A Dedication

This story is dedicated to all the creatives who never made it as big as their dreams.

The ones who never won contests. Who never got optioned. Who got to the table then were turned away.

Every failed submission and moment of doubt.

Every thought of giving up, even though you knew you had so many songs to sing and stories left to tell.

The ones who kept creating.

Maybe this isn’t our go, but our turn will come, in one world or another.

"I watched all my dreams burn out. I never found peace but I always found a way. Then I hit rock bottom and the bottom dropped out. Broken down and broke. All those words we never spoke. Working two jobs every weekend. My legs gave out but I never gave in. Sunsets turned to flames that turned to fear. The hopes almost faded out. Nothing remained except for me, and I'm still here.”