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“You’ve started something you can’t finish.” Little more than a week ago, Kyle Clady’s life made sense. In the waning days of a decade spent as a Navy SEAL, he and his wife were about to embark on an adventure together. The details of it weren’t even complete yet, the two of them with an entire world to finally explore. Now, she is gone. Not only in body, but every possession, every memento, every tangible memory he has, all consumed by the fire that turned his home to cinders. A fire started by The Wolves, the motorcycle outfit responsible for his wife’s death. A fire meant to serve as a direct challenge, drawing Kyle out into the open. For ten solid days, Kyle has been in a race to catch up. To use the brief moments he has between bouts of overwhelming grief and anger to piece together what happened and why. A search that continues, even in the face of these newest obstacles…
Author
I originally hail from the midwest, growing up in the heart of farm country, and still consider it, along with West Tennessee, my co-home. Between the two, I have a firm belief that football is the greatest of all past-times, sweet tea is really the only acceptable beverage for any occasion, there is not an event on earth that either gym shorts or boots can't be worn to, and that Dairy Queen is the best restaurant on the planet. Further, southern accents are a highly likeable feature on most everybody, English bulldogs sit atop the critter hierarchy, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with a Saturday night spent catfishing at the lake. Since leaving the midwest I've been to college in New England, grad school in the Rockies, and lived in over a dozen different cities ranging from DC to Honolulu along the way. Each and every one of these experiences has shaped who I am at this point, a fact I hope is expressed in my writing. I have developed enormous affinity for locales and people of every size and shape, and even if I never figure out a way to properly convey them on paper, I am very much grateful for their presence in my life. To sum it up, I asked a very good friend recently how they would describe me for something like this. Their response: "Plagued by realism and trained by experiences/education to be a pessimist, you somehow remain above all else an active dreamer." While I can't say those are the exact words I would choose, I can't say they're wrong. I travel, live in different places, try new foods, meet all kinds of different people, and above all else stay curious to a fault. Here's hoping it continues to provide us all with some pretty good stories...
