It was time. Time to get away, to unplug, to finally write that novel. Time to prove he could resist the barrage of texts and tweets, news and notifications in order to focus his attention on a worthy endeavor.
The latest book by Sam Usher stopped me in my tracks. I’ve devoured the children’s books brilliantly illustrated by this Chicago dad, and the title of his new release immediately drew me in: “A Night at the Frost Fair.”
Just as “Tiger King” became a defining show of our early quarantine days and “Bridgerton” carried us through the first COVID winter, “Squid Game” has dominated this fall. It’s not hard to see how the Korean drama resonates more deeply in the pandemic’s long shadow.
I recently submitted two articles for publication, and moments after I hit send, I was struck by the parallel. Both had discovered a round-about way to fulfill their lifelong dreams.
