"It is four times likely equal to inevitable." Jace Witherspoon wonders if he is doomed to become his father. His brother, Christian, left home years ago to escape the intense abuse meted out by his father. He had often stepped in to deflect the violence directed at his mom. Now Jace, too, has runaway for the same reasons. He, however, had fought back, and unfortunately has pbysically lashed out at his girlfriend, Lauren. Driving from Chicago to Albuquerque, he reconnects with Christian and begins to fight his demons. He has begun developing "calmology lessons: #1: Run every day, #2: Speak if you have something to say, #3: Fix what you can, and accept what you can't."
"I am defined by what I've done, not by what's been done to me."
"We all screw up. We all wish we were stronger than we are, and not one of us get through this life without regret."
"Sometimes I wonder why words can't actually make us bleed."
Gateway Award Preliminary Nominee 2012-13
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