A Memoir by V. P. Šilininkas
The Things We Choose to Carry
Love, loss, family, and the quiet cost of doing what’s right.
A life can contain many journeys. The harder question is what remains with us after each one ends.
Coming soon • Final publication details will be announced by Gates End.
About the Book
A life remembered through what remains.
Some lives move in a straight line. Others are carried forward by departures, responsibilities, relationships, losses, work, accidents, animals, unexpected kindness, and the persistent need to understand why.
In The Things We Choose to Carry, V. P. Šilininkas looks back across a life shaped by immigration, family, work, love, separation, grief, motorcycles, aircraft, boats, business, and the people and animals who remained important long after circumstances changed.
This is not a memoir about having all the answers. It is about looking closely at what happened, what it meant, and what a person continues to carry when the moment itself is gone.
Within the Story
The journeys that shaped a life
Origins
Childhood, immigration, family history, and the early experiences that continued to echo through later life.
Work & Reinvention
Aviation, technology, business, problem-solving, curiosity, and the persistence to keep asking why.
Love & Loss
Relationships, parenthood, separation, grief, and the people who remain with us long after circumstances change.
What Remains
Motorcycles, boats, dogs, memories, choices, and the meaning that sometimes becomes visible only when looking back.
“The story moves through decades and places, but its central question is simple: what do we keep carrying, and why?”
Publication
Coming soon from Gates End
Publication information, availability, and ordering details will be posted here as the book approaches release.
- Title: The Things We Choose to Carry
- Author: V. P. Šilininkas
- Publisher: Gates End
- Format: Paperback
- Publication: Coming soon
The Things We Choose to Carry
Love, loss, family, and the quiet cost of doing what’s right.