(Have you read Chapter 3 of Morse?) I woke to a new world from the one in which I had departed. Light stabbed through my blinds like a surgeon’s scalpel, pointedly slicing me from my slumber. A pounding head and vibrating eyes made it difficult to tell if I was looking at my popcorn ceiling…

(Have you read Chapter 2 of Morse?) I lost my job. Technically I was fired, but the job was lost by my inactions. I can’t remember which boss ended up breaking the “news” to me, but I do remember him advising me to sort out my personal life and contact the company in the future….

(Have you read Chapter 1 of Morse?) The cat has taken to watching the mice run across the floor. This behavior is an improvement, perhaps triggered by the lack of “hustle” in my new life. I, up until this week, was the cat’s entertainment. Robotically rushing from stove-top kitchen nightmares to agency mock-ups of product…

(Have you read the Introduction of Morse?) It’s not so much the achievement of a goal that matters, but the winding path you take in pursuit of completion. And I know all too well the unfulfillment of success. The disgust and self-loathing at the bottom of a bag of potato chips; or, in this instance,…