“It’s not my best, just my first.” It’s the phrase I’ve been repeating as I promote the book and my first long-form piece. I’ve had a hard time letting go. For weeks, I passed my story back and forth with the book’s associate editor, Dave Ake. Words were added, ideas were scrapped, entire scenes...

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I’m sitting in my downtown Indianapolis apartment with the windows open on this hot, sticky Saturday evening as  the sounds of the busy city street below buzz around me. I’ve been staring at my notebook, as it lays open on my coffee table,  all weekend now. It’s been a few weeks since my first...

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