And the Puppy Ain't a Puppy No More ― A 21st Century Adult Fairy Tale Completed

There’s a dog in Eric’s house now… a dog. And Freud is a full-grown, smiley, happy dog. And that sure is something – and something new, but still it’s something familiar. Something good…While everything’s changed for Eric, somehow everything’s stayed the same. The same ills are plaguing him, the same memories haunt him daily… and the loves and lovers and flings of the past hang about… as reality; the House, boulder like, immobile, squatting, unmoving, on the market; lingers. But maybe not anymore…Maybe… just maybe…It can take forever, but things do change; puppies become dogs… houses sell, friends come and go; and people move on.People move on…Eric is finally starting to break away from the tumors (bodily and people-shaped) that have held him back for so long. But before he steps out of the House door forever... and puts what were once his keys in the hands of someone else, there’s always time for one more look back…Yes…There’s always time for that one more look back…Back…Back at how the past, his past, has led towards this future.Back at how a procession of careless; vermin like, blood-sucking; Realtors colorfully led him to take control… And make his house sell for the price he wanted...Back at how Nazi Neurosurgeons and other medical “Gods” have maybe, just maybe… possibly, led to a treatment path that might help.Some relief… perhaps some relief…Finally… some relief… perhaps…Back at how his weird relationship with his Father led him to form a different kind of family. Back at how his loudly howling Kitchi and playful, but glaring, Ziggy led to Freud.And back at how the sulky, sexy, and overall dysfunctional men in Eric’s life led to Mitch; loved and missed Mitch… long loved, and long missed Mitch. Mitch…Mitch…And how Mitch has led to… Led to…Well… led to who knows? But forward, forward, ever forward…Forward…So Eric’s steps aren’t so unsteady anymore… and the puppy – no… the dog, is at his side.And the Puppy Ain’t a Puppy No More concludes the series… and completes the story. Not just the story of getting back up after being hit by everything modern American life can throw… but of getting up and moving on.Moving on…Getting up and moving on…