Throughout human existence, creative expression has helped people process difficult experiences, including loss. For William Lychack, writing fiction was the vehicle through which he came to terms with loss, including the absence and then early death of his father. So when his friend since childhood took his own life, it was natural that Bill's grief would find its way into his writing. The result is an exploration of how two people can evolve in such different directions coming from similar experiences. Why do some of us thrive after loss while others seem paralyzed or destroyed by it? In the novel Cargill Falls, we begin to see the glimmer of some answers to that profound question.