This phrase has seemingly been around longer than my time and yet until recently hasn’t applied; now it occupies my mind when I think of the last decade and the life of a close friend, a brother – if you believe family is chosen.

What to do with a request from a dying friend, fading memories and a growing collection of stories? 

In a world consumed with electric words magically generated by soulless robots, handwritten notes on stained paper appeal..even more. 

“Listen, smile, agree and then do whatever the fuck you were gonna do anyway,” is a quote attributed to Robert Downey Jr. but it feels like advice from my friend, my brother Steve Huff.