Breaking up is hard to do

As I end Wa-ba-shik-ki, I find it hard to say goodbye to the characters that have lived in my mind for the past year. They have been good company, often misbehaving, not following their plotted lives, struggling always to travel their own path. Most have made it to the end, but one will go to his great reward before the story ends, alas he was a troubled soul and will soon be at peace. It will be a quick and merciful death; I promise. I should be finished with the book by the first of May as the editing process is already beginning I fear I have not done my characters justice. I beg their forgiveness. Look for Wa- ba-shik-ki around Labor Day.