This collection of poetry and photography began as a way to overcome the confusion of adolescence and to record how my relationships with family and friends had altered, if not suffered, during this difficult time. Perhaps most importantly, however, it eventually became about the positive relationships we find (or that somehow manage to find us) within, what often times seems, an overwhelming world of nameless faces. So began my journey of self-discovery.

This second volume was written as a way of putting into perspective the love, heartbreak, and alcoholism I experienced upon moving back to my hometown, following a ten year absence, during which I traveled along the U.S. east coast and Canada. My journey of self-discovery was approaching its end.

As adolescence gave way to young adulthood and all of the emotions and responsibilities that new stage brought along with it, this collection grew to become more about the power of faith and the necessity of hope, about acceptance of the things we cannot change, learning to find strength within ourselves to continue on against adversity and loss, and about how to make the quality of one's life better by simply taking it one day at a time.