Brief excerpt from first draft of novel in progress - MATTERS OF CONVENIENCE

I still have a while to go before completing the first draft of Matters of Convenience (must improve my discipline, must make more time to work on it no matter how hectic my days may be), to be followed by substantial editing that will no doubt be required over who knows how many subsequent drafts. Upon feeling satisfied with it (if such a state of grace actually exists) I will get back on the proverbial horse and head off towards the sunset where high power literary agents and major publishing