Perfect endings

'The end of a story is not the point of a story… but you have to get to the end to understand the point of the story.' Veny Armanno, Year-of-the-Novel, QWC 2007

New Year's Eve always feels more like a beginning than an ending. I'm usually running on a full tank after Christmas, eager to hit the road, and discover what's dancing on the shimmering horizon. I have to force myself to slow down, pull over for a minute, ponder where I've been, before plotting a new course. The horizon shimmers in...