Hank Stone is a hero emerging from the blown dust and debris of lost or forgotten canyons of mind. He is on the one hand polite, peaceable, likable (even lovable) and mostly successful at living a life of integrity. On the other hand, the good light is balanced by shadows and shades that hold to darker influences. He is, at times, a walking contradiction. This peaceable man never seeks trouble. But he never runs, ever. Likewise, though taciturn and reclusive, he pines for love lost and love that might yet be.