What a wonderful story! I'm so happy John did something with his father's legacy (both financial and emotional). It feels like George finally did something right (apart from dying heroically saving millions of people :) ).

Good. Doesn't take a lot of words for you to build a character, and what you do build is very deep. You didn't have John wallow in angst like he could have, instead you had him realistically assess his relationship with his father and apply his father's life to his own. And your focus on secondary characters, rather than primary characters, is very refreshing.

God Bless,
Midge

I liked this, it's good to see some of the gaps filled in, especially with minor characters. I thought you got the relationship between Mason and his son spot on.