Grief Sucks. It takes away the most valuable time of your life and replaces it with a hole, an emptiness that seems insurmountable. The joy of writing and telling stories came to an abrupt end when my wife passed away. She was an avid reader of a variety of genres, and she inspired me to read these great authors and to want to write stories she would like. I promised her that is what I would do for her and for me. This is why I write what I write. It is what keeps me going.