"After All" is the second book of collected poems and short stories written by the new aspiring author "Carol Bruce-Lockhart." It is a book of affirmations, filled with words to encourage you to push forward in your attainment of your dreams. Each chapter will inspire you to fight against all odds in order to eradicate the roadblocks in life that have been designed to detour your movement. It simply bids you to keep on moving towards the "You-ness" that validates your reason for being on this earth which helps to define your life's path. "After All." will encourage you to push on with direction and fervor and to also enjoy the ride along the way