Synopsis "Moving On"
Moving On, J.L Caban's inaugural novella, is a quintessential coming of age story that takesplace in the early 1990s in New York City, in which a troubled eighteen year old young man, beset by a plethora of problems, named Justin Christianson, breaks free from the bleak anddowntrodden world of drugs and alcohol, attempting, with every fiber of his being, to make abetter life for himself. With the help of his friends and family members - although not initiallyrealizing their value - he initially begins to successfully climb the proverbial rungs of the ladderto this new life of achievement, prosperity, and hope; however, his life's trials, tribulations andextreme self-doubt - about himself and the world around him - intervene, sending Justin into awhirlwind of confusion, insecurity and, ultimately, a relapse into utter despair. Will he be able tolift himself back up and rise to the challenges put forth to him or will he falter and regress intodespondency? Follow Justin on his personal journey as he endeavors, like all adolescents beforehim - as well as all of those yet to come - to solve the enigma of his little world and finally moveon to a better and brighter future.
