Born Falling

Born Falling is a raw, poetic memoir of collapse and becoming. Through heartbreak, obsession, burnout, and brief flashes of grace, it follows one man’s search for meaning in a world that keeps slipping through his hands. Told in lyrical, unflinching prose, the story spans years of wandering and unraveling-through love, labor, and the ache for self-worth. Romantic entanglements heal and destroy. Work defines, then consumes. At its core, a single question burns: What’s left when everything else is gone?

Author Biography

S.C. Sanborn is a three-time author whose work explores resilience, identity, and the art of beginning again. Having spent most of his life traveling-from managing hostels in New Zealand to studying yoga in India-he brings a wide horizon of perspectives to his storytelling. His books examine the intersection of hardship and hope with a voice that is candid and reflective.

Sanborn’s writing grows out of a relentless pursuit of new lives and experiences, drawing on the cultures and stories he encounters along the way. He is especially drawn to the quiet moments that define survival and the unexpected ways people rebuild after loss, always searching for the truths found in the margins.

His most recent book, Born Falling, continues this exploration, adding to a body of work that reflects both lived experience and an enduring search for meaning.