The Girl in the Wych Elm: Part Seven
7.The Green Knight and the Jungle The wallet size photo of Gail Weathers, Addy Banks kept on her person served as a reminder of the goal she hoped to achieve. Any time the budding journalist felt discouraged or found herself up against a wall, she looked at the photo and asked herself, “What would Gail Weathers do in this situation?” “How would Gail Weathers approach this problem?” Those questions helped motivate Addy to persevere and continue forward. The world of journalism was cutthroat, tedious, and dangerous. That’s why Addy chose it; she loved the thrill of a challenge. But the young and tenacious woman had a long way to go before she reached even a fraction of Weathers’ success. Journalism was a craft as much as it was a career, which was what Addy failed to understand. It took time and patience to build and sculpt. A journalist needed to be level-headed, attentive, interpersonal, and a slew of other skills. Addy possessed none of them. She was still immature an...