Obviously I've written beyond this point, even if things are pretty slow at the moment (the stress of finding a job is making it incredibly difficult to write, which is disappointing as I was hoping to use this time to dramatically advance my manuscript). Regardless, I did not see a reason to post a later moment when earlier moments are finished. So, here's the first draft of chapter 3. The bottle is a rich brown glass beaded with condensation. The smell of delicious IBC root beer... read more