I’m having a hard time answering this in 300 characters. (238) One more try: I found Jade, the protagonist, one of the most real portrayals in fiction of a certain kind of teenager. I related to her. Beyond that, the story is well-paced, suspenseful, tragic, often funny, horrible, and beautiful.

And his work was a small part of so much beauty.

My son, seven years ago, playing my guitar:

What happens when people make things and then put them into the world is wonderful. The lives and the works that they inspire; their acts of creativity that spawn more acts of creativity. People can be pretty amazing!

I didn’t know Ken Parker, but he seemed like a pretty good guy.

For almost 30 years now, I’ve written many songs, I’ve played many more songs badly, and I’ve enjoyed the privilege of having this instrument in my life. I’m sure that many, many others have similar stories.