A collection of short stories, poetry and flash fiction from early in Trick Barrett's writing career, the tales in Early Days, Volume I detail love and emotion. In The Story, a Writer, a Sculptor and a Painter each deal with a sudden onset of creative block. In Killer, Spike and Mr Smith, a high school couple find themselves in trouble when one of them reacts without thinking. In Seasons of Love, a desperate character devolves into a massive depression after being left by his lover. In The Box, the subject of love after betrayal is discussed. And in A "Love" Story, a character must choose between two objects of his adoration, one filled with Certainty, the other Risk...