I’m going to be honest with you: I was kind of dreading drafting this post this year.

It’s not because I think that what happened on 9/11/01 isn’t as important or relevant anymore. It is, and always will be.

And it’s not because I like my posts (and books) to be happy places where people (including me) can go to escape that kind of sadness (though this is very, very true).

I think it’s because that day is still the worst one I’ve ever had, and thinking about it makes me so, so sad. It’s so easy ...