Dear Reader, Even though At the Water’s Edge is fiction, writing this book has been a very emotional journey for me. I have literally cried my way through it, expelling many a demon in the process. It only took me fifteen years. I can’t thank you enough for reading this story that holds so much importance to me. The subject matter of At the Water’s Edge is no joke and if reading it has affected you in any way and/or left you needing to talk, you can find information about suicide prevention centers across the world at this link: https://www.iasp.infoesources/Crisis_Centres/ I won’t end this note with an empty phrase like ‘You are not alone’, but, if you’re looking for an example of someone who has made it through to the other end of depression—with lots of ups and downs—that person is

