Pressed Petals is Maverick Malone's debut into the literary world. Told in lyrical prose and evocative poetry, the collection takes readers on an emotional and transformative healing journey as Maverick traverses the seasons of divorce and discovers her own voice. This poetry collection explores themes of self-love, growth, motherhood, and identity as Malone emerges from the confines of an unfulfilling marriage in search of her most authentic self. Pressed Petals is a testament to the power of storytelling, the magic of the universe, and the raw courage required to follow your dreams and intuition (even when it sounds illogical and involves changing an entire name-first, middle, and last). Metaphorically speaking, this book is the sound a bird makes as she escapes the cage of a confined brain and dares to fly solo about the page. This is the song of how she learned to take up space.