SYNOPSIS OF
THE DAMNED MIDDLE

Battling alcoholism, bad or broken relationships and risky situations are recurring themes in this collection of work:

A Cross Country Trip between best friends of the opposite sex leaves them evaluating their past, present and current relationships. Reinforces the theory of only driving across the country with someone you care about.

In The Use of a Parry, Bill met his new girlfriend Mandy, after the dissolve of his marriage. Mandy was a good drinking buddy, who ends up driving him out of the house to a situation of seduction by a couple, which he is clueless about.

Woody deals with the suicide of his friend at The Wake, and tries to start his life up again in Off the Roof.

Ever wish to play hooky from life. Sam has a bad Bus Trip to work and b-lines it into a bar, calls in sick from work, and calls his wife later to rescue him.

Sly and Samantha are sleeping together, while Sly’s wife is out of town. Will they get caught or does Samantha even care? See them go in Once Around the Weakened.

In the middle of a book tour, Mitch, a writer visits his old college to read from his collection of work. He fills himself with alcohol, co-eds, and self pity, disguised as aggression. It’s a trip down memory lane.

In The Distinct Smell of Boston, He had a perfect daughter, but a not so perfect wife. He left her for an artist and moved into her loft. The only thing worth living for is his daughter and the artist’s sexual desires.

A washed up musician squares off with a writer going nowhere at 2:30 am in The Graveyard Set.

Steve made a deathbed promise to visit his ailing friend in The Home Visit. After he gets caught up in a domestic argument on a bus, and he ends up right in the middle of a serious confrontation.