Welcome to Being a companion piece and the direct sequel of The Life We Lead. How we experience life is unique to all of us, but in that uniqueness, we are all distinctly intertwined. Though themes and stories of our lives interlock invariably, who we are and how we live, those stories are experiences entirely our own. Being will take you on a journey through what it means to be nostalgic, a poet, bold, in love, joyful, at peace, faithful, and hopeful. It will revisit favorites from The Life We Lead such as "Dove," "Reminiscence," and our friends from "I Knew Them Once," but there will also be plenty of new perspectives. Once again Angel Anthony Cordero welcomes readers into his world where they are free to dream, imagine, and redefine what it means to be alive. He welcomes them to come along with him through these 50 works on the journey of a lifetime: the journey of Being.