Journal for writing
He quickly closed the notebook cover and slid it behind him under his pillow.
As far as Kyle was concerned evil was all around and he’d experienced too much of it. It would be easy to go that route, like slipping off a log. But good was all around as well. It was harder but he knew now that was the direction he wanted to go. It helped that the people coming down the hallway were good and they cared about him.
Theodore Roosevelt had done it after his adventure on the river.
So would he.
Kyle would finish the list when his visitors were gone. And he’d talk to Ben about joining him this time. He knew Ben also wanted to see America.
They’d name their boat Raheem.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The author would like to sincerely thank Sheriff Scott Busching of Williams County, North Dakota, for his previous assistance, experience, wisdom, and expertise. Thanks also to Dallas Carlson and Fred Walker for their sharp North Dakota insight. The author would like to once again thank Butch and Dana Preston of Montana, two wonderful long-haul truck drivers, for technical assistance.
My invaluable first readers were Laurie Box, Becky Reif, Molly Donnell, and Roxanne Woods. Thanks again.
Kudos to Molly and Prairie Sage Creative for cjbox.net, Jennifer Fonnesbeck for social media expertise and merchandise sales, and Becky Reif for legal advice and terminology.
It’s a sincere pleasure to work with the professionals at St. Martin’s Minotaur, including the fantastic Jennifer Enderlin, Andy Martin, Hector DeJean, and the incomparable Sally Richardson.
Ann Rittenberg, thanks for always being in our corner.