I live in New York with my wife, daughter and two dogs.
I'm still working on my dream, and at times there's a lot of struggle and uncertainty. But thankfully I guess, that's the point, that we should always be working on our dreams. Dreams that are dormant, dreams that are old and dreams we haven't even dreamed yet.
-Matthew Ryan, "Still Working the Dream"
America is a dangerous place and to find community demands as much as any of us can give. But if America is dangerous, its little utopias, asking nothing, promising safety, are usually worse. 'Look at this,' Dominique said, taking in her house, the trees, the mountains. 'It's beautiful. It's everything people ought to want, and I hate it.' Then she grinned. 'This country life is killin' me,' she sang, turning a song we had both heard too many times on its head. 'I gotta find my way back to the city, and get some corruption in my lungs.'
Take heart. Fiji, my lost princess, is but a state of mind. Embolden yourself. Brave the belief. Bless you.
-Tim O'Brien, "Tomcat in Love"
