[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] One day you’re 18 and the entire world is a mysterious, wondrous, massive place bursting with … Continue reading →

[Author’s Note: this Blog Post was eventually heavily changed and repurposed to function as a chapter in the TMR Novel. This is the Original & Unedited form. To read the Revised & Refined version, find its corresponding chapter here.] At the airport, like I always am. My family doesn’t travel much. I was raised with … Continue reading →