Author Description

For every hello that happens in life, a goodbye typically follows. When Sebastian Porter says goodbye to his father at the conclusion of a phone call on October 8th, he isn’t expecting that goodbye to be the men’s last. Similarly, his best friend Bert Robinson isn’t anticipating the hello he exchanges with a complete stranger on the sidewalk to become the first hello of many. And yet, doesn’t it so often seem that when one door closes, another one opens? This is certainly the case for Kai Ferguson, who finds himself bidding farewell to an unhealthy lifestyle, and for Milo Kincaid, who is slow to realize that not all unwelcome hellos end up being unwelcome in the end. Goodbyes can be difficult. Hellos aren’t always much easier. Set against the backdrop of Callensburg, Maryland, Torn Asunder weaves a tapestry of hellos and goodbyes, comings and goings, fathers and sons, and various threads of magic.