What inspires me to write is the people I hope to inspire, the truths I seek to uncover, the crusade to capture, captivate, compel, and consider. It’s the thought of the lasting, of those more convinced, ideas made immortal from the time of birth and for all of time since. As clues to mystery, as scrutable hints, as parts of history, as pathways in print, speaking love and legacy, mapping the places we went — above all a yearning for what it all meant.