Courage Grows Strong at the Wound In Koehler’s hilarious and addictive collection of writings, the Chicago Tribune columnist ponders single parenting, the wonder of life, war and peace, grief, and more. Ultimately a quest for both inner and outer peace, Courage Grows Strong at the Wound weaves a dream for our fragile future. In her forward to the book, Marianne Williams says, “Koehler’s points are made with a combination of journalistic acumen and spiritual precision. He takes you by the brain and will not let you go to sleep, will not let you shut down, will not let you look away — and yet, in the same essay — will not let you lose hope, and will not let you stop believing in the spirit of goodness that lies within us.”