In the Ether

<p>Abby loved Ryan but her relationship with him couldn't withstand a felony conviction for assault with a deadly weapon and a five-year sentence. Mine could.</p><p><br></p><p><em>In the Ether </em>is a reflection on a single episode of my life-a sieve through which I have understood everything that came before more completely and most likely will filter all that happens next. It tells the story of raising a daughter who chose to live in opposition to nearly every value I hold and who at seventeen fell in love with a twenty-two-year-old Marine who had cause enough to resent life-yet loved it more fully than anyone else I've ever known. Ryan was a miracle.</p>