Charles is definitely going insane. Has been since he was a kid. But with intense focus and remarkable restraint, he has managed to keep a tight grip on his inner psycho... until he gets laid off from his newspaper job. Uh-oh. Something's gonna blow. Good thing he meets rowdy Vietnam Vet Stanley "Apocalypse" Nowell at the bar—at least now he has a friend. An unlikely love interest enters the picture, too. But when he gets work ghostwriting for an arrogant soldier-of-fortune type, things seem destined to go down in flames. Come along on this darkly comedic odyssey with a deeply troubled, self-antagonistic protagonist—Charles [last name withheld to protect the innocent].