It seemed to keep my father going in his life, telling stories - though they never ending...

[last lines] Tom Crick:
It seemed to keep my father going in his life, telling stories - though they never ending well. There was always a fog of horror, or the sadness and despair. I said to him once, I said don't you know *any* stories that have a happy ending? He said nope. Nope. He said if I was ever to find one, I should be sure to live there