Nice story you've got going there Jolly. Not quite sure what sort of help you need though. I like the character. His inner-monologue is really dead on. That's the sort of the stream on consciousness thing that goes in my head all day long. I loved the scene in the supermarket. His waxing philosophic over the canned soups seemed poignant to me for some reason. And I LOVED the line 'Heros have to suffer'.

I really like what you've got working here. One question; why is Joe so embittered about his wife? You've created a lot of tension there and I am not sure why. I am assuming there's more to the story?