A collection of 4 short stories that explore character, the power of setting, relationships, and the human experience.

Falling in love with the man you're supposed to kill is not fun, but Agent Simon does it anyway. After dragging his best friend and secretary along with him for the ride around the world, Simon learns many lessons of love, loss, and the importance of emergency wine parties and triple cool plans.

Cigarettes, lilac skies and poetry at 3am: sixteen-year-old Pietro ''Pit'' Rossi knows the adrenaline of feeling empty and infinite at the same time. With the reputation of a goofy idiot who doesn't care about anything at all, getting held back at school doesn't seem like a problem. But it is. Because Pit cares about everything, and he always cares too much. [[word count: 70,000-80,000 words]]