Alarm sounds.
Shower. Eat. Walk the dog.
Drive.
Greet, instruct, answer, model, and guide. Wonder, marvel, and rejoice.
Eat.
Meet, collaborate, and argue. Listen and advise.
Drive. Walk the dog.
Embrace, observe, assist, fix, and moderate. Eat. Clean, relax, remember, forget, and never regret.
Walk the dog.
Thank.
Sleep.
Repeat.

Ronald Chilcutt is a 45-year-old High School Special Education Math Teacher who lives in the greater Chicago area. He lives with the love of his life, their two kids, and a dog. Ronald has always believed that there is a great American novel buried in him somewhere, but has not found the right shovel to dig it out.