Four papers, no - five down, at least twice that to go...

The editing is going well. The first paper I worked on today was a bit more challenging so I went over it twice. As usual, that paid off; I found several sections where a rewrite made a positive difference. :)

Last night, I finally opened a book which I have been looking forward to reading for many months and curiously dreading simultaneously: Ghost Girl by Torey Hayden. I finished it this evening. It had me horrified, so the dread was definitely justified. However, at its closure, I was also relieved in that once again the author was able to help young children who were in dire need. When I say closure, I mean when I reached the last page, not that the situation itself was completely clarified and every question was answered completely - that was not the case as real life seldom is.

What she writes is so much worse than imagination has ever worked into my nightmares. It affects me so that I'm almost afraid to go to sleep tonight. And I'm not laughing when I say that. I'm hoping that writing about it here will allow my subconscious to dwell on something else in my dreams, something a lot more pleasant!

Ms. Hayden is a strong individual to be able to face the horrors that often accompany the patients she has taken on over the years.

I do not regret having read the book. I just wish that such atrocities were never committed, never even imagined.

People may wonder why I bother to read her books. I have always been fascinated by how this author has been able to reach out and help broken children. Must be the latent tendencies to be a social worker that simmer away inside of me that draw me to her books, that and an inherent love of children. Essentially, her books give me HOPE that there are people such as Ms. Hayden out there who can really and truly help, who cancel out some of life's negativity with their actions and their care. So, although I find her books often difficult to read, they are definitely edifying and ultimately uplifting.

Well, it's almost midnight - time to get some rest so I can do some more editing in the morning. I'm so glad that the papers I'm editing are on a completely different topic! And the next book I pick up is going to be completely innocuous! (preferably with a few laughs inside as well, for I could certainly use a few right about now)

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