“I smiled as I considered the strange collision of humanity that marked this brief moment in my life. A moment that left me feeling a bit emptier—the kind of empty I doubt will ever really be filled. The kind that isn’t meant to be. But now, I think I’m okay with that.”

^{Written & Narrated by L.R. McDonald
Reading: Chapters 32 and 33 from The Preacher, the Fisherman, and the Cahaba
Intro music: Independence Day Eve by Benjamin Bostick
Background music: Central Valley by Benjamin Bostick
Ambiance: Holding On (cinematic underscore) by Keith Anthony Holden and Reflective Funeral Music by Bobby Cole
Exit Music: Grassy Knolls of Home by LynneMusic}