This collection of short stories delves into the consequences of owning a feeling, the hard won life of growing up neglected, the complexities of roommates, dirty nickels, Tolstoy time traveling to find true love and what happens the day you find out your uncle was gunned down by police. This collection of award winning and Pushcart nominated fiction is being published as a whole for the first time. This wonderfully assembled collection offers a style and subject for every short story lover.