Gemotions

He had been dreading the task of sorting through his childhood home, but after finding his mother’s school projects, everything shifted. David was surprised. The carefully preserved papers, the test scores and essays, even the doodles in the margins, held a hidden allure. A new understanding dawned.

A deep breath calmed him. He looked at the neat cursive of a book report on *Moby Dick*, and it was like a secret invitation. A bubbling sensation started in his stomach.

He immediately went to his own office, which he hadn't used in months. He sat in front of his computer, staring at a blank document. The words came now, cascading onto the screen. He was lost in his writing, and he loved it.