courage to sit with ambiguity. His influences range from Walt Whitman and Mary Oliver to Bob Dylan lyrics and Wendell Berry prayers, and his voice carries the same blend of intellect, humility, and emotional depth. Beyond the page, Vane Lashua’s career spans publishing, education, technology, and public service. He’s been a teacher, counselor, poet, and technologist—straddling the worlds of language, With over five decades of writing behind him, Lashua invites readers into a deeply personal yet universally resonant exploration of love, loss, memory, and the quiet
revelations tucked inside everyday life.
leadership, and legacy with equal parts candor and craft. His writing reflects that diversity, offering readers not just stories, but invitations to reflect, connect, and rediscover themselves. At its heart, You is a love letter to the ordinary and a challenge to see the sacred in the overlooked. It’s not just about the author—it’s about all of us. The composite of characters, ideas, and emotions that shape who we are. And in Lashua’s hands, even the simplest word—“you”— becomes a doorway to something profound.
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