A kitbag of unconventional stories that capture a slice of the lives of quirky couples in prose and snappy dialogue. A feisty married pair return to familiar ground to rekindle romance. Veteran actors respond to a challenge to find the magic of Hepburn and Tracy. Supermarket shoppers overcome preconceptions of the boundaries of friendship over a bottle of sauce. Ambitious real estate entrepreneurs try to separate the fire from the smoke of a deal. A forest preserve provides the playground for negotiating the terrain of a relationship. A country frat boy learns something in his week in New York City. A prickly fifteen year old girl punctures the crust of her elders when they gather on the banks of the Wabash River to receive the remains of their missing soldier. Told as short stories and plays.