The Long Mile

I know I should use my first blog to introduce myself to the cyber-world, but it's after midnight, and I'm just too darn tired to get into who I am and the purpose of my blog.  However, I'd like to open for now with a teaser from my second novel, which is about a year from completion.  I published my first novel, The Weeds Are Always Greener in February 2010, and my second novel will complement the first.  Here's a little taste of Within the Weeds. Enjoy, and feel free to provide feedback.

"You don’t realize how long a mile is until you see it all at once.  But when the long mile stretches before you, stay the course despite the distance that remains.  Think only of the long road you have already traveled that has brought you to this point—the long road which has been sometimes lonely, sometimes comforting, sometimes painful, and sometimes rewarding; the long road of friendships and failures, greetings and goodbyes, happiness and heartaches, and love and loss.  Do not turn back because you see it all in front of you, and it scares you to death.  Run that mile, my friend.  And when you’ve finished, take just one second to glance over your shoulder and look at where you were and where you are and rejoice that you did not quit, for if you had, you would’ve never gotten here."