Dear friends, I dont post on social media very often and I share personal occurrences even less. However, something happened today I believe is worth sharing. Nearly two years ago, I suffered a loss in my life. I wont discuss the details with you. Thats just not who I am. All I will say is that it changed me. I walked around with a sinking sensation in my chest and every morning, I found myself smiling a little less. The change didnt go unnoticed, of course. Friends and family often expressed their concerns for me, to which I assured them that everything was fine, even though it wasnt true. I was a man...broken. Then one night, while I was tucking my son into bed, he asked me, Daddy, why do you look so sad? I didnt know what to say. I felt an enormous amount of guilt for exposing him to anything but joy and happiness. When I finally gained the courage to answer him, the next few words would change my life forever... There once lived a boy who was scared all the time... That night, I began telling Jake a fairy tale; a device used by parents for generations untold to explain, in a fantastical setting, the complex and harsh realities of the world grownups occupy. Our fairy tale is about a boy, named Jakob Skary. He is a creation of Jake and myself, who was originally used to help Jake conquer his fear of the dark. Now...now Jakob Skary is so much more. Each night, I would tell my son a little more of the Jakob Skary tale and each morning, I would smile a little more. There is still that sinking sensation in my chest. I dont think it will ever go away, but Im learning to live with it, just the same. Eventually, I sat down to put our little story to paper. I had no idea at the time, what a monumental task that would be. And so my friends, nearly two years later, I am happy to announce the completion of our little tale. For those of you who are my beta readers, expect copies soon, and for the rest of you, be just a little more patient. I dont have any clear plan of what I want to do with this story. I dont imagine you will ever see it on a book shelf, but you never know. My private ambition is for the world to know this story, but that will be our little secret. Until then, I present to you....
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 15:14:52 +0000
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