Cover Art for Loss, Lakes, & Love. Cover is a photo of the Minneapolis, Minnesota skyline from Lake Harriet where ice has begun to melt. A barren tree branch hangs over the upper right corner.

Heavy anxiety with an unhealthy dose of depression, thats what rules Rileys life. There is no hope, and his days drag on as melancholy as the skies overhead. He should be dead.

 

Yet, this divine city wont let him go. Or perhaps its an old friend? Or her? Nevertheless, hes still here.

 

As another day of work ends at his favorite bookstore, the emptiness back home is too strong to endure. Fate intervenes, and at the bar, a man takes his seat. Will this be another hollow hole dug into his heart? Will he destroy himself inside before love can blossom? Can he bear the isolation? And can they survive the crushing presence of that brutal fortress?

 

Regardless, a halo will shine, defeating the night.