What is a short summary of the story, Novelty, from the collection Novelty?

Novelty, the final story in the anthology, focuses upon an alcoholic, less-than-successful writer frozen by writer's block and unable to turn his creative impulses into fiction. Establishing his identity based on insightful past accomplishments, the writer feels himself trapped between the poles of Novelty and Security. Despite their varied settings, these works investigate the concepts and interaction of time, history, and creativity. In the interplay of these abstractions, each story recognizes the concomitant power and potential dangers. The fall of man, the obliteration of men and races, the alienation of the individual from society, and self-alienation — all are products, Crowley suggests, of these powerful forces.