Detailing the lives of artists, lovers, brothers, and strangers, this
collection of stories acutely probes love and loss, men and women
together, and the family ties that bind. A father renews an old artistic
rivalry with his dying son; a raucous family gathering ends in tragedy;
a quick stop to pick up a hitchhiker begins a chain of events that
changes a man's life. Dark yet uplifting, these tales journey to the
heart of what matters in the tangled lives of people on the edge of
crisis.