Quiet, for the first time in a long time, Eric's life is quiet.Of course, there's always something, like rats under the floorboards, but with his settled-in new home, his "man's best friend", the affection (let's not say "love", let's not go there), of a successful woman, it's not just "quiet"; has Eric found his new normal? But then...Well... What's "normal" these days?People around Eric are changing every day, starting over, remaking themselves, reimagining themselves in ways that were once unthinkable. There are new norms all over America now. New norms flourishing seamlessly amongst the old, the familiar mixed in with the new like antique furniture loaded with modern electronics in a present day living room, or a girlfriend and "alternate" dating sites abiding each other in a current emotional life. All are mixed in together as the story of starting modern American life over moves forward.The familiar, and the new, together, and all are abounding as a 21st Century Adult Fairy Tale continues "And the Dog Barks On Some More..."