Living Just a Little by Guy A. Sims is a novel that explores the complex interplay of personal ambition, family legacy, trauma, and community unrest in Philadelphia. The story interweaves the experiences of Ellis Parker, a successful but emotionally restrained finance professional, and Sylvania Lee, a determined young woman navigating job interviews and independence. Both characters confront the long-standing impact of the 1985 MOVE bombing, a tragic real-life event that destroyed a neighborhood and shaped their family dynamics, especially Ellis’s fraught relationship with his father and past. Through richly detailed narratives of daily life, personal reflection, and social commentary, the novel delves into themes of memory, identity, systemic failure, and the struggle to live fully despite past and present wounds.