Nick Gallup is a has-been, would-be novelist who now writes short stories to stave off senility. He modesty characterizes his writing style as Holden Caulfield doing Walter Mitty. He is a university grad, a pilot who wisely quit flying before he could do damage to himself or others, an Army vet, and a retired DoD contracting officer. His biggest complaint about writing is that no one seems to read anymore, including him. The last book he read was one he wrote. Cured his insomnia.