N Carolyn Kisler

Braking Points N Carolyn Kisler

Octogenarian Max Carnes has been married to Lily for more than sixty years, caring for her as dementia claims bits and pieces of her daily. He has some family nearby, but the bulk of the load has been Max's. Their day to day routine revolves around the home, an unchanging repetition of the familiar, until Lily finds an old family snapshot and Max decides to take her on one last car trip to the ocean. Getting out of town does not go unnoticed by his children, but after promising to abide by their directives, Max and Lily set off. From their first stop of many 'braking points', the trip does not go as planned. Adding a 14 year old runaway and then later a volunteer hospital chaplain to the entourage, Max and Lily's journey goes every which way from the plan.