Gemotions

The rejection letter from his dream publisher landed in his inbox with a thud. Liam felt the sting of disappointment, a familiar ache. He tried to picture the editor, buried under a mountain of manuscripts, the pressure to find the next big hit. He knew how it felt to fail, to put your heart into something and have it rejected.

He went to the park. A little boy was crying, separated from his parents. Liam knelt down, offering a reassuring smile, and helped the child search for his mother. The boy's distress echoed his own. He knew the feeling of being lost.