Critical Resolution “SOMETHING TELLS ME I’M GAMING. ONE LEVEL UP, PLAYING THE NEXT. EYES ABOUT AND EARS WITHIN ME. FILLING UP THE BOOKS WITH CHECKS.” – “YOU, ME, AND GABRIEL” BY JD STAHL One of the greatest difficulties that I faced as a child was to overcome the incessant stimulation of my own senses. Quite often, it was very easy for me to get distracted by my environment. The strong connection that I was able to maintain to my innocence caused me to be incredibly sensitive

“YOU KNOW THAT YOU’RE A PART OF ME AND I WILL ALWAYS TRY. THINK OF ME WHEN YOU’RE ALONE, I’M ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE. WHEN I LOOK IN THE MIRROR, YOU’RE ALWAYS THERE FOR ME TOO. YOU’RE NOT ALONE, YOU’RE ALWAYS HOME, I’LL SHARE YOUR PAIN WITH YOU.” – “SISTER SCOUT” BY JD STAHL Fortunately, by the time I was born, my parents already had sufficient practice with children. I was not an only child. My sister, Amy Kathleen Stahl, was born 2 and a half years before me. After her birth on