I’m an only child. And unless you’re an only child as well, you’ve got no idea how insane a lifestyle that can be for a little kid. Where my friends had siblings to play with, compete against, confide in, and even stand up for, I lived in my head. From a really young age I created my own games, told myself stories, and even acted out imagined scenes and dialogue in the privacy of my bedroom. My dad, a WWII veteran, was in the Air Force for twenty-six years and became a reporter/photog