“I come from under the hill, and under the hills and over the hills my paths led. And through the air. I am he that walks unseen” -Bilbo Baggins

There are few things more satisfying than finally undertaking a long-desired project. Not only desired and dreamed of, but a project that shapes my very being, a need that if not satisfied would have dwarfed me until I became a small withered leaf. This week I will finish the first notebook dedicated to my novel, a notebook I chose with the decoration of “The Hobbit” by JRR Tolkien, whom I admire with devotion. Is there any better way to start a long journey?