A Man of Remarkable Restraint

<p class=ql-align-justify>Charles is definitely going insane. Has been since he was a kid. But with intense focus and yes remarkable restraint he's managed to keep a tight grip on his loose-cannon inner psycho... until he gets laid off from his job at the newspaper. </p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Uh-oh. Something's gonna blow. Could be a blood vessel in his brain. Could be a goddamn helicopter packed with ammonium nitrate. Good thing he meets a rowdy but warm-hearted Vietnam Vet named Stanley Apocalypse Nowell when he heads straight to the bar after losing his job. At least now he has a friend. </p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Things appear to be looking up when he gets some freelance work ghostwriting a novel for a cartoonishly badass ex-military soldier-of-fortune type; and when he awkwardly meets a nice young woman who works at the post office. But alas things are destined to go down in flames. </p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>Come along on this madcap darkly comedic odyssey with a deeply troubled self-antagonistic protagonist. A man with a bright mind and a dark soul - Charles [last name withheld to protect the innocent].</p>