After all this time, Tracing Paradise has received its first Amazon review . . . and, what's more, by a reader I don't know. Once again, I'm humbled: which I know sounds like a faux-reaction to praise; but it is, in truth, how I feel. My life is so dull: the small birds creak their repetitions into a chill wind: venturing to write about this obscure and clumsy world feels both hubristic and laughable . . . and then to hurl John Milton into the midst! Humbled is the only word I feel confident about using.

So thank you, unknown reader, for liking my book. Thank you.