They say you know who your true friends are in times of hardship

I was having lunch with a school friend of mine recently and she asked me how I was.

I told her I was tired. I told her I was looking forward to a more peaceful 2017, when I could focus solely on my writing.

We talked a little about what had happened in the last year and I expressed my disbelief at the lack of support from people I had thought were close friends and family members.