He's worked various jobs, and tried to keep up work on his Dresden novel all this time. ... He hears noises and suffers from insomnia forever afterward, and at night he writes grotesque novels. ... He gives us the first line and the last, and the central story of the novel is ready to begin. ... This characteristic is brought even more to the forefront later in the novel. ... He jumps forward to 1965, when he is a middle-aged man visiting his mother in a nursing home. ...

• Word Count: 7795
• Approx Pages: 31
• Grade Level: High School