New Release

The Weeping Willow

A quiet, reflective parable about sorrow, stillness, and a place to rest.

Inside the Book

A look at the pages.

Cover and three interior spreads — the arriving, the shelter, the quiet staying.

Soft, hand-drawn watercolor meets poetic, minimalist storytelling. A place to sit with what cannot be held.

  1. Cover: The Weeping Willow — A Quiet Place of Presence
  2. Interior illustration: a figure walking toward a willow across an open valley
  3. Interior illustration: the draping branches of the willow forming a quiet archway
  4. Interior illustration: a figure sitting at rest beneath the willow's canopy

Not because the pain disappears—
but because the silence is no longer mistaken for absence.

About the Book

A place to return to when life becomes too heavy to carry.

In The Weeping Willow, readers are invited into a quiet valley where a single tree stands—its branches low, its presence steady, its stillness undisturbed.

People come with what they have lost. With what cannot be explained. With what has never been answered.

Some leave.
But some stay.
And in the staying, something begins to shift.

Blending poetic storytelling with gentle, hand-drawn illustrations, this reflective parable offers a space to sit with sorrow, to release what cannot be held, and to discover a quiet presence that remains—steady, unseen, and near.

This is not a book of answers. It is a place to rest.

Series
Collaborative
Format
Paperback
Published
April 22, 2026
Author
Jackson Murphy

Who this is for

For anyone still carrying what they can’t put down.

Grieving hearts

For those sitting with loss, unanswered questions, or a weight that has no easy name.

The quiet staying

A contemplative companion for the in-between seasons, where the only thing asked of you is to remain.

Presence over answers

A reminder that silence is not the same as absence—and that stillness itself can hold us.

Artwork

Hand-drawn watercolor, one page at a time.

Prints of the illustrations from The Weeping Willow will be released soon. In the meantime, the full Shepherd Who Calls You by Name collection is available as printable artwork on Etsy.

It is a place to rest.

Continue the Journey

Contact

Collaborations, media, and partnerships

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hello@risingcreativeagency.com