Things may seem difficult at the moment, but I feel sure that you will prevail.

With kindest best wishes,

Derek Smeath


TEN

The only disadvantage to a road trip, I’ve decided, is the actual road bit. Everything else is brilliant—the RV, the diners, the views, the country music. (I made Luke tune in to a country-music radio station for a bit, and, God, country singers understand how you feel. One song, called “Only Your Oldest Friend,” almost made me cry.)