A collection of short stories revolving around zen and the art of drug abuse. An alcoholic wanderer wakes up in an unknown location not even sure of the season. A man working in the financial district of Chicago takes the bus into the heart of the ghetto to feed his heroin addiction. A writer questions his motives for practicing his art. A family man makes his way to a prostitute so many times that he faces bankruptcy and ruin. This is life on the edge.