AND... I'm back! I took it with me on vacation and had a 3+ hour layover in downtown Chicago. Got an outside table at a cafe on the Chicago River, and a cool drink, and... completely lost myself in this story! Fortunately, napkins were at hand when a Kleenex was needed.

This was a difficult journey, not a light story or one with a clear steady easy path toward fixing everything. It felt real, and painful, and I loved your characters so very much!

Lived up to all my hopes!