The Book of Joe

“Maybe.”
    “Maybe?”
    “Maybe is the best I can do right now.”
    Off in the distance, the first shrill wails of the approaching fire trucks can be heard piercing the night, and I know chaos is only minutes away. I walk over to Carly and wrap my arms around her, and we spin slowly in the firelight, dancing under the serendipitous canopy of Wayne’s remains. “I can live with maybe,” I say.

About the Author
    Jonathan Tropper lives in Westchester County, New York, with his wife and two children. He is also the author of Plan B, and is at work on another novel for Bantam Dell. The Book of Joe is currently in development at Warner Bros. Studios.
    Jonathan Tropper can be contacted through his website at
    www.jonathantropper.com.