The Power of Recognition: a Short Inspiring Tale

“Does anyone want to buy a copy?” He asks into the general hum of voices.

He’s peddling comics he’s writing about superheroes whose backgrounds he’ll detail for you if you have a minute (or twenty) to listen. He started the comic back when he was eight. Now he’s continuing the series at twelve. He has two written, and he’s selling a preorder for a third—a package deal.

I am proud of his efforts, proud that he is secure in the value of this created work of his—so secure that he can talk so con...