The past couple of months have been story worthy with the intense ups and downs going on. Between holidays and funerals, I have been doing my best to squeeze writing in whenever I can. I even managed to get some reading in during long drives and much needed decompressing time. Everything that has happened gave me a chance to think about the people in my life; the ones I have briefly encountered, the people that are dear to me, and those who have gone on. During my latest reading I was having a hard time discerning why I was struggling to get through the book. Eventually I discovered at that my trouble stemmed from the story portraying characters as only drops in a vast ocean of time and progress. It is a “lesson” these characters are taught by experiences that make them feel inconsequential. While I may return to thisRead More