Well...I decided to be overly generous or over cruel...here is the first chapter of "Sunset" the novel...

Come in she said I'll give you shelter from the storm...it's funny how some words can mean so much...these have started to mean the world to me...an epiphany of sorts...having come off a bad relationship..well not bad as a whole but in the end as bad as it could get...and while I have always loved the song I hadn't really listened to the words...until now...Shelter from the Storm...what a concept...something I could only dream of hearing from someone...having been a ship bounced around by the storms of life for so long to have someone take me in and protect me from all the troubles that life seemed to throw at me was truly what I wanted...been through everything else and nothing mattered more than to feel protected...but this was something I never expected...hardened by what had gone on...I was quite comfortable with being on my own...it's not that I need no one more like I have all that I need...albeit in a strange way...recently I have found a home where I am more comfortable than I can ever have imagined...aside from the town there is one place that became the center of my universe...funny story behind it...had been there before when I visited years ago...was amazed by it...such a small place...good food and a local clientele...well...mixed like everything else around here...locals and transplants...but it's the bartenders that make the place special...I know how funny or cliché that sounds but it's true...Cat and Casey...they are both such a trip...One had blindsided me the first couple of times we met...a wreaking ball is what I thought of her...but that's just how things go...a sort of love at first type of thing...but being me I tried to avoid any such thoughts...the other a great friend from the start...good enough reasons to maintain occupation of a bar stool as far as I was concerned...well...about time I head out...somehow feel that great need for a drink.......