2. Artwork: Breaking Free I by Mike Roles Artwork: Breaking Free I by Mike Roles Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls

3. “Do I dare Disturb the universe?”

4. “Should I, after tea and cakes and ices, Have the strength to force the moment to its crisis?”

5. “For the first few moments I felt lost, not sure about directions, groping for my helmet and weapon.” For the first few moments I felt lost, not sure about directions, groping for my helmet and weapon.”

6. “Even now I haven’t finished sorting it out.”

7. “Then I got up. I couldn’t find my goddam hunting hat anywhere. Finally I found it. It was under the bed. I put it on, and turned the old peak around to the back, the way I liked it, and then I went over and took a look at my stupid face in the mirror.”

8. “The first thing I did when I got off at Penn Station, I went into this phone booth. I felt like giving somebody a buzz […] but as soon as I was inside, I couldn't think of anybody to call up. My brother D.B. was in Hollywood. My kid sister Phoebe […] was out. Then I thought of giving Jane Gallagher's mother a buzz […]. Then I thought of calling this girl […] Sally Hayes. […] I thought of calling […] Carl Luce. […] So I ended up not calling anybody. I came out of the booth, after about twenty minutes or so.” “The first thing I did when I got off at Penn Station, I went into this phone booth. I felt like giving somebody a buzz […] but as soon as I was inside, I couldn't think of anybody to call up. My brother D.B. was in Hollywood. My kid sister Phoebe […] was out. Then I thought of giving Jane Gallagher's mother a buzz […]. Then I thought of calling this girl […] Sally Hayes. […] I thought of calling […] Carl Luce. […] So I ended up not calling anybody. I came out of the booth, after about twenty minutes or